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William Berrit Powley

William Berrit Powley

Male 1778 - 1857  (79 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name William Berrit Powley  [1
    Birth 20 Nov 1778  Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 7 Mar 1779  Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Dec 1857  ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Cataraqui, Kingston, Frontenac Co, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 8 Siblings 
    Person ID I87390  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2000 

    Father Johann Jacob "Jacob" Powley,   b. 14 Oct 1744, Nederland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1814, Kingston Twp, Frontenac Co, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Annetje van Vorst,   b. Abt 1758, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1849, Frontenac Co, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1774  Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F35882  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • See notes for his mother which bear on whether the connection back to Jillis van Vorst, shown here as his grandfather, is correct.

      Loyalist Lineage's of Canada, Vol 2. gives 20 Nov 1775 as his birth date.

      On 26 Sep 1837 (Memorial #176) he bought from his older brother Francis Powley 200 ac L9, C6, Kingston Twp. He sold this property (Memorial #177) on 24 Aug 1850 to his son Simon Peter Powley.

  • Sources 
    1. [S370] Loyalist Lineages of Canada, (Toronto, UEL Association of Canada), Vol II, Part 2 p. 880 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S367] Schenectady Dutch Reformed Church register, (Schenectady, NY, USA).



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