Benjamin WILLIS, Sr

Male Abt 1800 - Abt 1875  (75 years)


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  • Name Benjamin WILLIS  [1, 2, 3
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth Abt 1800  New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Living in Sparta, Sussex Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 1850  [4
    Carpenter 
    Census 1860  Living in Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 1860  [5
    Laborer 
    Census 1870  Living in Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 1870  [6
    Laborer 
    Death Abt 1875  New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Person ID I61988  Main Tree
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2020 

    Father Jacob WILLIS,   b. 1769, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1842, Jefferson Twp., Morris County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Phebe Elizabeth HEWLETT,   b. 1776, Jefferson Twp., Morris County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Sep 1850, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 74 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F04978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary OAKLEY,   b. Abt 1800, Morris County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1850, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1821  [3
    Children 
     1. Aaron WILLIS,   b. 18 Nov 1821, Stockholm, Sussex Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Mar 1900, Stockholm, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Birth]
    +2. William E. WILLIS,   b. 1823, Morris County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +3. Mary Elizabeth WILLIS,   b. 1826, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880 (Age 55 years)  [Birth]
     4. Nancy WILLIS,   b. 1827, Morris County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     5. Benjamin WILLIS, Jr.,   b. 1830, Morris County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +6. Sarah Ann WILLIS,   b. 30 Mar 1834, Morris County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Dec 1911, Hardyston, Sussex Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Birth]
    +7. Catherine WILLIS,   b. 1837, Morris County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870 (Age 34 years)  [Birth]
    +8. Phebe Jane WILLIS,   b. Nov 1836, Morris County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1915, Sussex County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Birth]
     9. Ellen D. WILLIS,   b. 1842, Morris County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F04987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2019 

    Family 2 Sarah SPOONER,   b. Abt 1820, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870 (Age 51 years) 
    Children 
     1. Eliza WILLIS,   b. 12 Sep 1855, Sparta, Sussex Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1860 (Age 4 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F04969  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Living in Sparta, Sussex Co., New Jersey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Living in Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Living in Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S02177] dohm2.FBK.FTW.
      Date of Import: Oct 1, 2000

    2. [S02538] JacobWillis from V Cathryn Young.ftw.
      Date of Import: Oct 8, 2000

    3. [S10375] Descendants of Aaron Willis by Jim Kays.

    4. [S00216] 1850 Census Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey.

    5. [S00302] 1860 Census Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey.

    6. [S00450] 1870 Census Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey.