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Capt Christopher Houston 1744–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1744

Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 17 May 1837

Death Location: Marshall, Tennessee

Father: John Houston

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In 1744, Capt Christopher Houston entered the world in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, born to John Robert Houston And Martha Work. In 1763, Capt Christopher Houston resided in South Carolina; Tennessee, USA. Capt Christopher Houston passed away in 1837 in Marshall, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1744, Capt Christopher Houston entered the world in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, born to John Robert Houston And Martha Work.
  • In 1763, Capt Christopher Houston resided in South Carolina; Tennessee, USA.
  • Capt Christopher Houston passed away in 1837 in Marshall, Tennessee.

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Capt Houston's Ancestors

Self
Capt Houston
1744–1837
Birth Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Parents
John Robert Houston
1712–1769
Scotland
Grandparents
CHRISTOPHER HOUSTON
1670–1762
scotland
Martha Worke
1670–1739
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Huston
1640–1735
Esther Watson
1645–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Houston
1611–1671
Margaret Hathaway
1616–1713

Capt Houston's Timeline

3 Records

1744
18 Feb 1744
Birth of Capt Christopher Houston in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1763
1763-1929
Age 19
Capt Christopher Houston resided here in South Carolina; Tennessee, USA
South Carolina; Tennessee, USA
1837
17 May 1837
Age 93
Death of Capt Christopher Houston in Marshall, Tennessee
Marshall, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1744
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 93859

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1763-1929
    Event Place: South Carolina; Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Calendar of the Tennessee and King's Mountain papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1837
    Event Place: Marshall, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 93859
    [2] Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1835-1917; Author: Tennessee County Court (Marshall County); Probate Place: Marshall, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Marshall, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1835-1917; Author: Tennessee County Court (Marshall County); Probate Place: Marshall, Tennessee

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