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Ambrose Powell Hill 1825–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: VA

Death Date: 2 April 1865

Death Location: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Thomas MAJOR

Mother: Fannie Baptist

Spouse(s): Catherine Forsyth

Children(s): Russel Hale, Lucy Hill

Ambrose Powell Hill was born in 1825 in VA, the child of Thomas Hill Major And Fannie Frances Russell Baptist. Ambrose Powell Hill married Catherine Hill Forsyth, and had children including Lucy Lee Hill, Russel Hill Hale. Ambrose Powell Hill passed away in 1865 in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ambrose Powell Hill was born in 1825 in VA, the child of Thomas Hill Major And Fannie Frances Russell Baptist.
  • Ambrose Powell Hill married Catherine Hill Forsyth, and had children including Lucy Lee Hill, Russel Hill Hale.
  • Ambrose Powell Hill passed away in 1865 in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Ambrose Hill's Ancestors

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Ambrose Hill
1825–1865
Birth Place: VA
Parents
Thomas Hill MAJOR
1789–1857
Virginia, USA
Fannie ((Frances) Russell) Baptist
1792–1853
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ambrose Hill's Descendants

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Ambrose (Powell) Hill (1825–2 April 1865) m. Catherine (Hill) Forsyth (25 July 1834–23 March 1920)
  1. 1. Russel (Hill) Hale 1861–1915
  2. 2. Lucy (Lee) Hill 1864–1931 m. James MacGill 1844–1923

Ambrose Hill's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of Ambrose Powell Hill in VA
VA
1865
2 April 1865
Age 40
Death of Ambrose Powell Hill in Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia, United States of America
Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1277.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KHW
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1865
    Event Place: Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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