Brief Life History of William
When William Killey was born about 1766, in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Isaac Killey Sr, was 37 and his mother, Judith Sherman, was 35. He married Amy Phillips on 28 April 1786, in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Ontario, New York, United States in 1820. He died on 25 December 1825, in Macedon, Wayne, New York, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Wayne, New York, United States.
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- Willis Kelley, "United States Census, 1820"
- Willis Kelley, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Willis Kelley, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
Irish and Manx: perhaps a variant of Irish Kiely or Kelly 1; or McGill or an abbreviation of a surname originally beginning Mac Giolla. Alternatively, the name may be habitational or topographic.
English: variant of Kelly 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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