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William Augustus Wellman 1805–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1805

Birth Location: Salem, Mass

Death Date: 12 May 1878

Death Location: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Timothy Wellman

Mother: Sally Brown

Spouse(s): Susan Prescott, Matilda Ogden

Children(s): Joseph Wellman, Arthur Wellman, William Wellman, Mary Wellman, Francis Wellman, Eva Wellman, Ellen Wellman, Henry Wellman, Frederick Wellman, Willard Wellman, Augustus Wellman

William Augustus Wellman was born in 1805 in Salem, Mass, the child of Timothy Wellman And Sally Brown. In 1868, William Augustus Wellman resided in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts. William Augustus Wellman married Matilda Gouverneur Ogden, Susan Oliver Prescott, and had children including Arthur Gouveneur Wellman, Augustus Ogden Wellman, Ellen Margaret Wellman, Eva Gouverneur Wellman, Francis Lewis Wellman, Frederick Oliver Wellman, Henry Cleveland Wellman, Joseph Hiller Wellman, Mary Fairlie Wellman, Willard Lee Wellman, William Prescott Wellman. William Augustus Wellman passed away in 1878 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Augustus Wellman was born in 1805 in Salem, Mass, the child of Timothy Wellman And Sally Brown.
  • In 1868, William Augustus Wellman resided in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
  • William Augustus Wellman married Matilda Gouverneur Ogden, Susan Oliver Prescott, and had children including Arthur Gouveneur Wellman, Augustus Ogden Wellman, Ellen Margaret Wellman, Eva Gouverneur Wellman, Francis Lewis Wellman, Frederick Oliver Wellman, Henry Cleveland Wellman, Joseph Hiller Wellman, Mary Fairlie Wellman, Willard Lee Wellman, William Prescott Wellman.
  • William Augustus Wellman passed away in 1878 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wellman's Ancestors

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William Wellman
1805–1878
Birth Place: Salem, Mass
Parents
Timothy Wellman
1768–1834
Salem, Massachusetts
Sally Brown
1775–1853
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Mary Kempton
1732–1804
Samuel Wellman
1727–1787
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary Deland
1714–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Deland
1691–1749
Bethia Peters
1686–1758

William Wellman's Descendants

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William (Augustus) Wellman (10 Mar 1805–12 May 1878) m. Susan (Oliver) Prescott (27 Apr 1808–23 Mar 1848) m. Matilda (Gouverneur) Ogden (May 1817–22 Nov 1901)
  1. 1. Joseph (Hiller) Wellman 1843–1925 m. Martha (Ellen Parker) Tappan 1857–1945 m. Ellen ("Nellie" Maria) Crowell 1846–1881
    1. 1. Prescott (Hamilton) Wellman 1890–1951
    2. 2. Noel (Tappan) Wellman 1884–1967
    3. 3. Harold (Orne) Wellman 1885–1942
    4. 4. Hiller (Crowell) Wellman 1871–1956
    5. 5. Mabel (Thacher) Wellman 1872–1963
    6. 6. Joseph Wellman 1893–
    7. 7. Bertram (Kempton) Wellman 1893–1894
  2. 2. Arthur (Gouveneur) Wellman 1858–1934 m. Cecilia Mccarthy 1869–1967
    1. 1. Arthur (Ogden) Wellman 1894–1987
    2. 2. William (Augustus) Wellman 1896–1975 m. Marjorie (Bonita) Crawford 1916–1985 m. Dorothy (Rae) Coonan 1913–2009 m. Louise (Helene) Chadwick 1897–1940 m. Margery Chapin 1902–1990
  3. 3. William (Prescott) Wellman 1836–1908 m. Emily (Augusta) Wenman 1839–1881
    1. 1. Florence (Prescott) Wellman 1861–1864
    2. 2. Josephine Wellman 1862–1863
    3. 3. William (Augustus) Wellman 1868–1871
    4. 4. Henry (Cleveland) Wellman 1872–1951 m. Hazel Vanwagenen 1884–1920
      1. 1. Henry (Hamilton) Wellman 1910–1986
    5. 5. Grace (Adelaide) Wellman 1864–1897
  4. 4. Mary (Fairlie) Wellman 1859–1929
  5. 5. Francis (Lewis) Wellman 1856–1942
    1. 1. Roderic Wellman 1883–
  6. 6. Eva (Gouverneur) Wellman 1857–1857
  7. 7. Ellen (Margaret) Wellman 1835–1879
  8. 8. Henry (Cleveland) Wellman 1844–1866
  9. 9. Frederick (Oliver) Wellman 1841–1917 m. Sarah (Worthington) Pomeroy 1840–1902
    1. 1. Charles (Pomeroy) Wellman 1877–1944 m. Eva (J) Wellman 1873–
      1. 1. Ruth (P) Wellman 1905–
    2. 2. Edith (Prescott) Wellman 1883–1914
  10. 10. Willard (Lee) Wellman 1839–1923 m. Frances (V) Isham 1833–1925
    1. 1. Norman (M.) Isham 1865–
    2. 2. Henry (S.) Isham 1866–
  11. 11. Augustus (Ogden) Wellman 1850–1916 m. Ethel (C) Wellman 1875–

William Wellman's Timeline

4 Records

1805
10 Mar 1805
Birth of William Augustus Wellman in Salem, Mass
Salem, Mass
1868
Abt 1868
Age 63
William Augustus Wellman resided here in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1868
11 Mar 1868
Age 63
William Augustus Wellman - Probate in Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1878
12 May 1878
Age 73
Death of William Augustus Wellman in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1805
    Event Place: Salem, Mass
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1868
    Event Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Docket Books, and Record Books (1793-1916) (Norfolk County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Norfolk County); Probate Place: Norfolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1878
    Event Place: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1868
    Event Place: Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Docket Books, and Record Books (1793-1916) (Norfolk County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Norfolk County); Probate Place: Norfolk, Massachusetts

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