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William Henry Mills 1822 – 1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 11 March 1895

Death Location: Connecticut

Father: Hezekiah Mills

Mother: Charity D

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Batterson

Children(s): Julia Mills, Georgina Mills

William Henry Mills was born in 1822 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Hezekiah Mills and Charity D. In 1850, William Henry Mills was recorded in the census in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. William Henry Mills married Elizabeth Ann Batterson, and had children including Julia Marie Mills, Georgina A Mills. William Henry Mills passed away in 1895 in Connecticut.

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Biography

  • William Henry Mills was born in 1822 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Hezekiah Mills and Charity D.
  • In 1850, William Henry Mills was recorded in the census in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • William Henry Mills married Elizabeth Ann Batterson, and had children including Julia Marie Mills, Georgina A Mills.
  • William Henry Mills passed away in 1895 in Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hezekiah Mills
1791 –
Birth Location: Connecticut
HM
Charity D
1793 – 1884
Birth Location: Connecticut
CD

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Batterson
1826 – 1889
Birth Location: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
EB

Children(s)

Julia Mills
1866 – 1943
Birth Location: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
JM
Georgina Mills
Birth Location: –
GM

William Mills's Ancestors

Self
William Mills
1822 – 1895
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Hezekiah Mills
1791 –
Connecticut
Charity D
1793 – 1884
Connecticut
Grandparents
Daniel Mills
1748 – 1796
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Abigail Roberts
1751 – 1837
Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
John Mills
1760 – 1829
Easton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Eunice Frasier
1770 – 1829
Greens Farms, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Mills
1694 – 1783
John Roberts
1720 – 1784
Hannah Elwood
1726 – 1804
Ebenezer Mills
1740 – 1818
Daniel Frasier
1731 – 1804
Eunice Oysterbanks
1745 – 1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Mills
1717 – 1754

William Mills's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Mills (1822 – 11 March 1895) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Batterson (May 1826 – 18 Jul 1889)
  1. 1. Julia (Marie) Mills (22 Sep 1866 – 2 May 1943) m. Millard Brown m. Eugene Godfrey (13 May 1860 – 1921)
    1. 1. Bertha (Louise) Godfrey (11 Nov 1884 – 20 Nov 1957) m. George (Lewis) Thorpe (14 Jul 1884 – 23 June 1969)
      1. 1. Louis (Eugene) Thorpe (1906 – )
      2. 2. Dorothy (E) Thorpe (1908 – )
      3. 3. Edith Miller (22 September 1912 – 22 January 2004) m. Carl Miller (abt 1913 – )
        1. 1. Judith Miller (abt 1939 – )
      4. 4. Marjorie (Ruth) Thorpe (20 Aug 1923 – 2 Dec 1999) m. Harold (Quince) Watson (13 Oct 1921 – 24 Nov 2011) m. Elmer (Andrew) Nielsen (10 Nov 1922 – 8 Feb 1996)
        1. 1. Janice (Thorpe Watson) Nielsen (2 Sept 1945 – ) m. Walter (Kenneth) Collum (4 Oct 1943 – )
        2. 2. Eric (Andrew) Nielsen (Aug 1955 – ) m. Kimbe (A) Audley (abt 1958 – ) m. Joyce Whitmore
        3. 3. Sandra (Lynn) Nielsen m. William Strickland m. Loren Snow
    2. 2. Frederick Godfrey (1888 – )
    3. 3. James Godfrey (1889 – )
    4. 4. Edna Godfrey (1893 – )
    5. 5. Mery (A) Godfrey (1896 – )
    6. 6. Ruth (E) Godfrey (1898 – )
    7. 7. Clarence (H) Godfrey (1903 – )
  2. 2. Georgina (A) Mills

William Mills's Timeline

8 Records

1822
1822
Birth of William Henry Mills in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1845
25 Feb 1845
Age 23
William Henry Mills was married in Westport
Westport
1850
1850
Age 28
William Henry Mills appeared in census in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1860
1860
Age 38
William Henry Mills appeared in census in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1870
1870
Age 48
William Henry Mills appeared in census in Fairfield County, CT, USA
Fairfield County, CT, USA
1880
1880
Age 58
William Henry Mills appeared in census in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1880
1880
Age 58
William Henry Mills resided here in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1895
11 March 1895
Age 73
Death of William Henry Mills in Connecticut
Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: 96; Family History Film: 1254096; Page: 59C; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 0118.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1845
    Event Place: Westport
    Record Source: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fairfield County, CT, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: 96; Family History Film: 1254096; Page: 59C; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 0118.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Westport
    Record Source: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 March 1895
    Event Place: Connecticut
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