Lemuel Whittlesey
Male, #5151, Deceased, b. 16 May 1740
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| 1740 | Birth | Lemuel Whittlesey was born on 16 May 1740 in Connecticut.
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| 1772 | Death of Parent | His mother, Dorothy Kellog, died on 14 April 1772 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1786 | Death of Parent | His father, Eliphalet Whittlesey, Jr., died on 12 July 1786 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
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John Sutton Whittlesey
Male, #5152, Deceased, b. 23 December 1741
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Biographical Details
| 1741 | Birth | John Sutton Whittlesey was born on 23 December 1741 in New Preston, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
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| 1765 | Marriage | He married Mary Beale in New Preston on 14 November 1765. |
| 1766 | Birth of Child | His son, Matthew Beale Whittlesey, was born on 13 October 1766 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1772 | Death of Parent | His mother, Dorothy Kellog, died on 14 April 1772 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1786 | Death of Parent | His father, Eliphalet Whittlesey, Jr., died on 12 July 1786 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1802 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Mary Beale, died on 30 September 1802 in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
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Anna Whittlesey
Female, #5153, Deceased, b. 27 January 1744
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Biographical Details
| 1744 | Birth | Anna Whittlesey was born on 27 January 1744 in Connecticut.
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| 1772 | Death of Parent | Her mother, Dorothy Kellog, died on 14 April 1772 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1786 | Death of Parent | Her father, Eliphalet Whittlesey, Jr., died on 12 July 1786 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
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Abner Whittlesey
Male, #5154, Deceased, b. 1 May 1746, d. 11 July 1821
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1746 | Birth | Abner Whittlesey was born on 1 May 1746 in Connecticut.
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| 1772 | Death of Parent | His mother, Dorothy Kellog, died on 14 April 1772 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1786 | Death of Parent | His father, Eliphalet Whittlesey, Jr., died on 12 July 1786 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1793 | Birth of Child | His daughter, Ruth Dolly Whittlesey, was born on 13 July 1793 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. |
| 1821 | Death | Abner Whittlesey died on 11 July 1821. |
| 1830 | Death of Partner | His partner, Ruth Wadsworth, died on 20 July 1830 in Farmington. |
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David Whittlesey
Male, #5155, Deceased, b. 18 August 1750
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Biographical Details
| 1750 | Birth | David Whittlesey was born on 18 August 1750 in Connecticut.
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| 1772 | Death of Parent | His mother, Dorothy Kellog, died on 14 April 1772 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1786 | Death of Parent | His father, Eliphalet Whittlesey, Jr., died on 12 July 1786 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
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Asaph Whittlesey
Male, #5156, Deceased, b. 12 May 1753, d. 3 July 1778
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| Title | Asaph Whittlesey had the title 'Captain'. |
| 1753 | Birth | He was born on 12 May 1753 in Newington Connecticut.
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| 1772 | Death of Parent | His mother, Dorothy Kellog, died on 14 April 1772 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
| From 1775 to 1783 | Military | October 25, 1775, the General Assembly commissioned Asaph Whittlesey to be Ensign of the 3d company or trainband in the 24th Regiment of this colony. [Colony of Connecticut Records.] In May, 1777, he was commissioned Captain of the same company and regiment in this state.
This company was raised at Plymouth for the state service in the Wyoming Valley, where occurred on the Susquehanna River above Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in July, 1778, an event well known wherever Campbell's poem "Gertrude of Wyoming" has been read. Few death scenes and few conflicts embrace so many horrible details.
The Confederate Congress paid little attention to the frontier settlers of the valley, partly from the want of troops, and in part because they were regarded by the Pennsylvanians as intruders. The state had a claim to so much of the colony of Pennsylvania as lies north of the 41st parallel of north latitude. She had issued land scrip to her citizens and soldiers who located there and organized a county which was republican in the Assembly.
As soon as spring opened in the year of 1778, the British, Tories and Indians from the north began to harass this isolated colony. The usual distress of the border settlements occurred. Here persons were fired upon from the woods and, if killed, were scalped and mutilated.
The settlement had furnished two companies to the Continental Army. Self-defense being the highest law of our nature, the officers of one company resigned; most of the privates deserted and hastened home to protect their substance and their families.
In May the enemy had collected their forces at Elmira, New York, under the command of Col. John Butler, Col. John Johnson, and Thayendanegea, or Brant. As usual in Indian wars, there was to every group of families a station or blockhouse, often called a fort, where they collected in case of alarm. The uppermost station was known as Fort Jenkins, which was captured by the British under Col. John Butler on the 2d of July.
Left to their own resources, the militia and all citizens who were able to fight assembled at a station a few miles below on the west bank of the river known as "Forty Fort."
