Richard I Woolsey 1831 - 1860
RICHARD I WOOLSEY (DAVID WILLIAM9, RICHARD I8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM II6, WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, GEORGE "JORIS"3, GEORGE SR2 WILLIAM1) was born April 10, 1831 in NY - Milton, Ulster, and died March 10, 1860 in NY - Ulster County.
CORR:
2007 January from Wilford Whitaker:
Richard I. (J.?) Woolsey was born on 10 Apr 1831 in of Milton, Ulster, New York. He died on 10 Mar 1860 in , Ulster, New York. He was buried in Lattington Ground Cemetery. Richard I. Woolsey left New York State just before the 1850 Census and died in New York just before the 1860 Census, so he appears in neither census. He wrote letters home to his mother and father while he was in the California Gold fields. Wilford Whitaker has copies of these letters. He was the son of David William Woolsey and Lucy Todd Meech.
HIST:
THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MARLBOROUGH, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK. ILLUSTRATED. POUGHKEEPSIE
by Charles H Cochrane
1887. p. 171 The Woolsey Family. William and John Woolsey were brought up in Dutchess County, but came to Marlborough some time prior to 1763. John Woolsey's name appears among the contributors to the fund raised in 1763 to build the Presbyterian Church in Marlborough. William Woolsey was an ensign in the Continental army. He left a son, Richard I., who md Chlorine Woolsey, his cousin. Their children were: David Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey and John Woolsey, who all lived and died in this town. David md Lucy T. Meech, of Westfield, Mass. Their children were: George, William , Richard, C. Meech, Mary, Ellen. William and Richard lived in Milton, but are now dead. Mary md John Atkins and went to Cornwall where she died. Ellen is the wife of Ira Wood and lives in Cornwall. C. Meech is a lawyer, living in Milton. He has been honored with many public positions, from justice of the peace to the state legislature. At present he represents the town in the Board of Supervisors. [Richard Woolsey, of Marlborough, ancestor of Peter V. L. Purdy, John Ed. Woolsey, Mrs. John Lawson and others, is thought to have been a brother or cousin of William and John Woolsey.] William Woolsey (2) md a cousin Chlorine Woolsey, and settled in Jersey City, and had children: David, Thomas, John and Electa.
HIST: Cochrane, Charles H. "The History of the Town of Marlborough, Ulster County, New York. W. F. Boshart. 1887. Illustrated. p. 171-2.
BIBLE:
The NYG&B Society Library WOOLSEY
Misc. papers of W. Herbert Wood. "The David W. [Woolsey] and Lucy Todd Meech Bible"
GENE: Woolsey, Robert M. THE WOOLSEY FAMILY --- A Genealogy in the form of annotated Family Charts. 1936- 1969. 2-175 B.
R.J. WOOLSEY letters to his parents, 1850-1854.
Woolsey, R. J. for Yale University Thirteen ALS written by R. J. Woolsey while living in San Francisco, California, to his father, possibly David W. Woolsey, and mother. Letters concern his impressions of California and San Francisco; ... ...
Haven CTYAFKW1192-A (CtY)notisFKW1192 Woolsey R J RJ Woolsey letters to his parents 1850-1854
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R.J. Woolsey letters to his parents, 1850-1854.
Woolsey, R. J.
R.J. Woolsey letters to his parents, 1850-1854.
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Notes and Summaries: Thirteen ALS written by R. J. Woolsey while living in San Francisco, California, to his father, possibly David W. Woolsey, and mother. Letters concern his impressions of California and San Francisco; Woolsey also refers to family news received from his parents, and he briefly discusses his work as a shipyard laborer, sailor, and gold miner. The letters are accompanied by typed transcripts. Preferred Citation: R.J. Woolsey Letters to His Parents. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare
Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
This collection covers: Woolsey, David.
Woolsey, R. J.
California - Description and travel.
California - Commerce.
California - Gold discoveries.
San Francisco (Calif.)
RLG Union Catalog Record ID: CTYAFKW1192-A
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