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Friendsville Cemetery, Friendsville, Wabash County IL

[Samuel] Coles Besly

  [Samuel] Coles Besly     Born: 3 Jun 1780    Died: 25 Mar 1845    Plot:
War of 1812
Where born: New Castle - Westchester Co NY
Where died: Wabash
Son of: Oliver Besly (22 Sep 1744 NY-22 Dec 1835 NY; Rev War Vet) & Elethere Chessman (14 Feb 1746 Queens NY-22 Dec 1810 NY)
Married: Feb 1804 NY Elizabeth Boggs*
Lived at: 1810 Ulster NY 2 Apr 1821 Edwards Co IL 1830-40 Wabash
Children:
- John (28 Oct 1803 NY-1804 NY)
- James Philip* (17 Dec 1804)
- William (18 Nov 1806 NY-12 Sep 1855 buried Rose Hill Cemetery m: Hester Smith)
- Catherine Alethea (22 Dec 1808 NY-17 Jan 1881 Monticello-Piatt Co IL m: 1840 Herman Stone)
- Susanna H (1 Nov 1811 NY-9 May 1886 Ingraham - Clay Co IL m: 1820 James Barney)
- Eliza (13 Sep 1813-22 Apr 1875 Clay Co IL m: John Ingraham)
- Rachael (21 Aug 1816 NY-by 1820)
- Amelia (15 Jul 1818/9 Wabash-after 1880 OR? m: ? Webber); question: did he m2: 30 Jun 1844 Mary Tarpley?

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