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William Reuben Seely 1840–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: August 1880

Death Location: Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Obadiah Seely

Mother: Elizabeth Ferguson

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William Reuben Seely was born in 1840 in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Obadiah Seely And Elizabeth Betsey Ferguson. William Reuben Seely passed away in 1880 in Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • William Reuben Seely was born in 1840 in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Obadiah Seely And Elizabeth Betsey Ferguson.
  • William Reuben Seely passed away in 1880 in Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA.

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William Seely's Ancestors

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William Seely
1840–1880
Birth Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Obadiah Seely
1794–1852
Genesee, New York, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Ferguson
1804–1853
Genesee, New York, United States
Grandparents
STEPHEN FERGUSON
1781–
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Seely's Timeline

2 Records

1840
1840
Birth of William Reuben Seely in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
August 1880
Age 40
Death of William Reuben Seely in Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1880
    Event Place: Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA

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