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William Vail 1734–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1734

Birth Location: Southold, Long Island, New York

Death Date: 29 Sep 1788

Death Location: Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Quebec, Canada

Father: Benjamin Vail

Mother: Mary Paine

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Phoebe Vail

William Vail was born in 1734 in Southold, Long Island, New York, the child of Benjamin Captain Vail And Mary Paine. William Vail had children including Phoebe Vail. William Vail passed away in 1788 in Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Vail was born in 1734 in Southold, Long Island, New York, the child of Benjamin Captain Vail And Mary Paine.
  • William Vail had children including Phoebe Vail.
  • William Vail passed away in 1788 in Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Quebec, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Vail's Ancestors

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William Vail
1734–1788
Birth Place: Southold, Long Island, New York
Parents
Benjamin "Captain" Vail
1706–1784
NY
Mary Paine
1710–1788
Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Vail's Descendants

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William Vail (1734–29 Sep 1788)
  1. 1. Phoebe Vail 1765–1844 m. Erastus Mapes 1767–1857
    1. 1. Caturah Mapes 1800–1875 m. Philip Davis 1791–1864
      1. 1. Martha (Ann) Davis 1820–1903 m. John (Montgomery) Goldsmith 1815–1885
        1. 1. John (Winfield) Goldsmith 1853–1927 m. Rose Avery 1856–

William Vail's Timeline

5 Records

1734
December 1734
Birth of William Vail in Southhold, Long Island, New York
Southhold, Long Island, New York
1734
1734
Birth of William Vail in Southold, Long Island, New York
Southold, Long Island, New York
1752
1752
Age 18
William Vail was married in New York
New York
1788
29 Sep 1788
Age 54
Death of William Vail in Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Quebec, Canada
Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Quebec, Canada
1790
29 September 1790
Age 56
Death of William Vail in Minisink, Orange, New York, USA
Minisink, Orange, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1734
    Event Place: Southhold, Long Island, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Southold, Long Island, New York

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: New York

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1790
    Event Place: Minisink, Orange, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1788
    Event Place: Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Quebec, Canada

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