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Alexander Westfall Anthony 1830–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1830

Birth Location: Meigs County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 9 Mar 1889

Death Location: Victoria, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Jonathan Anthony

Mother: Sarah Westfall

Spouse(s): Sophia Anthony

Children(s): George Anthony

The story of Alexander Westfall Anthony began in 1830 in Meigs County, Ohio, USA. Alexander Westfall Anthony married Sophia A Essex Anthony, and had children including George Sheridan Anthony. Alexander Westfall Anthony passed away in 1889 in Victoria, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Westfall Anthony began in 1830 in Meigs County, Ohio, USA.
  • Alexander Westfall Anthony married Sophia A Essex Anthony, and had children including George Sheridan Anthony.
  • Alexander Westfall Anthony passed away in 1889 in Victoria, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Anthony's Ancestors

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Alexander Anthony
1830–1889
Birth Place: Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Jonathan Anthony
1807–1847
Jackson, Jackson, Ohio, United States
Sarah Westfall
1808–1884
Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
George ANTHONY
1762–1833
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States
Catherine (Susan) Piper
1765–1832
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Alexander ("Eleck") Westfall
1784–1862
Mill Creek, Randolph, West Virginia, United States
Priscilla Barnes
1786–1874
Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Anthony
1742–1832
Mary Dewitt
1732–1813
Henry Piper
1747–1833
Susannah MORSE
1709–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andreas DeWITT
1695–1765
Elizabeth Esseling
1700–1770

Alexander Anthony's Descendants

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Alexander (Westfall) Anthony (1830–9 Mar 1889) m. Sophia (A Essex) Anthony (15 March 1844–July 1891)
  1. 1. George (Sheridan) Anthony 1876–1966 m. Anna (Melissa) Baney\Banay\Bany 1873–1944
    1. 1. Marie Thompson 1904–2004 m. Theodore (Olaf) Thompson 1897–1986
      1. 1. Theodore Thompson 1924–1991 m. Kathleen (Annabelle) Thompson 1921–2009

Alexander Anthony's Timeline

2 Records

1830
1830
Birth of Alexander Westfall Anthony in Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Meigs County, Ohio, USA
1889
9 Mar 1889
Age 59
Death of Alexander Westfall Anthony in Soperville Knox County Illinois, USA
Soperville Knox County Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Meigs County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Soperville Knox County Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Victoria, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America

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