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William KETCHUM 1762–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1762

Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Death Date: 17 OCT 1844

Death Location: New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Jonathan KETCHUM

Mother: Hannah QUINTARD

Spouse(s): Nancy FORRESTER

Children(s): George KETCHUM, Elizabeth KETCHUM, Edward KETCHUM, William KETCHUM, Mary KETCHUM, Francis KETCHUM, Hannah KETCHUM, Charles KETCHUM

William KETCHUM was born in 1762 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, the child of Jonathan Ketchum And Hannah Quintard. William KETCHUM married Nancy Forrester, and had children including Charles Edward Ketchum, Edward Lebaron Ketchum, Elizabeth Betsy Ketchum, Francis Ann Ketchum, George Forrester Ketchum, Hannah Quintard Ketchum, Mary Ketchum, William Henry Ketchum. William KETCHUM passed away in 1844 in New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • William KETCHUM was born in 1762 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, the child of Jonathan Ketchum And Hannah Quintard.
  • William KETCHUM married Nancy Forrester, and had children including Charles Edward Ketchum, Edward Lebaron Ketchum, Elizabeth Betsy Ketchum, Francis Ann Ketchum, George Forrester Ketchum, Hannah Quintard Ketchum, Mary Ketchum, William Henry Ketchum.
  • William KETCHUM passed away in 1844 in New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan KETCHUM
1723–1811
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
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Hannah QUINTARD
1724–1811
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Nancy FORRESTER
1773–1817
Birth Location: Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island
NF

Children(s)

George KETCHUM
1817–1882
Birth Location: Kingston, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Elizabeth KETCHUM
1815–1879
Birth Location: Kingston, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Edward KETCHUM
1803–1851
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada
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William KETCHUM
1805–1887
Birth Location: Kingston, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Mary KETCHUM
1806–1877
Birth Location: Kingston, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Francis KETCHUM
1807–1839
Birth Location: Kingston, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Hannah KETCHUM
1809–1887
Birth Location: Kingston, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Charles KETCHUM
1812–1839
Birth Location: –
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William KETCHUM's Ancestors

Self
William KETCHUM
1762–1844
Birth Place: Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Parents
Jonathan KETCHUM
1723–1811
Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Hannah QUINTARD
1724–1811
Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Grandparents
Joseph KETCHUM
1687–1768
Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Elizabeth RAYMOND
1697–
Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Isaac (QUINTARD) I
1696–1738
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Hannah KNAPP
1699–1790
Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Joseph KETCHUM
1648–1730
Mercy LINDALL
1658–1730
John RAYMOND
1664–1737
Elizabeth [SENTION]
1673–1715
John KNAPP
1664–1740
Hannah FERRIS
1666–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry LINDALL
1632–1660
Rosamund STREET
1635–1683
Elizabeth [HAIGHT]
1648–
Caleb I
1637–1675
Hannah [PAT-JUDY]
1643–1690
Peter I
1636–1706
Elizabeth [RANYOLDS]
1634–1703

William KETCHUM's Descendants

1.
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William KETCHUM (ABT 1762–17 OCT 1844) m. Nancy FORRESTER (ABT 1773–27 JAN 1817)
  1. 1. George (Forrester) KETCHUM 1817–1882 m. Elida (SNIDER) [PAT-JUDY] 1831–1889
    1. 1. Frances (Ann) KETCHUM 1851–1937 m. Samuel (Edwin HOYT) [HAIGHT] 1847–1916
      1. 1. George (Warren HOYT) [HAIGHT] 1873– m. Anne (Jennie Mabel SEELEY) [SEELEYE] 1872–
        1. 1. Dorothy (Beatrice HOYT) [HAIGHT] 1900–
        2. 2. Kathryn (Warren Walker HOYT) [HAIGHT] 1909–1997 m. Turman (Hatfield CLARK [CLARKE]) [PAT-JUDY] 1908–
      2. 2. Gertrude (Elida HOYT) [HAIGHT] 1875–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (‘Betsy’) KETCHUM 1815–1879 m. Thomas (J.) FAIRWEATHER 1824–1890
  3. 3. Edward (Lebaron) KETCHUM 1803–1851
  4. 4. William (Henry) KETCHUM 1805–1887
  5. 5. Mary KETCHUM 1806–1877 m. James (Jerome SEELEY) [SEELEYE] 1800–
    1. 1. William (SEELEY) [SEELEYE] 1829–
    2. 2. James (SEELEY) [SEELEYE] 1831– m. Nancy (HOYT) [HAIGHT] 1824–1852
    3. 3. Mary (SEELEY) [SEELEYE] 1834–
    4. 4. Clarissa (SEELEY) [SEELEYE] 1837–
    5. 5. Edward (SEELEY) [SEELEYE] 1844–
    6. 6. Lydia (SEELEY) [SEELEYE] 1846–
  6. 6. Francis (Ann) KETCHUM 1807–1839 m. Walter (Alexander SEELEY) [SEELEYE] 1806–1883
    1. 1. Thomas (Fairweather SEELEY) [SEELEYE] 1838–1921 m. Mary (Helen) ____________ 1846–1920
      1. 1. Frances (Charlotte ‘Fannie’ SEELEY) [SEELEYE] 1871–1946 m. Charles (Arthur HOYT) [HAIGHT] 1869–1937
        1. 1. Mildred (Seely HOYT) [HAIGHT] 1898–1977
        2. 2. Walter (Edwin HOYT) [HAIGHT] 1899–1983
        3. 3. Gladys (Evelyn HOYT) [HAIGHT] 1900–1981
        4. 4. Leonard (Seivewright HOYT) [HAIGHT] 1902–1981
        5. 5. Greta (Harriet HOYT) [HAIGHT] 1904–1904
        6. 6. Mary (Doreen HOYT) [HAIGHT] 1907–1961
        7. 7. Ivan (Thomas HOYT) [HAIGHT] 1909–1954
    2. 2. Mary (Ann SEELEY) [SEELEYE] 1834–1913
  7. 7. Hannah (Quintard) KETCHUM 1809–1887
  8. 8. Charles (Edward) KETCHUM 1812–1839

William KETCHUM's Timeline

2 Records

1762
ABT 1762
Birth of William KETCHUM in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
1844
17 OCT 1844
Age 82
Death of William KETCHUM in New Brunswick, Canada
New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1762
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    Record Source: DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree, Jim Young had a DNA match with Byron Holmes. This information is from his tree.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 OCT 1844
    Event Place: New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree, Jim Young had a DNA match with Byron Holmes. This information is from his tree.
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