Capt. Hewett and his absconding Continentals, Capt. Asaph Whittlesey and forty-four men from Plymouth, and four other companies from the local militia, represented about three hundred men who were organized as a battalion. Col. Zebulon Butler was placed in command, with Col. Dennison, Col. Durkee, and Lieut.-Col. Dorrance as field officers.
The company officers, and most of the men, were clamorous for an advance. With the excitement, contrary to their judgment, the field officers were overruled. A forward movement took place immediately, and about noon the enemy was found near Fort Wintermoot.
Col. Zebulon Butler formed his line of battle at right angles to the river, its right near the bank. They advanced, firing occasionally, until within one hundred yards of the British line, which lay flat upon the ground according to Indian tactics, and did not return fire.
Brant was not present. Captain Whittlesey occupied the extreme left at a swamp, in front of which Gi-enwahtoh, a Seneca chief, had the position suited to his savage troops. He begged the British commander to be allowed to raise the war whoop and fall upon the flank.
At this moment the crack of their guns and the infernal yell of his Indians rang through the woods. The British and Tories rising, joined the attack. There were already Indian scouts well around toward the rear of both flanks. Col. Dennison, who commanded the left, directed Capt. Whittlesey to change front to rear in order to face Gi-enwahtoh, but some of his men regarded it as a retreat, confusion was inevitable, and the savages at once pressed up to the disorganized mass.
To this time the Americans were making a serious impression on the British lines with a good prospect of success. The officers appear to have behaved with uncommon courage and energy. Their men still continued fighting, well knowing the desperate consequences of defeat. Every company lost its captain.
Ammunition, as usual in such engagements, began to fail, a disorderly retreat commenced about four o'clock p.m., followed by one of those human butcheries which are not common in war, and which has not yet ceased to shock mankind.
The Tories, many of them from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, personal acquaintances and often relatives of the settlers, exhibited more of the savage than the savages themselves. With Indian scalping, mutilation, and torture, a part of the usages of war, the fugitives running and skulking through the forest were tomahawked, maimed, and murdered until the sun went down.
Fortunate were those who fell dead on the line of battle, for they were insensible to torture and the insults put upon their bodies by allies of Great Britain.
Two hundred and twenty-seven were killed or murdered, five saved as prisoners, and one hundred and forty escaped.
How many were made orphans and widows on that day in the beautiful valley of Wyoming with the distress of soul and body that followed are subjects not belonging to statistics, but to the imagination. Forced to its utmost capacity we shall fail to conceive the full measure of their sorrows. Most of the houses were burned, their crops destroyed, and their horses and cattle taken by the enemy. To them there was only left a choice of dispersion or starvation.
[Col. Charles Whittlesey, "Military Records of the Descendants of John Whittlesey and Ruth Dudley."]
Captain Whittlesey died at the head of his men, July 3, 1778.
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| 1775 | Marriage | He married Abigail Skeet on 25 October 1775. |
| 1778 | Death | He was killed in action at the Battle of Wyoming on 3 July 1778 near Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. |
| 1786 | Death of Parent | His father, Eliphalet Whittlesey, Jr., died on 12 July 1786 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1817 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Abigail Skeet, died on 30 July 1817 in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania. |
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Dorothy Whittlesey
Female, #5157, Deceased, b. 5 September 1755
Parents
Biographical Details
| 1755 | Birth | Dorothy Whittlesey was born on 5 September 1755 in Connecticut.
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| 1772 | Death of Parent | Her mother, Dorothy Kellog, died on 14 April 1772 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1786 | Death of Parent | Her father, Eliphalet Whittlesey, Jr., died on 12 July 1786 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
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Elisha Whittlesey
Male, #5158, Deceased, b. 8 January 1758
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| 1758 | Birth | Elisha Whittlesey was born on 8 January 1758 in Connecticut.
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| 1772 | Death of Parent | His mother, Dorothy Kellog, died on 14 April 1772 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1786 | Death of Parent | His father, Eliphalet Whittlesey, Jr., died on 12 July 1786 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
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Roger Whittlesey
Male, #5159, Deceased, b. 6 October 1760
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| 1760 | Birth | Roger Whittlesey was born on 6 October 1760 in Connecticut.
