William Paddock

Brief Life History of William

When William Paddock was born on 15 February 1784, in Schaghticoke, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States, his father, Henrich Paddock, was 32 and his mother, Mary Shear, was 30. He married Deborah Fenton on 11 May 1806, in Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Wolcott, Wolcott, Wayne, New York, United States in 1860 and Huron, Wayne, New York, United States in 1870. He died on 4 February 1873, in Sodus Point, Wayne, New York, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Huron Evergreen Cemetery, Huron, Wayne, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Paddock
1784–1873
Deborah Fenton
1789–1863
Marriage: 11 May 1806
Jacob Fenton Paddock
1807–1889
Roxalana Paddock
1808–1892
Henry Paddock
1810–1855
William Riley Paddock
1812–1882
Levi Paddock
1818–1903
Alanson G Paddock
1822–1824
George Washington Paddock
1823–1908
Olive R Paddock
1826–1844
Caroline Mary Paddock
1833–1915
Emeline D Paddock
1835–1895

Sources (5)

  • William Paddock in household of Levi Paddock, "United States Census, 1870"
  • William Paddock, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
  • William Paddock, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1794

In 1794, the village was the site of the first European-American settlement in Sodus town. Before the American Revolution, the area for centuries was the territory of the Onondaga Nation.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English paddok(e) ‘toad, frog’ (Old English padde + uc).

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

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