William Wilson

William Wilson[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]

Male 1730 - 1758  (27 years)


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  • Name William Wilson  [3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16
    Birth 03 Sep 1730  Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9
    Gender Male 
    Death Jan 1758  Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Jan 1758 
    Person ID I312684222220  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Father James Wilson,   b. Aug 1694, Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft. Sep 1784, Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Mother Rebekah Phelps,   b. 1699, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1770, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Family ID F3009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Herring,   b. 09 Oct 1745, Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 07 Oct 1769  Dedham, Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2875  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Mary Averill,   b. Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1776, Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2876  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2
      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

      Last Name
      William Willson was one of the first Willson’s to change their name to Willson instead of Wilson. This is a fact, however I do not know why. If anyone can figure out that would be fantastic.

      1769
      1769

      Line in Record @I0793@ (RIN 1229) from G
      Line in Record @I0793@ (RIN 1229) from GEDCOM file not recognized: PLAC SLAKE Line in Record @I0793@ (RIN 1229) from GEDCOM file not recognized: PLAC SLAKE Line in Record @I0934@ (RIN 1354) from GEDCOM file not recognized: PLAC SLAKE Line in Record @I0934@ (RIN 1354) from GEDCOM file not recognized: PLAC SLAKE Line in Record @I0934@ (RIN 1354) from GEDCOM file not recognized: PLAC SLAKE

      AFN # G5GN-16; K7GJ-6Q BIRTH DATE: 8 No
      AFN # G5GN-16; K7GJ-6Q BIRTH DATE: 8 Nov 1730; 29 Sep 1730 AFN # G5GN-16; K7GJ-6Q BIRTH DATE: 8 Nov 1730; 29 Sep 1730

      !ORDINANCES: Sealing to Parents: Stamped
      !ORDINANCES: Sealing to Parents: Stamped archive sheet for Joseph Wilson, father, submitted by Vera Price of Idaho Falls. See Film No. 1275426, Family History Center, Salt Lake City.

      1749
      1749

      (1748)
      (1748)

      1763
      1763

  • Sources 
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