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William Eleazer Greeley 1806–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 February 1806

Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America

Death Date: 24 November 1858

Death Location: Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America

Father: Eleazer Greeley

Mother: Ann Vaughan

Spouse(s): Myra Adams

Children(s): Josephine Greeley, Mary Greeley, William Greeley

The story of William Eleazer Greeley began in 1806 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America. William Eleazer Greeley married Myra Adams, and had children including Josephine Ficklen Greeley, Mary Elizabeth Greeley, William Henry Greeley. William Eleazer Greeley passed away in 1858 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Eleazer Greeley began in 1806 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America.
  • William Eleazer Greeley married Myra Adams, and had children including Josephine Ficklen Greeley, Mary Elizabeth Greeley, William Henry Greeley.
  • William Eleazer Greeley passed away in 1858 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Greeley's Ancestors

Self
William Greeley
1806–1858
Birth Place: Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
Parents
Eleazer Greeley
1775–1836
Hopkinton Twp, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
Ann (Gerrish) Vaughan
1779–1851
Saco, York, ME, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Aaron (Greely) Esq
1745–1813
Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Susanna Burnham
1749–1820
Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Martha French
1709–1784
Cornet Greeley
1704–1755
Hannah Choate
1720–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward French
1667–1737
Mary Winsley
1669–1735
Jane Walker
1677–1721
Jonathan Greeley
1672–1750

William Greeley's Descendants

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William (Eleazer) Greeley (5 February 1806–24 November 1858) m. Myra Adams (1810–1 January 1905)
  1. 1. Josephine (Ficklen) Greeley 1835–1892
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Greeley 1836–1920
  3. 3. William (Henry) Greeley 1832–1889 m. Hannah (Bishop) McLean 1848–1906
    1. 1. William (Roger) Greeley 1881–1966 m. Marjorie (Ellen) Houghton 1885–1966
      1. 1. Anna (V) Greeley 1919–
      2. 2. H (Ellen) Greeley 1919–
      3. 3. Medern (Dana) Greeley 1908–1986 m. Deborah Greeley 1911–1998
      4. 4. Roland (Bradford) Greeley 1910–1999 m. Marion (K) Greeley 1911–
      5. 5. Rosamond Greeley 1912–

William Greeley's Timeline

2 Records

1806
5 February 1806
Birth of William Eleazer Greeley in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
1858
24 November 1858
Age 52
Death of William Eleazer Greeley in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 February 1806
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 November 1858
    Event Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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