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William Gaddis 1715–1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1773

Death Location: Hampshire, West Virginia, United States

Father: James Geddes

Mother: Margaret Jackson

Spouse(s): Priscilla Bowen

Children(s): Robert Gaddis

In 1715, William Gaddis entered the world in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, born to James Geddes And Margaret Jackson. William Gaddis married Priscilla Bowen, and had children including Robert Gaddis. William Gaddis passed away in 1773 in Hampshire, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1715, William Gaddis entered the world in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, born to James Geddes And Margaret Jackson.
  • William Gaddis married Priscilla Bowen, and had children including Robert Gaddis.
  • William Gaddis passed away in 1773 in Hampshire, West Virginia, United States.

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William Gaddis's Ancestors

Self
William Gaddis
1715–1773
Birth Place: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
James Geddes
1668–1738
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Margaret Jackson
1670–1738
Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Geddes
1624–1671
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Janet Hamultoune
1625–1672
Patrick Jackson
1646–
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Margarit Gardiner
1648–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Jackson
1613–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gaddis's Descendants

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William Gaddis (1715–1773) m. Priscilla Bowen (1718–17 Feb 1796)
  1. 1. Robert Gaddis 1749–1834 m. Sarah Murphy 1755–1848
    1. 1. William Gaddis 1804–1886 m. Ruth Springer 1805–1850
      1. 1. Catherine (S) Gaddis 1846–1868 m. William (Harvey) Dodds 1838–1917
        1. 1. William (Vanmeter) Dodds 1868–1936 m. Olive (Carol) Teal 1870–1910

William Gaddis's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of William Gaddis in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1773
1773
Age 58
Death of William Gaddis in Hampshire, West Virginia, United States
Hampshire, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Hampshire, West Virginia, United States

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