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| 1772 | Death of Parent | His mother, Dorothy Kellog, died on 14 April 1772 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1786 | Death of Parent | His father, Eliphalet Whittlesey, Jr., died on 12 July 1786 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
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Mary Beale
Female, #5160, Deceased, b. 24 August 1745, d. 30 September 1802
Biographical Details
| 1745 | Birth | Mary Beale was born on 24 August 1745 in New Preston, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
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| 1765 | Marriage | She married John Sutton Whittlesey in New Preston on 14 November 1765. |
| 1766 | Birth of Child | Her son, Matthew Beale Whittlesey, was born on 13 October 1766 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1802 | Death | She died on 30 September 1802 in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
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Matthew Beale Whittlesey
Male, #5161, Deceased, b. 13 October 1766, d. 10 October 1847
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| 1766 | Birth | Matthew Beale Whittlesey was born on 13 October 1766 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
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| 1794 | Marriage | He married Hannah White in Danbury on 28 December 1794. |
| 1802 | Death of Parent | His mother, Mary Beale, died on 30 September 1802 in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1815 | Birth of Child | His son, Ebenezer Russell Whittlesey, was born on 30 January 1815 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1819 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Hannah White, died on 7 May 1819 in Danbury. |
| 1847 | Death | Matthew Beale Whittlesey died on 10 October 1847 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
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Hannah White
Female, #5162, Deceased, b. 13 September 1772, d. 7 May 1819
Biographical Details
| 1772 | Birth | Hannah White was born on 13 September 1772 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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| 1794 | Marriage | She married Matthew Beale Whittlesey in Danbury on 28 December 1794. |
| 1815 | Birth of Child | Her son, Ebenezer Russell Whittlesey, was born on 30 January 1815 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1819 | Death | She died on 7 May 1819 in Danbury. |
| 1847 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Matthew Beale Whittlesey, died on 10 October 1847 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
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Ebenezer Russell Whittlesey
Male, #5163, Deceased, b. 30 January 1815, d. 6 October 1892
Parents
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| 1815 | Birth | Ebenezer Russell Whittlesey was born on 30 January 1815 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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| 1819 | Death of Parent | His mother, Hannah White, died on 7 May 1819 in Danbury. |
| 1847 | Death of Parent | His father, Matthew Beale Whittlesey, died on 10 October 1847 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1849 | Marriage | Ebenezer Russell Whittlesey married Ann Eliza White in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut on 19 February 1849. |
| 1858 | Birth of Child | His son, Frank Russell Whittlesey, was born on 28 August 1858 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1892 | Death | Ebenezer Russell Whittlesey died on 6 October 1892 in Danbury. |
| 1912 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Ann Eliza White, died on 25 February 1912 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
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Ann Eliza White
Female, #5164, Deceased, b. 6 January 1822, d. 25 February 1912
Biographical Details
| 1822 | Birth | Ann Eliza White was born on 6 January 1822 in Cairo, Greene County, New York.
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| 1849 | Marriage | She married Ebenezer Russell Whittlesey in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut on 19 February 1849. |
| 1858 | Birth of Child | Her son, Frank Russell Whittlesey, was born on 28 August 1858 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1892 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Ebenezer Russell Whittlesey, died on 6 October 1892 in Danbury. |
| 1912 | Death | She died on 25 February 1912 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
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Frank Russell Whittlesey
Male, #5165, Deceased, b. 28 August 1858, d. 23 June 1934
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Biographical Details
| 1858 | Birth | Frank Russell Whittlesey was born on 28 August 1858 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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| 1881 | Marriage | He married Anna M. Gibbs in Menominee, Michigan on 5 October 1881. |
| 1884 | Birth of Child | His son, Charles White Whittlesey, was born on 20 January 1884 in Florence, Florence County, Wisconsin. |
| 1892 | Death of Parent | His father, Ebenezer Russell Whittlesey, died on 6 October 1892 in Danbury. |
| 1912 | Death of Parent | His mother, Ann Eliza White, died on 25 February 1912 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| 1921 | Death of Child | His son, Charles White Whittlesey, died on 21 November 1921. |
| 1933 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Anna M. Gibbs, died on 9 October 1933 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. |
| 1934 | Death | Frank Russell Whittlesey died on 23 June 1934 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. |
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Anna M. Gibbs
Female, #5166, Deceased, b. 20 July 1862, d. 9 October 1933
Biographical Details
| 1862 | Birth | Anna M. Gibbs was born on 20 July 1862 in Whitehall, Washington County, New York.
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| 1881 | Marriage | She married Frank Russell Whittlesey in Menominee, Michigan on 5 October 1881. |
| 1884 | Birth of Child | Her son, Charles White Whittlesey, was born on 20 January 1884 in Florence, Florence County, Wisconsin. |
| 1921 | Death of Child | Her son, Charles White Whittlesey, died on 21 November 1921. |
| 1933 | Death | She died on 9 October 1933 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. |
| 1934 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Frank Russell Whittlesey, died on 23 June 1934 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. |
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Charles White Whittlesey
Lt. Col. Charles Whittlesey
Male, #5167, Deceased, b. 20 January 1884, d. 21 November 1921
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| 1884 | Birth | Charles White Whittlesey was born on 20 January 1884 in Florence, Florence County, Wisconsin.
