Willis Hubbard Shippee Sr. (1822 - 1901)

Born 12 May 1822 in Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Alma (Watkins) Shippee — married 23 Oct 1842 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Husband of Laura (Graves) Shippee — married 18 Nov 1861 in Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1901 at age 79 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Willis was born in 1822. He was the son of Robert Shippee and Annah Shippee.^[1]

He married Alma Watkins (1825 - ) on 23 Oct 1842 in Killingly, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.^[2]

1850 US Census

Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; Family Number 278:

Willis H Shippy 27, farmer, b. Foster RI.

Aline W Shippy 24, b. Sterling CT.

William H Shippy 6, b. Killingly CT.

Byron Shippy 2, b. Foster, RI.^[3]

His second marriage was to Laura A. Graves on 18 Nov 1861 in Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.^[4]

Military Service

William H Shippee

Enlistment Date: 4 Jan 1864

Enlistment Rank Private

Muster Date 4 Jan 1864

Muster Place Connecticut

Muster Company D

Muster Regiment 1st HA

Muster Regiment Type Artillery

Muster Information Enlisted

Rank Change Date 10 Jul 1865

Rank Change Rank Corpl

Muster Out Date 25 Sep 1865

Muster Out Place Washington, District of Columbia

Muster Out Information Mustered Out

Side of War Union

Survived War? Yes

Residence Place Killingly, Connecticut^[5]

1870 US Census

Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; Post Office West Killingly:

Willis H Shipper 48.

Laura Shipper 32.

Willis H Shipper 5.

Leonora L Shipper 3.

Lebbens Graves 57.

Evelina A Howlett 10^[6]

1880 US Census

Killingly, Windham, Connecticut:

Willis Shipper 58, b. RI, Stone Mason.

Laura A. Shipper 41.

Willis H. Shipper 15.

Lenora L. Shipper 12.

Hartwell Shipper 5.

Phebe Young, Grandmother, 85, Widowed, born RI.

Libbens Graves, Father-in-law, 67, widower, Works On Farm, born Connecticut.^[7]

1900 US Census

Hartwell B Shippee (vol 28, ed 515, sheet 21, line 55), white, born July 1874 in CT, age 25, resides in Killingly, Windham co. CT.

Ethel E Shippee, wife, born Jan 1877 in CT, age 23.

Willis Shippee, father, born May 1821 in RI, age 79.^[8]

He passed away on 27 Dec 1901.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11819404/willis_hubbard-shippee: accessed April 12, 2024), memorial page for Willis Hubbard Shippee Sr. (12 May 1822–27 Dec 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11819404, citing Westfield Cemetery, Danielson, Windham County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834).
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPST-L5ZX : Sun Mar 10 04:26:42 UTC 2024), Entry for Willis H Shippee and Henry Robinson, 23 October 1842.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M68B-TV3 : Fri Mar 08 12:33:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Willis H Shippy and Alma W Shippy, 1850.
4. ↑ "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK1J-L5N : 22 January 2020), Willis H. Shippee, 1861.
5. ↑ Connecticut: Record of Service of Men during War of Rebellion, Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN75-N2B : Tue Mar 05 10:04:40 UTC 2024), Entry for Willis H Shuppee and Laura Shuppee, 1870.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZQ-7S6 : Sat Mar 09 14:25:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Willis Shipper and Laura A. Shipper, 1880.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M97V-99W : Thu Apr 11 20:09:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Hartwell B Shippee and Ethel E Shippee, 1900.

• "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VV-95F : 22 January 2020), Willis H. Shippee in entry for Byron H. Shippee, 1870.
• "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK1J-GJG : 22 January 2020), Willis H. Shippee in entry for Charles W. Helme, 1880.
• "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK1J-Y86 : 22 January 2020), Willis H. Shippee in entry for Willis Hubbard Shippee, 1885.
• "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F76Y-76B : Fri Mar 08 17:55:21 UTC 2024), Entry for Willis H. Shippee, 27 December 1901.