William was born in 1789 in New Jersey. William Sturgis (surname also seen as Sturges) later lived in Cato, Cayuga, New York.
He may have married twice:
Martha Carrow is linked above, but the only record found is an Ancestry family tree. She may have died before 1850.
Later census records 1850 through 1860 show a wife Margaret.
He passed away about 1858 - 1860. He appears in the 1860 census. [1]
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