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| Occupation | Charles White Whittlesey was an attorney. |
| From 1917 to 1919 | Military | He served U.S. Army from 1917 to 1919. He commanded the Lost Battalion in the Meuse-Argonne in October 1918 for which he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on Deceember 2, 1918. |
| 1921 | Death | He died by committing suicide at sea on 21 November 1921. His body was never recovered. |
| 1922 | Memorial | A memorial stone was erected for him at the Pittsfield Cemetery in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts in 1922. |
| 1921/22 | Burial | He was buried in 1921/22 in Pittsfield Cemetery in Pittsfield. |
| 1933 | Death of Parent | His mother, Anna M. Gibbs, died on 9 October 1933 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. |
| 1934 | Death of Parent | His father, Frank Russell Whittlesey, died on 23 June 1934 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. |
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Louisa J. McNeil
Female, #5168, Deceased, b. 1846, d. 1879
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| 1846 | Birth | Louisa J. McNeil was born in 1846.
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| 1850 | Residence (family) | Alvin and Louisa lived with John Cullom McNeil and Elizabeth E. Teaples in Milam and Williamson District, Williamson County, Texas on 2 September 1850. |
| 1862 | Death of Parent | Her father, John Cullom McNeil, died on 15 August 1862 in Cherokee County, Texas. |
| 1864 | Marriage | Louisa J. McNeil married William Lorenzo Barnes in Cherokee County on 30 June 1864. |
| 1879 | Death | She died in 1879 in Bell County, Texas. |
| 1899 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, William Lorenzo Barnes, died in 1899 in Texas. |
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George McNeil
Male, #5169, Deceased, b. 1720, d. 7 June 1805
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| 1720 | Birth | George McNeil was born in 1720 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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| 1750 | Marriage | He married Mary Coats in Grayson County in 1750. |
| 1763 | Birth of Child | His son, James McNeil, was born in 1763 in St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. |
| 1780 | Military | George McNeil served in the revolutionary army in 1780 in North Carolina. He was with the Overmountain Men under Colonel Cleveland in the Revolutionary War and was at the Battle of Kings Mountain as a Chaplain. |
| 1782 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Mary Coats, died in 1782 in North, Orangeburg County, Colony of South Carolina. |
| 1784 | Death of Parent | His mother, Mary Hannah Parsons, died in 1784. |
| 1803 | Death of Parent | His father, Thomas McNeil, died on 4 March 1803 in Caswell County, North Carolina. |
| 1805 | Death | George McNeil died on 7 June 1805 in Parsonville, Wilkes County, North Carolina. |
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Mary Coats
Female, #5170, Deceased, b. 1722, d. 1782
Biographical Details
| 1722 | Birth | Mary Coats was born in 1722 in Watauga County, North Carolina.
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| 1750 | Marriage | She married George McNeil in Grayson County in 1750. |
| 1763 | Birth of Child | Her son, James McNeil, was born in 1763 in St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. |
| 1782 | Death | She died in 1782 in North, Orangeburg County, Colony of South Carolina. |
| 1805 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, George McNeil, died on 7 June 1805 in Parsonville, Wilkes County, North Carolina. |
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Thomas McNeil
Male, #5171, Deceased, b. 24 July 1699, d. 4 March 1803
Parents
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| 1699 | Birth | Thomas McNeil was born on 24 July 1699 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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| 1718 | Marriage | He married Mary Hannah Parsons in Glasgow Green, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1718. |
| 1720 | Birth of Child | His son, George McNeil, was born in 1720 in Glasgow, Scotland. |
| 1784 | Death of Spouse | His wife, Mary Hannah Parsons, died in 1784. |
| 1803 | Death | Thomas McNeil died on 4 March 1803 in Caswell County, North Carolina. |
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Mary Hannah Parsons
Female, #5172, Deceased, b. 1697, d. 1784
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| 1697 | Birth | Mary Hannah Parsons was born in 1697 in England.
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| 1718 | Marriage | She married Thomas McNeil in Glasgow Green, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1718. |
| 1720 | Birth of Child | Her son, George McNeil, was born in 1720 in Glasgow, Scotland. |
| 1784 | Death | She died in 1784. |
| 1803 | Death of Spouse | Her husband, Thomas McNeil, died on 4 March 1803 in Caswell County, North Carolina. |
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Jodie Lynn Bigelow
Female, #5174, Living
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Ronald Dalton Schmidt
Male, #5175, Living
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