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Amanda Broughton 1855–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1855

Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Bef. 1884

Death Location: Knox County, Kentucky

Father: Joseph Broughton

Mother: Nancy Hignite

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In 1855, Amanda Broughton entered the world in Knox, Kentucky, USA, born to Joseph W Broughton And Nancy Hignite. Amanda Broughton passed away in 1884 in Knox County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Amanda Broughton entered the world in Knox, Kentucky, USA, born to Joseph W Broughton And Nancy Hignite.
  • Amanda Broughton passed away in 1884 in Knox County, Kentucky.

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Amanda Broughton's Ancestors

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Amanda Broughton
1855–1884
Birth Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joseph W Broughton
1833–1917
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Nancy Hignite
1830–1880
Kentucky
Grandparents
William Broughton
1810–1888
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Ruth Payne
1809–1887
Knox, Kentucky, USA
James Hignite
1806–1887
, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Rachel (Jane) Jarvis
1812–1880
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Payne
1782–1848
Abigail Stewart
1784–1853
Moses Hignight
1784–1860
Phoebe Hammons
1782–1851
Peter Jarvis
1778–1861
Mary Cobb
1785–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obediah Payne
1757–1810
Jemima Payne
1760–1820
John Hignite
1751–1816
Martha Hale
1780–1830
Peter Hammons
1759–1851
Margaret Houseman
1759–1830
Nicholas Jarvis
1760–

Amanda Broughton's Timeline

2 Records

1855
1 Sep 1855
Birth of Amanda Broughton in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1884
Bef. 1884
Age 29
Death of Amanda Broughton in Knox County, Kentucky
Knox County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1855
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847-1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1884
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky

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