Ezra P. WilkesAge: 73 years1805–1878
- Name
- Ezra P. Wilkes
- Given names
- Ezra P.
- Surname
- Wilkes
| Birth | May 29, 1805 40 39 |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Matthew Wilkes January 26, 1813 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a mother | Tirzah Peck January 29, 1813 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Ezra Peck February 17, 1826 (Age 20 years) |
| Marriage | Luna Leonard — View this family April 8, 1829 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Jane Wilkes June 15, 1831 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Jane Wilkes 1832 (Age 26 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Matthew Wilkes — Hannah Keeler — View this family 1833 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Betsey E. Wilkes September 30, 1834 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Betsey E. Wilkes 1835 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | John L. Wilkes July 12, 1837 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a son | John L. Wilkes 1838 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Hannah A. Wilkes October 5, 1839 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | George W. Wilkes October 10, 1846 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a son | George W. Wilkes 1847 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a wife | Luna Leonard 1849 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | Matthew Wilkes July 21, 1854 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Joyce Porter — Hannah A. Wilkes — View this family November 27, 1858 (Age 53 years) |
| Death | October 1, 1878 (Age 73 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Matthew Wilkes Birth: July 1, 1764 35 33 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: July 21, 1854 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| mother |
Tirzah Peck Birth: September 16, 1765 19 20 — Fairfield, CT Death: January 29, 1813 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: October 8, 1783 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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9 months elder sister |
Betsey Wilkes Birth: July 17, 1784 20 18 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1785 — CT |
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19 months elder sister |
Mary Wilkes Birth: February 12, 1786 21 20 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: March 9, 1787 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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3 years elder sister |
Rachel Wilkes Birth: August 23, 1788 24 22 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1789 — CT |
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3 years elder brother |
James Wilkes Birth: July 9, 1791 27 25 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1792 — CT |
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14 years himself |
Ezra P. Wilkes Birth: May 29, 1805 40 39 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: October 1, 1878 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| Father’s family with Hannah Keeler |
| father |
Matthew Wilkes Birth: July 1, 1764 35 33 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: July 21, 1854 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| step-mother |
Hannah Keeler Birth: 1762 Death: 1836 |
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Marriage: 1833 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| Family with Luna Leonard |
| himself |
Ezra P. Wilkes Birth: May 29, 1805 40 39 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: October 1, 1878 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| wife |
Luna Leonard Birth: April 29, 1811 54 44 — Kent, Litchfield, CT Death: 1849 — CT |
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Marriage: April 8, 1829 — Kent, Litchfield, CT |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Jane Wilkes Birth: June 15, 1831 26 20 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1832 — CT |
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3 years daughter |
Betsey E. Wilkes Birth: September 30, 1834 29 23 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1835 — CT |
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3 years son |
John L. Wilkes Birth: July 12, 1837 32 26 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1838 — CT |
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2 years daughter |
Hannah A. Wilkes Birth: October 5, 1839 34 28 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: March 17, 1922 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT |
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7 years son |
George W. Wilkes Birth: October 10, 1846 41 35 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1847 — CT |
- Generation 1
Ezra P. Wilkes, son of Matthew Wilkes and Tirzah Peck, was born on May 29, 1805 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died on October 1, 1878 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 73. He married Luna Leonard, daughter of Silas Leonard and Hannah Hawley, on April 8, 1829 in Kent, Litchfield, CT. She was born on April 29, 1811 in Kent, Litchfield, CT and died in 1849 in CT at the age of 37.
Children of Ezra P. Wilkes and Luna Leonard:
- Mary Jane Wilkes (1831–1832)
- Betsey E. Wilkes (1834–1835)
- John L. Wilkes (1837–1838)
- Hannah A. Wilkes (1839–1922)
- George W. Wilkes (1846–1847)
- Generation 2back to top
Hannah A. Wilkes, daughter of Ezra P. Wilkes and Luna Leonard, was born on October 5, 1839 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died on March 17, 1922 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT at the age of 82. She married Charles Joyce Porter, son of Lyman Porter and Mary Polly Joyce, on November 27, 1858 in Kent, Litchfield, CT. He was born on August 21, 1835 in New Milford, Litchfield, CT and died on October 26, 1908 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT at the age of 73.
Children of Hannah A. Wilkes and Charles Joyce Porter:
- Franklin Wilkes Porter (1860–1877)
- Theodore S. Porter (1861–1882)
- George Augustus Porter (1864–1895)
- Louis J. Porter (1868–1885)
- John L. Porter (1876–1893)
- Generation 3back to top
Franklin Wilkes Porter, son of Charles Joyce Porter and Hannah A. Wilkes, was born on January 5, 1860 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT and died in 1877 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 16. He married 2 times. The first time he married Minnie S. Ryan in 1877. She was born in 1856 and died in 1877 at the age of 21. The second time he married Catherine (Kate) Adeline Lawrence, daughter of William H. Lawrence and Mary Jane Fairchild, on June 5, 1884 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT. She was born on July 7, 1864 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT and died on March 17, 1932 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT at the age of 67.
Children of Franklin Wilkes Porter and Catherine (Kate) Adeline Lawrence:
- Ina Belle Porter (1887–1974)
- Frederick L. Porter (1892–1893)
Theodore S. Porter, son of Charles Joyce Porter and Hannah A. Wilkes, was born on December 4, 1861 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT and died in 1882 in CT at the age of 20. He married Sarah H. Porter in 1878. She was born in 1857 and died in 1882 at the age of 25.
Children of Theodore S. Porter and Sarah H. Porter:
- Charles W. Porter (1882–1888)
- Theodore A. Porter (1882–1888)
George Augustus Porter, son of Charles Joyce Porter and Hannah A. Wilkes, was born on May 21, 1864 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT and died in 1895 in CT at the age of 30. He married Grace Leonard in 1887 in Fairfield, CT. She was born in 1849 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, CT and died in 1894 at the age of 45.
Children of George Augustus Porter and Grace Leonard:
- Earl Porter (1891–1892)
John L. Porter, son of Charles Joyce Porter and Hannah A. Wilkes, was born on August 13, 1876 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT and died in 1893 in CT at the age of 16. He married Clara Curtis in 1893 in Fairfield, CT. She was born in 1872 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT and died in 1893 at the age of 21.
| Shared note | !From death certificate of Hannah A.(Wilkes) Porter; See post from Dorothea Griebel, 5/9/91; !Death Record from Danbury, Ct. Cause of death: Typhoid Fever 10/21/91 in file; 1860 Census, Occupation: Farmer; 1870 Census, Occupation: Farmer; |