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William H. Lake 1841 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 SEP 1841

Birth Location: Dover, Dutchess Co., New York

Death Date: 9 Oct 1864

Death Location: City Point, Virginia, United States

Father: Lewis Lake

Mother: Phebe Lake

Spouse(s): Olive Mathews

Children(s): George Lake

William H. Lake was born in 1841 in Dover, Dutchess Co., New York, the child of Lewis Lake and Phebe M Lake. In 1850, William H. Lake resided in Colchester, Delaware, New York, USA. William H. Lake married Olive Mathews, and had children including George Abraham Lake. William H. Lake passed away in 1864 in City Point, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William H. Lake was born in 1841 in Dover, Dutchess Co., New York, the child of Lewis Lake and Phebe M Lake.
  • In 1850, William H. Lake resided in Colchester, Delaware, New York, USA.
  • William H. Lake married Olive Mathews, and had children including George Abraham Lake.
  • William H. Lake passed away in 1864 in City Point, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Lake
1818 – 1885
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Phebe Lake
1817 – 1885
Birth Location: New York City (All Boroughs), New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Olive Mathews
1843 – 1919
Birth Location: Big Indian, Delaware County, New York, USA
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Children(s)

George Lake
1862 – 1930
Birth Location: New York, USA
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William Lake's Ancestors

Self
William Lake
1841 – 1864
Birth Place: Dover, Dutchess Co., New York
Parents
Lewis Lake
1818 – 1885
New York, United States
Phebe (M) Lake
1817 – 1885
New York City (All Boroughs), New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lake's Descendants

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William (H.) Lake (13 SEP 1841 – 9 Oct 1864) m. Olive Mathews (23 May 1843 – 30 Mar 1919)
  1. 1. George (Abraham) Lake (26 Jun 1862 – 29 Mar 1930) m. Alice (Matilda) Austin (24 May 1866 – 19 August 1942)
    1. 1. Fred Lake (abt 1890 – )
    2. 2. Jennie (V) Lake (1897 – )
    3. 3. Austin (Henry) Lake (7 Feb 1901 – 1982) m. Clara (A) Fenley (abt 1907 – ) m. Margaret Lake (abt 1916 – )
      1. 1. Janice Lake (abt 1938 – )
      2. 2. Gary Lake (abt 1942 – )
      3. 3. Delores Lake (10 Jun 1944 – )
      4. 4. Stanley Lake (abt 1946 – )
    4. 4. Hazel (Mae) Lake (31 Jul 1904 – 27 Nov 1985)
      1. 1. Opal (May) Mark (31 Mar 1923 – 25 Apr 1988) m. George (Franklin) Higley (26 September 1915 – 13 December 1997)
        1. 1. Dolores (Higley) Ledford (10 Jun – )
        2. 2. George Higley (abt 1942 – )
        3. 3. Hazel (Mae) Higley (28 May 1943 – )
        4. 4. Alice Higley (11 Nov 1945 – ) m. Henry (Madison Moore) II (04 Apr 1943 – )
        5. 5. Bonnita Higley (abt 1947 – 7 June 2016)
        6. 6. Rhoda (Charlene) Higley (Dec 1949 – ) m. Michael (Whittington) Davis
      2. 2. Alice (Elnora) Mark (31 Jan 1925 – ) m. Donald (Lee) Brown (24 Aug 1928 – 21 Feb 2016)
        1. 1. Betty Urich
        2. 2. Mark Brown
      3. 3. Georgetta Marks (26 Jun 1927 – 15 Feb 1999) m. Harry Gregg (abt 1922 – )
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Gregg (abt 1949 – )
      4. 4. John (William) Mark (7 Jul 1930 – 10 Feb 2004)
      5. 5. Jack (Dewain) Mark (15 Jan 1933 – 12 Jul 2010) m. Emma Mark
      6. 6. Lois Marks (25 Apr 1936 – 3 Sep 2011) m. William (Hugh) Edwards (7 December 1930 – 26 November 1987)
    5. 5. Edw (G) Lake (abt 1911 – )

William Lake's Timeline

3 Records

1841
13 SEP 1841
Birth of William H. Lake in Dover, Dutchess Co., New York
Dover, Dutchess Co., New York
1850
1850
Age 9
William H. Lake resided here in Colchester, Delaware, New York, USA
Colchester, Delaware, New York, USA
1864
9 Oct 1864
Age 23
Death of William H. Lake in City Point, Virginia, United States
City Point, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 SEP 1841
    Event Place: Dover, Dutchess Co., New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Colchester, Delaware, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Colchester, Delaware, New York; Roll: 495; Page: 374a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kingston, United States
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Town Clerks´ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865; Collection Number: (N-Ar)13774; Box Number: 64; Roll Number: 35

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1864
    Event Place: City Point, Virginia, United States
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