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William Greenleaf Hersey 1833–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 JUN 1833

Birth Location: Linneus, Aroostook, Maine

Death Date: 16 OCT 1911

Death Location: Oakfield, Aroostook, Maine

Father: Elijah Hersey

Mother: Anna Bell

Spouse(s): Harriet Shields

Children(s): Avie Hersey

William Greenleaf Hersey was born in 1833 in Linneus, Aroostook, Maine, the child of Elijah Hersey And Anna Bell. William Greenleaf Hersey married Harriet D Shields, and had children including Avie Dora Hersey. William Greenleaf Hersey passed away in 1911 in Oakfield, Aroostook, Maine.

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Biography

  • William Greenleaf Hersey was born in 1833 in Linneus, Aroostook, Maine, the child of Elijah Hersey And Anna Bell.
  • William Greenleaf Hersey married Harriet D Shields, and had children including Avie Dora Hersey.
  • William Greenleaf Hersey passed away in 1911 in Oakfield, Aroostook, Maine.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Hersey
1790–1875
Birth Location: Long Island, Queens, New York
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Anna Bell
1794–1887
Birth Location: Buxton, York, Maine
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Shields
1835–1880
Birth Location: Linneus, Aroostook, Maine
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Children(s)

Avie Hersey
1864–1944
Birth Location: Linneus, Aroostook, Maine, USA
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William Hersey's Ancestors

Self
William Hersey
1833–1911
Birth Place: Linneus, Aroostook, Maine
Parents
Elijah Hersey
1790–1875
Long Island, Queens, New York
Anna Bell
1794–1887
Buxton, York, Maine
Grandparents
Samuel Hersey
1712–1790
Great-Grandparents
David Hersey
1685–1716
Esther Reed
1686–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William III
1657–1693
Mary Cox
1662–1690

William Hersey's Descendants

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William (Greenleaf) Hersey (5 JUN 1833–16 OCT 1911) m. Harriet (D.) Shields (1835–28 APR 1880)
  1. 1. Avie (Dora) Hersey 1864–1944 m. John (Henry Bean) Mathison 1853–1938
    1. 1. Agnes (Avie) Mathison 1887–1938 m. Harry Tucker 1882–1955
    2. 2. Charles (William) Mathison 1901–1919
    3. 3. Clarence Mathison 1886–1899
    4. 4. Edith (Edna) Mathison 1895–1934 m. Harold Faull 1872–1924
    5. 5. Ethel (Leona) Mathison 1891–1988 m. Andrew (Mads) Paulson 1886–1980
      1. 1. Aileen (Edith) Paulson 1917–2013 m. Arnim (Douglas) Weems 1916–1987
        1. 1. Arnim (Douglas Weems) Jr 1941–2008
      2. 2. Evelyn (Agnes) Paulson 1918–1918
      3. 3. Owen (Drew) Paulson 1916–1978 m. Phyllis (Irene) Hawes 1919–1995
    6. 6. Harry (Hersey) Mathison 1893–1958 m. Ruth (Irene) Roberts 1894–1918
    7. 7. Mary (Abby) Mathison 1884–1974 m. James Miller 1859–1910
    8. 8. Maude (May) Mathison 1889–1927 m. Elmer Crowley 1879–1949 m. George King 1870–1924 m. Bernard (Othello) Battershell 1879–1911

William Hersey's Timeline

2 Records

1833
5 JUN 1833
Birth of William Greenleaf Hersey in Linneus, Aroostook, Maine
Linneus, Aroostook, Maine
1911
16 OCT 1911
Age 78
Death of William Greenleaf Hersey in Oakfield, Aroostook, Maine
Oakfield, Aroostook, Maine

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 JUN 1833
    Event Place: Linneus, Aroostook, Maine
    Record Source: 4269.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 OCT 1911
    Event Place: Oakfield, Aroostook, Maine
    Record Source: 4269.ftw
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