~~ Edward Samuel Wilson ~~
MARRIAGE:
In 1758 Married Lucy Francis 1739-1835
CHILDREN:
Elizabeth
Joseph 1759
Lucy 1761-1819
Edward 1762-1843 Died: Milton, NY
Ebenezer 1763-1825
Rachel 1765-1846 Married: Jona Chandler
Samual "Uncle Sam" Wilson 1766-1854 Married: Betsey Mann
B. 1773
Nathaniel 1768-1854
William 1769
Aaron 1771
Infant Son 1772
Francis 1774
Andrew 1777-1841
Thomas 1778
Elizabeth 1780-1840 Married John T. Travis
RECORDS:
Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 about Edward Wilson
Name: Edward Wilson
Gender: Male
Spouse: Lucy Francis
Marriage Date: 23 Nov 1758
City: Cambridge
County: Middlesex
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0496864.
1800 United States Federal Census about Edward Wilson
Name: Edward Wilson
Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Mason, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 1
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 5
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about Edward Wilson
Name: Edward Wilson
SAR Membership: 52223
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1734
Birth Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Death Date: 17 Jun 1816
Death Place: Troy, New York
Spouse:
Lucy Francis
Children:
Joseph Wilson
Edward and Lucy Wilson's, son Samual, is a famous american icon.
Samuel Wilson (September 13, 1766 - July 31, 1854) was a meat-packer from Troy, New York, whose name is purportedly the source of the personification of the United States, known as "Uncle Sam".
Samuel was born in historic Arlington (known as Menotomy at the time), Massachusetts, his ancestors originally come from Greenock, Scotland. The Uncle Sam Memorial Statue marks a site near his birthplace. As a boy, he moved with his family to Mason, New Hampshire. In 1789, Samuel and his brother Ebeneezer moved to Troy, where they went into business. In 1797, Samuel married Betsey Mann of Mason and brought her back to Troy with him. They had four children and lived in a house on Ferry Street. Samuel Wilson died at the age of 87 in 1854 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, New York.
At the time of the War of 1812, Samuel Wilson was a prosperous middle-aged meat-packer in Troy. He obtained a contract to supply beef to the Army in its campaign further north, which he shipped in barrels. The barrels, being government property, were branded with the initials "U.S.", but the teamsters and soldiers would joke that the initials referred to "Uncle Sam", who supplied the product. Over time, it is believed, anything marked with the same initials (as much Army property was) also became linked with his name.
The 87th United States Congress adopted the following resolution on September 15, 1961: "Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Congress salutes Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, New York, as the progenitor of America's National symbol of Uncle Sam." Monuments mark his birthplace in Arlington, Massachusetts, and site of burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York. Another sign marks "The boyhood home of Sam" outside his second home in Mason, NH. The first use of the term in literature is seen in an 1816 allegorical book, The Adventures of Uncle Sam in Search After His Lost Honor by Frederick Augustus Fidfaddy, Esq., also in reference to the aforementioned Samuel Wilson.
MARRIAGE:
In 1758 Married Lucy Francis 1739-1835
CHILDREN:
Elizabeth
Joseph 1759
Lucy 1761-1819
Edward 1762-1843 Died: Milton, NY
Ebenezer 1763-1825
Rachel 1765-1846 Married: Jona Chandler
Samual "Uncle Sam" Wilson 1766-1854 Married: Betsey Mann
B. 1773
Nathaniel 1768-1854
William 1769
Aaron 1771
Infant Son 1772
Francis 1774
Andrew 1777-1841
Thomas 1778
Elizabeth 1780-1840 Married John T. Travis
RECORDS:
Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 about Edward Wilson
Name: Edward Wilson
Gender: Male
Spouse: Lucy Francis
Marriage Date: 23 Nov 1758
City: Cambridge
County: Middlesex
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0496864.
