Eunice Wicks

6th great-grandparent – 1 of 256 254 in this generation

(1758-1833)

Eunice was born in 1758 in Commack, New York, the daughter of Azariah Wicks and Anna Whitman (or Whitmore).

At the age of 18, Eunice Wicks married her first cousin, John Wicks, in East Northport, New York, on 5 January 1776.

When Eunice was 24, her son, Selah, was born on November 8, 1782, in Smithtown, New York. Presumably they had other children as well.

Eunice’s son, Selah, passed away on 11 November 1811, in Islip, New York, at the age of 29. Eunice was 53.

After 46 years of marriage, her husband, John, passed away on March 9, 1822, in Commack at the age of 77. Eunice outlived him by 11 years. She died on 17 January 1833 in Commack and was buried in the Wicks Family Cemetery, Commack. Click here to view her record on findagrave.com.