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The life of John Wicks
Biography
John Wicks made his living at sea before settling inland in New York. A 1912 history of Oneida County describes him as a ship captain and owner who traded with the West Indies, the Caribbean island region, in partnership with Comfort and Constant Sands. It recounts how he survived a shipwreck and spent a period stranded on an island.
He was born around 1763–64, a son of Edward Wick and Phebe [surname unknown] Wick in the family reconstruction. His wife was Sarah Bartlett Wicks, and their son was Edward Bartlett Wicks.
In 1800, John moved to Paris Hill in central New York and bought a farm of several hundred acres. The family chronology places his death in 1836.
His recorded burial association is Hillcrest Cemetery at Paris, New York.
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Children with Sarah Bartlett Wicks
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- Migration And Farm Purchase
Moved to Paris Hill in central New York and bought a farm of several hundred acres, according to the Oneida County history.
Paris, Oneida County, New York
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Probable early married household — North Guilford, Guilford, Connecticut.
North Guilford, Guilford, Connecticut
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Shipowner and trading voyages — West Indies / Caribbean region.
West Indies / Caribbean region, Ayiti
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Probable death locality — Paris, Oneida County, New York.
Paris, Oneida County, New York
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Burial — Hillcrest Cemetery, Paris, Oneida County, New York.
Hillcrest Cemetery, Paris, Oneida County, New York
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John Wicks (1763–1836)
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- Canonical PROD, revision 116
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