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William Maxwell *FS* Evarts American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York 1818–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 February 1818

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 28 February 1901

Death Location: Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America

Father: Jeremiah States

Mother: Mehitable Evarts

Spouse(s): Helen Wardner

Children(s): Shounan Evarts, Mary Evarts, Maxwell Evarts, Louisa Scudder, Elizabeth Evarts, Hettie Evarts, Helen Evarts, Allen Evarts, Roger Evarts, Charles Evarts, William Evarts, Sherman Evarts, Prescott Evarts

William Maxwell *FS* Evarts American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York was born in 1818 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Jeremiah Fs Evarts Christian Missionary Reformer And Activist For The Rights Of American Indians In The United States And Mehitable Prescott Evarts. In 1900, William Maxwell *FS* Evarts American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York resided in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. William Maxwell *FS* Evarts American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York married Helen Mineroa Wardner, and had children including Allen Wardner Evarts, Charles Butler Evarts, Elizabeth Hoar Evarts, Helen Minerva Evarts, Hettie Sherman Evarts, Louisa W Scudder, Mary Evarts, Maxwell Evarts, Prescott Evarts, Roger Sherman Evarts, Sherman Evarts, Shounan Evarts, William Evarts. William Maxwell *FS* Evarts American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York passed away in 1901 in Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America.

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  • William Maxwell *FS* Evarts American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York was born in 1818 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Jeremiah Fs Evarts Christian Missionary Reformer And Activist For The Rights Of American Indians In The United States And Mehitable Prescott Evarts.
  • In 1900, William Maxwell *FS* Evarts American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York resided in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA.
  • William Maxwell *FS* Evarts American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York married Helen Mineroa Wardner, and had children including Allen Wardner Evarts, Charles Butler Evarts, Elizabeth Hoar Evarts, Helen Minerva Evarts, Hettie Sherman Evarts, Louisa W Scudder, Mary Evarts, Maxwell Evarts, Prescott Evarts, Roger Sherman Evarts, Sherman Evarts, Shounan Evarts, William Evarts.
  • William Maxwell *FS* Evarts American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York passed away in 1901 in Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America.

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William York's Ancestors

Self
William York
1818–1901
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Jeremiah *fs* EVARTS Christian missionary, reformer, and activist for the rights of American Indians in the United States
1781–1831
Sunderland, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
Mehitable (Prescott) Evarts
1774–1851
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Everts) Esq
1752–1824
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
Sarah Todd
1752–
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Todd
1723–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Todd
1680–1723

William York's Descendants

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William (Maxwell *FS* Evarts American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New) York (6 February 1818–28 February 1901) m. Helen (Mineroa) Wardner (22 Jun 1820–28 Dec 1903)
  1. 1. Shounan Evarts 1839–
  2. 2. Mary Evarts 1854–1928
  3. 3. Maxwell Evarts 1862–1913
  4. 4. Louisa (W) Scudder 1861–1937
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Hoar) Evarts 1858–1940 m. Edward (Clifford) Perkins 1858–1902
    1. 1. Frances (Bruen) Perkins 1892–1988 m. Archibald Cox 1875–
      1. 1. Archibald (*FS* Cox American lawyer and law professor, known as the first special prosecutor for the Watergate) scandal 1913–2004 m. Phyllis Cox 1914–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (E) Cox 1914–
      3. 3. Mary (D) Cox 1917–
      4. 4. Robert (H) Cox 1920–
      5. 5. Maxwell (E) Cox 1923–
      6. 6. Louis (H) Cox 1925–
    2. 2. Edward (Newton) Perkins 1883–1983
    3. 3. William (Maxwell Evarts) Perkins 1884–1947
    4. 4. Charles (Callahan) Perkins 1886–1961
    5. 5. Mary (Ann Davenport) Perkins 1890–1951
    6. 6. Louis (Anthony) Perkins 1896–1968
  6. 6. Hettie (Sherman) Evarts 1852–1917
  7. 7. Helen (Minerva) Evarts 1856–1928
  8. 8. Allen (Wardner) Evarts 1848–1939
  9. 9. Roger (Sherman) Evarts 1847–1849
  10. 10. Charles (Butler) Evarts 1845–1891
  11. 11. William Evarts 1851–1878
  12. 12. Sherman Evarts 1859–1922
  13. 13. Prescott Evarts 1859–1931

William York's Timeline

3 Records

1818
6 February 1818
Birth of William Maxwell *FS* Evarts American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 82
William Maxwell *FS* Evarts American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York resided here in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
1901
28 February 1901
Age 83
Death of William Maxwell *FS* Evarts American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 February 1818
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: 1101; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0421; FHL microfilm: 1241101

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1901
    Event Place: New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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