Richard Bennett Wilcox

Brief Life History of Richard Bennett

When Richard Bennett Wilcox was born on 3 March 1800, in Minisink, Orange, New York, United States, his father, Hezekiah Wilcox, was 30 and his mother, Mahala Wilbore Wilcox, was 24. He married Ann Elizabeth Lewis in 1820, in Canton, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States in 1830. He died on 7 January 1841, in Burlington, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 40.

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Family Time Line

Richard Bennett Wilcox
1800–1841
Ann Elizabeth Lewis
1800–
Marriage: 1820
Oliver Lewis Wilcox
1821–1906
Robert B. Wilcox
1825–1856
Mary Jane Wilcox
1822–
Eunice Wilcox
1826–
Margaretta Wilcox
1827–
Gail Smith Wilcox
1829–1920
Lucinda Wilcox
1830–1910

Sources (7)

  • Richard Willcox, "United States Census, 1830"
  • Richard Wilcox in entry for Oliver L. Wilcox and Diana Harris, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • Richard Wilcox, "United States Census, 1820"

World Events (7)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1810

Historical Boundaries 1810: Ontario, Pennsylvania, United States 1812: Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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