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William (Keay) Keyes 1766–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1766

Birth Location: Berwick, Maine (York)

Death Date: 6 JUN 1847

Death Location: Corinth, Maine (Penobscot)

Father: John Keyes

Mother: Mehitable Early

Spouse(s): Betsey Wentworth

Children(s): Lewis Keyes

In 1766, William (Keay) Keyes entered the world in Berwick, Maine (York), born to John Keay Keyes And Mehitable Early. William (Keay) Keyes married Betsey Wentworth, and had children including Lewis B Keay Keyes. William (Keay) Keyes passed away in 1847 in Corinth, Maine (Penobscot).

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Biography

  • In 1766, William (Keay) Keyes entered the world in Berwick, Maine (York), born to John Keay Keyes And Mehitable Early.
  • William (Keay) Keyes married Betsey Wentworth, and had children including Lewis B Keay Keyes.
  • William (Keay) Keyes passed away in 1847 in Corinth, Maine (Penobscot).

Immediate Family

Parents

John Keyes
1739–1816
Birth Location: –
JK
Mehitable Early
1746–1814
Birth Location: –
ME

Spouses(s)

Betsey Wentworth
1771–
Birth Location: Corinth, Maine (Penobscot)
BW

Children(s)

Lewis Keyes
1810–
Birth Location: New Hampshire USA
LK

William Keyes's Ancestors

Self
William Keyes
1766–1847
Birth Place: Berwick, Maine (York)
Parents
John (Keay) Keyes
1739–1816
Mehitable Early
1746–1814
Grandparents
William ((Keay)) Keyes
1703–
Berwick, Maine (York)
Mary Hodson
1717–1755
of Berwick, Maine (York)
Great-Grandparents
John Keyes
1668–1736
Grizzel Grant
1674–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Keyes
1625–1718
Sarah Church
1650–1689
Peter Grant
1631–1712
Joanna Ingersoll
1644–1712

William Keyes's Descendants

1.
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William ((Keay)) Keyes (ABT 1766–6 JUN 1847) m. Betsey Wentworth (1771–)
  1. 1. Lewis (B. (Keay)) Keyes 1810– m. Hannah Knox 1811–1890
    1. 1. Lucy (A.) Keyes 1834–
    2. 2. Lewis (G.) Keyes 1844– m. Minnie Hollis 1848–
    3. 3. Hannah (Esther) Keyes 1836– m. Allen (or Allyn Clough) Maxfield 1829–

William Keyes's Timeline

2 Records

1766
ABT 1766
Birth of William (Keay) Keyes in Berwick, Maine (York)
Berwick, Maine (York)
1847
6 JUN 1847
Age 81
Death of William (Keay) Keyes in Corinth, Maine (Penobscot)
Corinth, Maine (Penobscot)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1766
    Event Place: Berwick, Maine (York)
    Record Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Joyce Keay Lundin - Otto, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1847
    Event Place: Corinth, Maine (Penobscot)
    Record Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Joyce Keay Lundin - Otto, North Carolina
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