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William Wesley German 1823–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1823

Birth Location: Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 8 Oct 1906

Death Location: Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada

Father: Matthew GERMAN

Mother: Margaret Smith

Spouse(s): Charlotte Herrington

Children(s): John German

William Wesley German was born in 1823 in Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, the child of Matthew B German And Margaret Smith. William Wesley German married Charlotte Ann Herrington, and had children including John Grover German. William Wesley German passed away in 1906 in Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Wesley German was born in 1823 in Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, the child of Matthew B German And Margaret Smith.
  • William Wesley German married Charlotte Ann Herrington, and had children including John Grover German.
  • William Wesley German passed away in 1906 in Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew GERMAN
1796–1860
Birth Location: Adolphustown, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada
MG
Margaret Smith
1793–1831
Birth Location: Fredericksburgh Township, Lennox Addington County, Ontario, Canada
MS

Spouses(s)

Charlotte Herrington
1824–
Birth Location: Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada
CH

Children(s)

John German
1845–1895
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
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William German's Ancestors

Self
William German
1823–1906
Birth Place: Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Matthew B. GERMAN
1796–1860
Adolphustown, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada
Margaret Smith
1793–1831
Fredericksburgh Township, Lennox Addington County, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Christopher ("Stophel" GERMAN) U.E.L.
1767–1840
Fort Edwards, Albany, New York, United States
Catherine (Van Orden Van Order) Vanidour
1770–1849
New York, USA
Jacob Smith
1762–1837
Albany, New York, USA
Elisabetha (Margaretha Fretz) *
1769–
Sprantal, Baden, Preußen, Deutschland (Germany)
Great-Grandparents
Johannes (Germaine)
1740–1792
Maria Ryckman
1740–1805
Mathew Orden
1723–1800
Elizabeth Ruttan
1733–1818
Johann Schmidt
1726–1790
Maria KRAFFT
1736–1790
Johann Fretz
1729–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josephum Germain)
1720–1784
Gertrud Schneiders
1720–
Johannes Ryckman
1705–1777
Maritje Slyck
1696–1777
Albert VanNorden
1684–1765
Margrita Mattysse
1695–1760
Willem Lieut
1710–1794
Maria DeMaree)
1712–1764
Hans Schmid\Schmitt
1699–1735
Regina Mutschler*?
1699–1754
*Matthias Krafft
1701–1745
Barbara Kopeche
1701–1741
Martin Fretz
1685–
Anna Grimmer
1698–1790

William German's Descendants

1.
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William (Wesley) German (1823–8 Oct 1906) m. Charlotte (Ann) Herrington (1824–)
  1. 1. John (Grover) German 1845–1895 m. Henrietta (Adelia) Hayes 1849–
    1. 1. George (Grover) German 1877–1936 m. Eloise (Sally) Luther 1883–1961
      1. 1. John (Grover) German 1915–1975 m. Vivian (L) Clemons 1922–2007
        1. 1. Carol (Ann) Reilly 1943–2024
      2. 2. George (Milton) German 1912–
      3. 3. Charles (Arthur) German 1913–
      4. 4. George (Milton) German 1912–1981
      5. 5. Charles (Arthur) German 1914–2002
      6. 6. Robert (Wells) German 1924–2012

William German's Timeline

2 Records

1823
1823
Birth of William Wesley German in Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
1906
8 Oct 1906
Age 83
Death of William Wesley German in Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
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