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Absalom Higginbotham 1781–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1781

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 7 Jul 1866

Death Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Father: Benjamin Higginbotham

Mother: Hester Paxton

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Absalom Higginbotham was born in 1781 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of Benjamin Graves Higginbotham And Hester Paxton. Absalom Higginbotham passed away in 1866 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Absalom Higginbotham was born in 1781 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of Benjamin Graves Higginbotham And Hester Paxton.
  • Absalom Higginbotham passed away in 1866 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Absalom Higginbotham's Ancestors

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Absalom Higginbotham
1781–1866
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Parents
Benjamin Graves Higginbotham
1757–1810
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Hester Paxton
1825–1853
Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Aimsley) Higginbotham
1729–1791
Goochland Co now, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Reid) Graves
1733–1791
Essex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Graves
1679–1748
Ann Reynolds
1680–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Graves
1627–1691
Jane Maguffey
1650–1699

Absalom Higginbotham's Timeline

2 Records

1781
2 May 1781
Birth of Absalom Higginbotham in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1866
7 Jul 1866
Age 85
Death of Absalom Higginbotham in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1781
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1866
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

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