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Captain William Elliott Houston 1750–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1750

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 25 Jan 1825

Death Location: Mecklenburg County (now Union), North Carolina, USA

Father: John Ireland

Mother: Sarah Todd

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In 1750, Captain William Elliott Houston entered the world in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to John Huston Iii Lt Rev From Ireland And Sarah Marie Todd. Captain William Elliott Houston passed away in 1825 in Mecklenburg County (now Union), North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1750, Captain William Elliott Houston entered the world in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to John Huston Iii Lt Rev From Ireland And Sarah Marie Todd.
  • Captain William Elliott Houston passed away in 1825 in Mecklenburg County (now Union), North Carolina, USA.

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Captain Houston's Ancestors

Self
Captain Houston
1750–1825
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
John Huston III Lt Rev From Ireland
1726–1798
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Sarah (Marie) Todd
1727–1795
Ireland
Grandparents
John McClung-Houston
1690–1755
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Margaret (Cunningham) Houston
1694–1754
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Capt. (Andrew Joseph Todd,) --Immigrant
1702–1791
Armagh, County Armagh, Ulster, Ireland
Elizabeth ("Polly" Todd) (McDowell)
1721–1773
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Houston
1657–1735
Margaret Houston
1650–1747
James Cunningham
1661–1765
John Todd
1660–1717
Isabella Hamilton
1670–1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Houston
1622–1702
Samuel McClung
1630–1670
Margaret Hafner
1634–1670
David CUNNINGHAM
1607–1691
Rachel Bruce
1612–1661

Captain Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1750
Oct 1750
Birth of Captain William Elliott Houston in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1825
25 Jan 1825
Age 75
Death of Captain William Elliott Houston in Mecklenburg County (now Union), North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg County (now Union), North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1750
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1825
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County (now Union), North Carolina, USA

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