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Charles Cotesworth Alston 1796–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 August 1796

Birth Location: Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 January 1881

Death Location: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

Father: William Alston

Mother: Mary Motte

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Charles Cotesworth Alston was born in 1796 in Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Alston And Mary Brewton Motte. Charles Cotesworth Alston passed away in 1881 in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Charles Cotesworth Alston was born in 1796 in Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Alston And Mary Brewton Motte.
  • Charles Cotesworth Alston passed away in 1881 in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA.

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Charles Alston's Ancestors

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Charles Alston
1796–1881
Birth Place: Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Alston
1756–1839
Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Brewton) Motte
1769–1838
Grandparents
Joseph Allston
1733–1784
Charlotte Rothmahler
1736–1784
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Alston's Timeline

2 Records

1796
27 August 1796
Birth of Charles Cotesworth Alston in Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
1881
6 January 1881
Age 85
Death of Charles Cotesworth Alston in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 August 1796
    Event Place: Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 January 1881
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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