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Capt. Zachariah Lea 1776–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01/15/1776

Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 5 Feb 1845

Death Location: Amite, Mississippi, United States

Father: Luke Lea

Mother: Elizabeth Wilson

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In 1776, Capt. Zachariah Lea entered the world in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, born to Luke James Lea And Elizabeth Betty Wilson. Capt. Zachariah Lea passed away in 1845 in Amite, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1776, Capt. Zachariah Lea entered the world in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, born to Luke James Lea And Elizabeth Betty Wilson.
  • Capt. Zachariah Lea passed away in 1845 in Amite, Mississippi, United States.

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Capt. Lea's Ancestors

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Capt. Lea
1776–1845
Birth Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Luke James Lea
1739–1813
St Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Betty) Wilson
1739–1792
Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
James (Kilgore) Lea
1715–1788
Hare Forest, Surry, King and Queen, Colony of Virginia
Anne Herndon
1718–1777
King and Queen, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William III
1682–1784
Frances Major
1688–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1655–1703
Mary Green
1661–1736

Capt. Lea's Timeline

2 Records

1776
01/15/1776
Birth of Capt. Zachariah Lea in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1845
5 Feb 1845
Age 69
Death of Capt. Zachariah Lea in Amite, Mississippi, United States
Amite, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01151776
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1845
    Event Place: Amite, Mississippi, United States

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