Daniel Wilson

Brief Life History of Daniel

When Daniel Wilson was born on 21 January 1736, in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Thomas Willson, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Brooks, was 29. He married Sarah Whitlock on 27 February 1760, in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 29 April 1774, in Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 38.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Wilson
1736–1774
Sarah Whitlock
1740–
Marriage: 27 February 1760
Hannah Wilson
1760–
Susannah Wilson
1761–1843
Thaddeus C Wilson
1763–1819
Sarah Wilson
1767–

Sources (14)

  • Daniel Willson, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Daniel Wilson, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
  • Daniel in entry for Hannah Wilson, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

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

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