1800 United States Federal Census about Edward Wilson
Name: Edward Wilson
Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Mason, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 1
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 5
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about Edward Wilson
Name: Edward Wilson
SAR Membership: 52223
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1734
Birth Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Death Date: 17 Jun 1816
Death Place: Troy, New York
Spouse:
Lucy Francis
Children:
Joseph Wilson
Edward and Lucy Wilson's, son Samual, is a famous american icon.
Samuel Wilson (September 13, 1766 - July 31, 1854) was a meat-packer from Troy, New York, whose name is purportedly the source of the personification of the United States, known as "Uncle Sam".
Samuel was born in historic Arlington (known as Menotomy at the time), Massachusetts, his ancestors originally come from Greenock, Scotland. The Uncle Sam Memorial Statue marks a site near his birthplace. As a boy, he moved with his family to Mason, New Hampshire. In 1789, Samuel and his brother Ebeneezer moved to Troy, where they went into business. In 1797, Samuel married Betsey Mann of Mason and brought her back to Troy with him. They had four children and lived in a house on Ferry Street. Samuel Wilson died at the age of 87 in 1854 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, New York.
At the time of the War of 1812, Samuel Wilson was a prosperous middle-aged meat-packer in Troy. He obtained a contract to supply beef to the Army in its campaign further north, which he shipped in barrels. The barrels, being government property, were branded with the initials "U.S.", but the teamsters and soldiers would joke that the initials referred to "Uncle Sam", who supplied the product. Over time, it is believed, anything marked with the same initials (as much Army property was) also became linked with his name.
The 87th United States Congress adopted the following resolution on September 15, 1961: "Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Congress salutes Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, New York, as the progenitor of America's National symbol of Uncle Sam." Monuments mark his birthplace in Arlington, Massachusetts, and site of burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York. Another sign marks "The boyhood home of Sam" outside his second home in Mason, NH. The first use of the term in literature is seen in an 1816 allegorical book, The Adventures of Uncle Sam in Search After His Lost Honor by Frederick Augustus Fidfaddy, Esq., also in reference to the aforementioned Samuel Wilson.
~~ Edward Samuel Wilson ~~
MARRIAGE:
In 1758 Married Lucy Francis 1739-1835
CHILDREN:
Elizabeth
Joseph 1759
Lucy 1761-1819
Edward 1762-1843 Died: Milton, NY
Ebenezer 1763-1825
Rachel 1765-1846 Married: Jona Chandler
Samual "Uncle Sam" Wilson 1766-1854 Married: Betsey Mann
B. 1773
Nathaniel 1768-1854
William 1769
Aaron 1771
Infant Son 1772
Francis 1774
Andrew 1777-1841
Thomas 1778
Elizabeth 1780-1840 Married John T. Travis
RECORDS:
Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 about Edward Wilson
Name: Edward Wilson
Gender: Male
Spouse: Lucy Francis
Marriage Date: 23 Nov 1758
City: Cambridge
County: Middlesex
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0496864.
1800 United States Federal Census about Edward Wilson
Name: Edward Wilson
Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Mason, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 1
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 5
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about Edward Wilson
Name: Edward Wilson
SAR Membership: 52223
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1734
Birth Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Death Date: 17 Jun 1816
Death Place: Troy, New York
Spouse:
Lucy Francis
Children:
Joseph Wilson
Edward and Lucy Wilson's, son Samual, is a famous american icon.
Samuel Wilson (September 13, 1766 - July 31, 1854) was a meat-packer from Troy, New York, whose name is purportedly the source of the personification of the United States, known as "Uncle Sam".
Samuel was born in historic Arlington (known as Menotomy at the time), Massachusetts, his ancestors originally come from Greenock, Scotland. The Uncle Sam Memorial Statue marks a site near his birthplace. As a boy, he moved with his family to Mason, New Hampshire. In 1789, Samuel and his brother Ebeneezer moved to Troy, where they went into business. In 1797, Samuel married Betsey Mann of Mason and brought her back to Troy with him. They had four children and lived in a house on Ferry Street. Samuel Wilson died at the age of 87 in 1854 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, New York.
