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William Torrey 1759–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1759

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Death Date: 8 Oct 1831

Death Location: New York, New York

Father: John Torrey

Mother: Susannah Bowditch

Spouse(s): Margaret Nichols

Children(s): William Torrey

In 1759, William Torrey entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay, born to John Torrey And Susannah Bowditch. William Torrey married Margaret Nichols, and had children including William Torrey. William Torrey passed away in 1831 in New York, New York.

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Biography

  • In 1759, William Torrey entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay, born to John Torrey And Susannah Bowditch.
  • William Torrey married Margaret Nichols, and had children including William Torrey.
  • William Torrey passed away in 1831 in New York, New York.

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William Torrey's Ancestors

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William Torrey
1759–1831
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Parents
John Torrey
1734–1808
Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Susannah Bowditch
1733–
Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Grandparents
William Torrey
1701–1769
Weymouth, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Bethia Bass
1704–1782
Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Great-Grandparents
John Torrey
1673–1730
Mary Symmes
1678–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Symmes
1626–1691
Mary Chickering
1648–1721

William Torrey's Descendants

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William Torrey (15 Sep 1759–8 Oct 1831) m. Margaret Nichols (7 Nov 1768–7 Oct 1839)
  1. 1. William Torrey 1792–1891 m. Adeline Whittemore 1799–1890
    1. 1. Adeline (Whittemore) Torrey 1829–1893 m. James (Henry) Baird 1824–1900
      1. 1. William (Torrey) Baird 1856–1941 m. Anne (Meredith) Grant 1857–1948
        1. 1. Collier (Whittemore) Baird 1888–1977 m. Dorothy (Grace) Norton 1894–1968

William Torrey's Timeline

2 Records

1759
15 Sep 1759
Birth of William Torrey in Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1831
8 Oct 1831
Age 72
Death of William Torrey in New York, New York
New York, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1759
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 026 : 1898

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1831
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 026 : 1898

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