William James WILSON

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17 July 1748 , Carskerdy, Fife, Scotland

Died

4 April 1821 , Rough Falls, Grayson, Kentucky, USA

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Born: 17 July 1748 in Carskerdy, Fife, Scotland

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William James married Elizabeth Lattimore CUMMINS 20 November 1769 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth Lattimore CUMMINS was born abt. 1752 in Scotland (United Kingdom). Elizabeth Lattimore died 21 April 1821 in Falls of Rough, Grayson, Kentucky, USA. Elizabeth Lattimore was the child of Moses CUMMINS and Winifred LATTIMORE.

William James WILSON died 4 April 1821 in Rough Falls, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.

son of William Wilson and Alison Landals

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William James WILSON married

Elizabeth Lattimore CUMMINS
Marriage date: 20 November 1769
Marriage place: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Lattimore CUMMINS was the child of Moses CUMMINS and Winifred LATTIMORE

Children of William James WILSON and Elizabeth Lattimore CUMMINS

George WILSON

Born: 30 December 1782, Stafford, Crown Colony of Virginia
Died: abt. 1855, Grayson, Kentucky, USA

Married: Eleanor Collins CRASK 1 September 1808

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Birth — 1748
17 July 1748
Carskerdy, Fife, Scotland

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1769 Marriage / Partner
William James WILSON and Elizabeth Lattimore CUMMINS 20 November 1769, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

He was 21 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
George WILSON was born 30 December 1782, Stafford, Virginia, USA

William James was 34 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)