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William Gault Jr 1738 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: February 17, 1738

Birth Location: Parish of Kilraugh, Antrim, Ireland

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York, USA

Father: William Gallt

Mother: Elizabeth Dickson

Spouse(s): Margaret Harper

Children(s): Joseph Galt

In 1738, William Gault Jr entered the world in Parish of Kilraugh, Antrim, Ireland, born to William Sr Gallt and Elizabeth Dickson. William Gault Jr married Margaret Harper, and had children including Joseph Galt. William Gault Jr passed away in 1785 in Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1738, William Gault Jr entered the world in Parish of Kilraugh, Antrim, Ireland, born to William Sr Gallt and Elizabeth Dickson.
  • William Gault Jr married Margaret Harper, and had children including Joseph Galt.
  • William Gault Jr passed away in 1785 in Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gallt
1695 – 1778
Birth Location: Parish of Kilraugh, Antrim, Ireland
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Elizabeth Dickson
1695 – 1778
Birth Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Harper
1738 – 1787
Birth Location: Nodell's Island, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusettes
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Children(s)

Joseph Galt
1773 – 1840
Birth Location: Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York, USA
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William Jr's Ancestors

Self
William Jr
1738 – 1785
Birth Place: Parish of Kilraugh, Antrim, Ireland
Parents
William Sr Gallt
1695 – 1778
Parish of Kilraugh, Antrim, Ireland
Elizabeth Dickson
1695 – 1778
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Jr's Descendants

1.
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William (Gault) Jr (February 17, 1738 – 1785) m. Margaret Harper (7 Feb 1738 – 23 August 1787)
  1. 1. Joseph Galt (26 Sept 1773 – 20 July 1840) m. Elizabeth (Gillis Gayle) (Gault) (1753 – 25 Dec 1823)
    1. 1. Nancy Gallt (09 DEC 1801 – 02 FEB 1891) m. Stephen McNitt (1792 – Dec 1847)
      1. 1. Joseph (Alexander) McNitt (13 Dec 1823 – 20 Jun 1892) m. Lydia (Ann M) Sanders (10 Jun 1827 – 1 May 1914)
        1. 1. John (Henry) McNett (13 Aug 1851 – 27 Jul 1922) m. Lucy (Ann) O'Brien (18 May 1855 – 30 Jan 1918)

William Jr's Timeline

2 Records

1738
February 17, 1738
Birth of William Gault Jr in Parish of Kilraugh, Antrim, Ireland
Parish of Kilraugh, Antrim, Ireland
1785
1785
Age 47
Death of William Gault Jr in Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York, USA
Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: February 17, 1738
    Event Place: Parish of Kilraugh, Antrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York, USA
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