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Catherine Donelson 1799–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 July 1799

Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 16 April 1836

Death Location: Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Donelson

Mother: Mary Purnell

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Catherine Donelson was born in 1799 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Stockley Donelson And Mary Purnell. Catherine Donelson passed away in 1836 in Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Catherine Donelson was born in 1799 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Stockley Donelson And Mary Purnell.
  • Catherine Donelson passed away in 1836 in Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Catherine Donelson's Ancestors

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Catherine Donelson
1799–1836
Birth Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
John Stockley Donelson
1755–1830
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Mary Purnell
1763–1848
Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Colonel (John) Donaldson
1718–1786
Snow Hill, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Chesed (Purnell ,) Dr.
1728–1772
Somerset, Maryland, USA
Mary (Tabitha) Jones
1735–1784
Maryland
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Catherine Donelson's Timeline

2 Records

1799
13 July 1799
Birth of Catherine Donelson in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
1836
16 April 1836
Age 37
Death of Catherine Donelson in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Williamson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 July 1799
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 April 1836
    Event Place: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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