Brief Life History of William Marion
When William Marion Heaslet Sr was born in 1740, in Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Heaslet, was 20 and his mother, Mary Ann McCracken, was 27. He married Margaret Mary Clark on 6 April 1762, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 4 January 1819, in Knox, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 79.
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Sources (4)
- William Haslett, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- William Marion Heaslet, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Haslett in entry for Mary Clarke, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
Spouse and Children
1740–1819 Male
1745–1828 Female
Children (7)
1767–1854 Female
1769–1860 Female
1773–1850 Male
1776–1828 Female
1780–1837 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1720–1760 Male
1713–1796 Female
Siblings (5)
1740–1819 Male
1747–1863 Male
1748– Female
1750– Male
1752– Male
World Events (7)
1750
Age 10
1776
Age 36
1776
Age 36
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Haseley (Warwickshire), Great or Little Haseley (Oxfordshire), or North Heasley in North Molton (Devon). The placenames derive from Old English hæsel ‘hazel’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Irish (Down and Louth): variant of Hazlett .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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