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William Gilson 1730–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Nov 1730

Birth Location: Westmoreland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 6 Apr 1808

Death Location: Fort Barr Cemetery, New Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Richard Sr

Mother: Margaret (possibly)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Craighead

Children(s): Thomas Gilson

William Gilson was born in 1730 in Westmoreland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Richard Gilson Gilston Sr And Margaret Holt Possibly. William Gilson married Elizabeth Craighead, and had children including Thomas Gilson. William Gilson passed away in 1808 in Fort Barr Cemetery, New Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Gilson was born in 1730 in Westmoreland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Richard Gilson Gilston Sr And Margaret Holt Possibly.
  • William Gilson married Elizabeth Craighead, and had children including Thomas Gilson.
  • William Gilson passed away in 1808 in Fort Barr Cemetery, New Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gilson's Ancestors

Self
William Gilson
1730–1808
Birth Place: Westmoreland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Richard Gilson (Gilston)? Sr
1700–1783
possibly Ashby Folville, Leicestershire, England
Margaret (Holt) (possibly)
1702–1783
Ashby De La Zouch,Leicester,England
Grandparents
Richardus Gilston
1672–
Ashby Folville, Leicestershire, England
Richard Holt
1669–
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Simon Sr
1635–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gilson's Descendants

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William Gilson (19 Nov 1730–6 Apr 1808) m. Elizabeth Craighead (1740–24 Jan 1792)
  1. 1. Thomas Gilson 1765–1813 m. Nancy (Mary) Boyd 1772–1846
    1. 1. William Gilson 1789–1859 m. Phoebe (Ellen) Alexander 1792–1841
      1. 1. Mary (Alexander) Gilson 1811–1878 m. Charles (Wilson) Widney 1805–1878
        1. 1. Charles (William) Widney 1850–1925 m. Mary (Eliza) Edgington 1852–1919

William Gilson's Timeline

2 Records

1730
19 Nov 1730
Birth of William Gilson in Westmoreland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Westmoreland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1808
6 Apr 1808
Age 78
Death of William Gilson in New Derry,Westmoreland,Pennsylvania,USA
New Derry,Westmoreland,Pennsylvania,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1730
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1808
    Event Place: New Derry,Westmoreland,Pennsylvania,USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Barr Cemetery, New Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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