At the time of the War of 1812, Samuel Wilson was a prosperous middle-aged meat-packer in Troy. He obtained a contract to supply beef to the Army in its campaign further north, which he shipped in barrels. The barrels, being government property, were branded with the initials "U.S.", but the teamsters and soldiers would joke that the initials referred to "Uncle Sam", who supplied the product. Over time, it is believed, anything marked with the same initials (as much Army property was) also became linked with his name.
The 87th United States Congress adopted the following resolution on September 15, 1961: "Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Congress salutes Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, New York, as the progenitor of America's National symbol of Uncle Sam." Monuments mark his birthplace in Arlington, Massachusetts, and site of burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York. Another sign marks "The boyhood home of Sam" outside his second home in Mason, NH. The first use of the term in literature is seen in an 1816 allegorical book, The Adventures of Uncle Sam in Search After His Lost Honor by Frederick Augustus Fidfaddy, Esq., also in reference to the aforementioned Samuel Wilson.
MARRIAGE:
In 1758 Married Lucy Francis 1739-1835
CHILDREN:
Elizabeth
Joseph 1759
Lucy 1761-1819
Edward 1762-1843 Died: Milton, NY
Ebenezer 1763-1825
Rachel 1765-1846 Married: Jona Chandler
Samual "Uncle Sam" Wilson 1766-1854 Married: Betsey Mann
B. 1773
Nathaniel 1768-1854
William 1769
Aaron 1771
Infant Son 1772
Francis 1774
Andrew 1777-1841
Thomas 1778
Elizabeth 1780-1840 Married John T. Travis
RECORDS:
Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 about Edward Wilson
Name: Edward Wilson
Gender: Male
Spouse: Lucy Francis
Marriage Date: 23 Nov 1758
City: Cambridge
County: Middlesex
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0496864.
1800 United States Federal Census about Edward Wilson
Name: Edward Wilson
Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Mason, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 1
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 5
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about Edward Wilson
Name: Edward Wilson
SAR Membership: 52223
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1734
Birth Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Death Date: 17 Jun 1816
Death Place: Troy, New York
Spouse:
Lucy Francis
Children:
Joseph Wilson
Edward and Lucy Wilson's, son Samual, is a famous american icon.
Samuel Wilson (September 13, 1766 - July 31, 1854) was a meat-packer from Troy, New York, whose name is purportedly the source of the personification of the United States, known as "Uncle Sam".
Samuel was born in historic Arlington (known as Menotomy at the time), Massachusetts, his ancestors originally come from Greenock, Scotland. The Uncle Sam Memorial Statue marks a site near his birthplace. As a boy, he moved with his family to Mason, New Hampshire. In 1789, Samuel and his brother Ebeneezer moved to Troy, where they went into business. In 1797, Samuel married Betsey Mann of Mason and brought her back to Troy with him. They had four children and lived in a house on Ferry Street. Samuel Wilson died at the age of 87 in 1854 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, New York.
At the time of the War of 1812, Samuel Wilson was a prosperous middle-aged meat-packer in Troy. He obtained a contract to supply beef to the Army in its campaign further north, which he shipped in barrels. The barrels, being government property, were branded with the initials "U.S.", but the teamsters and soldiers would joke that the initials referred to "Uncle Sam", who supplied the product. Over time, it is believed, anything marked with the same initials (as much Army property was) also became linked with his name.
The 87th United States Congress adopted the following resolution on September 15, 1961: "Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Congress salutes Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, New York, as the progenitor of America's National symbol of Uncle Sam." Monuments mark his birthplace in Arlington, Massachusetts, and site of burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York. Another sign marks "The boyhood home of Sam" outside his second home in Mason, NH. The first use of the term in literature is seen in an 1816 allegorical book, The Adventures of Uncle Sam in Search After His Lost Honor by Frederick Augustus Fidfaddy, Esq., also in reference to the aforementioned Samuel Wilson.
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