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Fansilla <I>VanVorhees</I> Wheaton

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Fansilla VanVorhees Wheaton

Birth
Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
20 Oct 1888 (aged 71)
Prattsburgh, Steuben County, New York, USA
Burial
North Cohocton, Steuben County, New York, USA Add to Map
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There are numerous spelling variations for the surname VanVoorhees (Vorhees, Voorhies, Voorhees, Voorhis, VanVoorhis, etc.)

Fansilla (Fannie) came by wagon from Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania with her father, Isaac VanVoorhees and mother Elizabeth (Benaway), and four siblings.

Her siblings were:

John (b. 1822, married Almira ?
Richard (b. 1825, married Sally ?
Daniel (b 7 Oct 1828, married Sarah Crill
A sister (name unknown).

Fannie's sister had tuberculosis and died a few days after the arrival of the family in Steuben County, NY. Her mother died a few years later.

Fannie VanVoorhees married Samuel Wheaton sometime before 1838. She raised her two youngest brothers along with her own children.

The known children of Fansilla and Samuel J. Wheaton were:

1. Elizabeth, married Charles Hoag.
2. George,(Emma Mattice) b. 25 Jun 1841
3. Isaac Voorhies, (Catherine Ferris) b. 28 May 1844
4. Wesley E., (Kate Lyon) b. 21 Jun 1850
5. Eugene, (Estella Sisson) b. 15 May 1853
6. Laura, b. 1859
There are numerous spelling variations for the surname VanVoorhees (Vorhees, Voorhies, Voorhees, Voorhis, VanVoorhis, etc.)

Fansilla (Fannie) came by wagon from Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania with her father, Isaac VanVoorhees and mother Elizabeth (Benaway), and four siblings.

Her siblings were:

John (b. 1822, married Almira ?
Richard (b. 1825, married Sally ?
Daniel (b 7 Oct 1828, married Sarah Crill
A sister (name unknown).

Fannie's sister had tuberculosis and died a few days after the arrival of the family in Steuben County, NY. Her mother died a few years later.

Fannie VanVoorhees married Samuel Wheaton sometime before 1838. She raised her two youngest brothers along with her own children.

The known children of Fansilla and Samuel J. Wheaton were:

1. Elizabeth, married Charles Hoag.
2. George,(Emma Mattice) b. 25 Jun 1841
3. Isaac Voorhies, (Catherine Ferris) b. 28 May 1844
4. Wesley E., (Kate Lyon) b. 21 Jun 1850
5. Eugene, (Estella Sisson) b. 15 May 1853
6. Laura, b. 1859


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  • Created by: Lisa Gibaud
  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40078491/fansilla-wheaton: accessed ), memorial page for Fansilla VanVorhees Wheaton (10 Feb 1817–20 Oct 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40078491, citing Clearview Cemetery, North Cohocton, Steuben County, New York, USA; Maintained by Lisa Gibaud (contributor 35201065).