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William Harding 1809 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1809

Birth Location: Troy, Waldo, Maine, United States

Death Date: 5 Apr 1861

Death Location: Detroit, Somerset, Maine, United States

Father: Theodore Harding

Mother: Hannah Woods

Spouse(s): Olive Basford

Children(s): William Harding

In 1809, William Harding entered the world in Troy, Waldo, Maine, United States, born to Theodore Harding and Hannah Woods. William Harding married Olive Basford, and had children including William Henry Harding. William Harding passed away in 1861 in Detroit, Somerset, Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1809, William Harding entered the world in Troy, Waldo, Maine, United States, born to Theodore Harding and Hannah Woods.
  • William Harding married Olive Basford, and had children including William Henry Harding.
  • William Harding passed away in 1861 in Detroit, Somerset, Maine, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Theodore Harding
1787 – 1862
Birth Location: Provincetown, Barnstable, MA
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Hannah Woods
1788 – 1858
Birth Location: Standish, Cumberland, Maine, United States
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Spouses(s)

Olive Basford
1812 – 1856
Birth Location: Maine, USA
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Children(s)

William Harding
1834 – 1913
Birth Location: Detroit, Somerset, Maine, United States
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William Harding's Ancestors

Self
William Harding
1809 – 1861
Birth Place: Troy, Waldo, Maine, United States
Parents
Theodore Harding
1787 – 1862
Provincetown, Barnstable, MA
Hannah Woods
1788 – 1858
Standish, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Harding
1752 – 1826
Orleans, Massachusetts
Phebe Hopkins
1752 – 1834
Standish, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Joseph Woods
1731 – 1815
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah York
1756 – 1830
Standish, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Theodorus Hopkins
1726 – 1801
Hannah Hurd
1730 – 1775
Joseph Woods
1707 – 1745
Hannah White
1710 – 1786
Abraham York
1726 – 1770
Lydia Jordan
1762 – 1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Hopkins
1682 – 1749
Lydia Rich
1692 – 1749
John Hurd
1688 – 1770
Hannah Sparrow
1693 –
Samuel Woods
1661 – 1712
Hannah Farwell
1667 – 1739
Josiah White
1682 – 1772
Abigail Whitcomb
1687 – 1771
Abraham York
1705 – 1741
Amiable Blake
1706 – 1791

William Harding's Descendants

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William Harding (1809 – 5 Apr 1861) m. Olive Basford (29 Oct 1812 – 1 Jan 1856)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Harding (30 Jan 1834 – 16 Feb 1913) m. Sarah (J) Sidelinger (01 Sep 1838 – )
    1. 1. Frederick ('fred' B) Harding (Jun 1859 – 1935) m. Caroline (E) Clark (7 June 1861 – 1946)
      1. 1. Ethel Harding (1894 – 1973) m. Arthur (Melvin) Clewley (16 Nov 1897 – 27 November 1962)
        1. 1. Virginia (Mavis) Clewley (1928 – 31 October 1970) m. Charles (Louis) Walsh (4 June 1921 – 27 November 1990)

William Harding's Timeline

2 Records

1809
1809
Birth of William Harding in Troy, Waldo, Maine, United States
Troy, Waldo, Maine, United States
1861
5 Apr 1861
Age 52
Death of William Harding in Detroit, Somerset, Maine, United States
Detroit, Somerset, Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Troy, Waldo, Maine, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1861
    Event Place: Detroit, Somerset, Maine, United States
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