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William Wilcox 1703–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1703

Birth Location: Killingworth, Connecticut

Death Date: 4 Nov 1782

Death Location: Deep River, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Samuel Wilcox

Mother: Ruth Westcott

Spouse(s): Ruth Blanchard

Children(s): John Wilcox

The story of William Wilcox began in 1703 in Killingworth, Connecticut. William Wilcox married Ruth Blanchard, and had children including John Wilcox. William Wilcox passed away in 1782 in Deep River, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Wilcox began in 1703 in Killingworth, Connecticut.
  • William Wilcox married Ruth Blanchard, and had children including John Wilcox.
  • William Wilcox passed away in 1782 in Deep River, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Wilcox
1666–1713
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Ruth Westcott
1667–1729
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut
RW

Spouses(s)

Ruth Blanchard
1703–1783
Birth Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Connecticut
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Children(s)

John Wilcox
1732–1808
Birth Location: Killingworth, Connecticut
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William Wilcox's Ancestors

Self
William Wilcox
1703–1782
Birth Place: Killingworth, Connecticut
Parents
Samuel Wilcox
1666–1713
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Ruth (E) Westcott
1667–1729
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut
Grandparents
Joseph Wilcoxson
1635–1703
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Margaret (Ann) Sheather
1637–1675
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Robert Westcott
1619–1675
Yeovil, Somerset, England
Catherine Rathburn
1618–1680
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
JOHN SHEATHER
1625–1670
ELIZABETH WELLMAN
1651–1718
Stukely Westcott
1592–1677
Juliana Marchant
1591–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Starr
1591–1646
Dorothy Bayley
1620–1650
William Wellman
1624–1671
Elizabeth Spencer
1633–1680

William Wilcox's Descendants

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William Wilcox (18 Jul 1703–4 Nov 1782) m. Ruth Blanchard (1 Apr 1703–09 Mar 1783)
  1. 1. John Wilcox 1732–1808 m. Ann (Stevens) Wilcox 1733–1821
    1. 1. JAMES WILCOX 1764–1838 m. ELIZABETH (BRADLEY) AUGUR 1762–1840
      1. 1. Asa Wilcox 1788–1865 m. Katherine Martin 1792–1880
        1. 1. George (Henery William) Wilcox 1820–1903 m. Rebecca (Wilcox) Priest 1833–1880

William Wilcox's Timeline

2 Records

1703
18 Jul 1703
Birth of William Wilcox in Killingworth, Connecticut
Killingworth, Connecticut
1782
4 Nov 1782
Age 79
Death of William Wilcox in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT
Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1703
    Event Place: Killingworth, Connecticut
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1782
    Event Place: Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Deep River, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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