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William J Jeffries 1801–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1801

Birth Location: New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 28 Sep 1864

Death Location: New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Elias Jeffries

Mother: Elizabeth Woodward

Spouse(s): Sarah Buchanan, Sarah Jeffries

Children(s): Elizabeth Jeffries, Mary Jeffries, Elias Jeffries, Elizabeth Jeffries, James Jeffries, Noah Jeffries, Rachel Jeffries, Christopher Jeffries, Rebecca Jeffries, Elisha Jeffries, Mary Jeffries, Rachel Jeffries, Noah Jeffries

The story of William J Jeffries began in 1801 in New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA. William J Jeffries married Sarah Sally Buchanan, Sarah Jeffries, Susan D Mc Daniel, and had children including Christopher Jeffries, Elias Jeffries, Elisha Or Elias Jeffries, Elizabeth A Jeffries, Elizabeth Jeffries, James Jeffries, Mary Ann Jeffries, Noah Lemuel Jeffries, Rachel Jeffries, Rebecca Jeffries. William J Jeffries passed away in 1864 in New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William J Jeffries began in 1801 in New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William J Jeffries married Sarah Sally Buchanan, Sarah Jeffries, Susan D Mc Daniel, and had children including Christopher Jeffries, Elias Jeffries, Elisha Or Elias Jeffries, Elizabeth A Jeffries, Elizabeth Jeffries, James Jeffries, Mary Ann Jeffries, Noah Lemuel Jeffries, Rachel Jeffries, Rebecca Jeffries.
  • William J Jeffries passed away in 1864 in New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elias Jeffries
1768–1841
Birth Location: East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Elizabeth Woodward
1764–
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Buchanan
1807–1903
Birth Location: New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania
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Sarah Jeffries
1810–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Jeffries
1838–1918
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Mary Jeffries
1828–1913
Birth Location: Menallen Township, New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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Elias Jeffries
1829–1877
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Elizabeth Jeffries
1831–1909
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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James Jeffries
1829–1906
Birth Location: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Noah Jeffries
1827–1892
Birth Location: Grant City, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
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Rachel Jeffries
1826–1916
Birth Location: Montgomery Twp, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
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Christopher Jeffries
1834–1874
Birth Location: Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Rebecca Jeffries
1833–1922
Birth Location: Unknown,Fayette,Pennsylvania
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Elisha Jeffries
1828–1911
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States
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Mary Jeffries
1827–1911
Birth Location: New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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Rachel Jeffries
1826–1916
Birth Location: Montgomery, Indiana, Pennsylvania
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Noah Jeffries
1827–1892
Birth Location: Grant, Indiana, Pennsylvania
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William Jeffries's Ancestors

Self
William Jeffries
1801–1864
Birth Place: New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Elias Jeffries
1768–1841
East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Woodward
1764–
Chester, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
William (Jefferis Sr,) Yeoman
1697–1777
Chichester, Chester Co., (now Delaware Co.), Pennsylvania Colony
Hannah Darlington
1730–1795
Richard Woodward
1737–1815
Thornbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Hannah Taylor
1742–1810
Great-Grandparents
Robert Jefferis
1656–1739
Jane Chandler
1676–1726
Philip Taylor
1713–1762
Mary Gilpin
1716–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jane Hutchins
1634–1703

William Jeffries's Descendants

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William (J) Jeffries (4 Oct 1801–28 Sep 1864) m. Sarah ((Sally)) Buchanan (March 17, 1807–June 30, 1903) m. Sarah Jeffries (abt 1810–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (A.) Jeffries 1838–1918 m. Joseph Kennedy 1831–
    1. 1. David (Howard) Kennedy 1860–1927 m. Wilhelmine ((Minnie)) Endemann 1862–1940
      1. 1. Emma (Jane) Kennedy 1892–1967 m. Frances (T) Smith 1892–
      2. 2. Josephine Kennedy 1900–1955
      3. 3. Herman Kennedy 1886–1970
      4. 4. Bertha Kennedy 1891–1911
      5. 5. Pearl Kennedy 1896–1978
      6. 6. Henrietta (Sharrer) Kennedy 1889–1985
      7. 7. Lilly (Blanche) Kennedy 1884–1956
      8. 8. Flossie (Belle) Kennedy 1903–1995
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Jeffries 1828–1913
  3. 3. Elias Jeffries 1829–1877
  4. 4. Elizabeth Jeffries 1831–1909
  5. 5. James Jeffries 1829–1906
  6. 6. Noah (Lemuel) Jeffries 1827–1892
  7. 7. Rachel Jeffries 1826–1916
  8. 8. Christopher Jeffries 1834–1874
  9. 9. Rebecca Jeffries 1833–1922
  10. 10. Elisha (or Elias) Jeffries 1828–1911
  11. 11. Mary (Ann) Jeffries 1827–1911
  12. 12. Rachel Jeffries 1826–1916
  13. 13. Noah (Lemuel) Jeffries 1827–1892

William Jeffries's Timeline

2 Records

1801
4 Oct 1801
Birth of William J Jeffries in New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1864
28 Sep 1864
Age 63
Death of William J Jeffries in New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1801
    Event Place: New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1864
    Event Place: New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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