William Marion Heaslet Sr

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 28. 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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Family Time Line

William Marion Heaslet Sr
1740–1819
Margaret Mary Clark
1745–1828
Marriage: 6 April 1762
Elizabeth Heaslet
1767–1854
Martha Heaslet
1776–1828
Mary Heaslet
1769–1860
William Marion Heaslet Jr
1773–1850
Benjamin Clark Heaslet Sr
1780–1837
Rachel Heaslet
1780–1850
George Washington Heaslet
1782–1867

Sources (5)

  • William Haslett, "Pennsylvania Civil Marriages, 1677-1950"
  • William Marion Heaslet, "Find A Grave Index"
  • William Haslett in entry for Mary Clarke, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"

World Events (7)

1750

Historical Boundaries 1750: Cumberland, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

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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