John WILBUR

Male 1784 - 1851  (66 years)


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  • Name John WILBUR  [1, 2, 3
    • Historical Sketches of the Town of Portland -

      Wilbur, John

      Came to Portland from Chenango County, this state, in 1826. He never owned real estate in town. He m. for a second wife Mary B. Flint, sister of Henry Flint of this town. He removed from Portland to Elgin, Illinois and died there. Mrs. W., is still living there. His son John m. Alma, dau. of Wm. Dunham, an early settler. NOTE: They were m. Feb 1826, according to Fredonia Censor dated 2-17-1826, a Mary Wilbur died on 15 or 22 Aug 1825 in Portland, wife of Capt. John Wilbur, ae 37. - Fredonia Censor 24 Aug 1825 - Perhaps his 1st wife?
    Birth 4 Mar 1784  Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 Mar 1851  Elgin, Kane County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I61289  Main Tree
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2013 

    Father John WILBUR,   b. 30 Aug 1760, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1807 (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Mary BARBER,   b. 27 May 1762, Hopkinton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 30 Dec 1780  [6
    Family ID F28731  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary MORGAN,   b. abt. 1788   d. 15-22 Aug 1825, Portland County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mary P. WILBER,   b. 22 Apr 1808, Brookfield, Madison Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1888, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Joshua Morgan WILBER,   b. abt. 1815/16, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1888, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +3. Lorenzo D. WILBER,   b. abt. Sep 1817, Brookfield, Madison County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1882, Elgin, Kane Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     4. Oliva M. WILBUR,   b. 07 Jan 1820, Chautauqua County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1906, Winnebago County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Birth]
     5. Sophia WILBER,   b. New York Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Cordelia A. WILBER,   b. abt. 1802, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. aft. 1880 (Age 79 years)
    +7. Harriet WILBER,   b. abt. 1822, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
    Family ID F05595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2018 

    Family 2 Mary B. FLINT,   b. 23 Apr 1807, Brownsville, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1876, Geneva, Kane County, Illinos Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage Feb 1826  Portland, Chautauqua County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
    +1. George D. WILBER,   b. abt. 1829, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1897, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    +2. Emily J. WILBER,   b. Dec 1833, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1917, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +3. Julia WILBER,   b. Nov 1829, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1914, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F26626  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2012 

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S01970] City of Elgin, Kane Co., Ill Death Records.

    2. [S02123] Death Certificate for Oliva Wilbur/Padelford/Dike.

    3. [S01853] Autobiographies Of Fox Valley Pioneers by Elgin Genealogical Society.

    4. [S4833] Record of Death for John Wilbur.

    5. [S4525] James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850 Vol. 5 Westerly .

    6. [S03490] John Reid Wilbor, Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, "The Wildbores In America" A Family Tree , ( 1933).

    7. [S4829] John P. Downs and Fenwick Y. Hedley, "History of Chautauqua County, New York and Its People" Vol. III, (American Historical Society, Inc. - 1921).