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William Ramsey 1743–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 March 1743

Birth Location: Chester County, PA, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 6 May 1828

Death Location: Airville, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Robert Ramsey

Mother: Janet Gatis

Spouse(s): Mary Ramsey

Children(s):

William Ramsey was born in 1743 in Chester County, PA, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Robert Wilson Ramsey And Janet Gatis. William Ramsey married Mary Ramsey. William Ramsey passed away in 1828 in Airville, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Ramsey was born in 1743 in Chester County, PA, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Robert Wilson Ramsey And Janet Gatis.
  • William Ramsey married Mary Ramsey.
  • William Ramsey passed away in 1828 in Airville, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Ramsey
1716–1784
Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Gatis
1717–1756
Birth Location: Chester, PA, Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Ramsey
–1836
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

William Ramsey's Ancestors

Self
William Ramsey
1743–1828
Birth Place: Chester County, PA, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Robert Wilson Ramsey
1716–1784
Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Gatis
1717–1756
Chester, PA, Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Allan (Macumson Thomas) Ramsay
1686–1758
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Christian Ross
1690–1743
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ramsey's Timeline

2 Records

1743
11 March 1743
Birth of William Ramsey in Chester County, PA, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester County, PA, Pennsylvania, USA
1828
6 May 1828
Age 85
Death of William Ramsey
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 March 1743
    Event Place: Chester County, PA, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1828
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Airville, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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