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Cornelius Sanders 1762–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1762

Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1 Mar 1854

Death Location: Sanders, Rutherford, Tennessee

Father: Thomas Sanders

Mother: Sarah Jordan

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The story of Cornelius Sanders began in 1762 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States. Cornelius Sanders passed away in 1854 in Sanders, Rutherford, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Cornelius Sanders began in 1762 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.
  • Cornelius Sanders passed away in 1854 in Sanders, Rutherford, Tennessee.

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Cornelius Sanders's Ancestors

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Cornelius Sanders
1762–1854
Birth Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas James Sanders
1738–1801
NC
Sarah Jordan
1742–1801
Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (William Maximilian) Sanders
1715–1802
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Mary Hart
1710–1751
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Cornelius Jordan
1723–1793
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Mary Daniel
1728–1776
Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Sanders
1700–1754
Mary Bixby
1702–1724
Thomas Hart
1685–1748
Mary Lane
1690–1759
Lemuel Daniel
1700–
Anna Un
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sanders
1643–1722
Hannah Tewksbury
1662–1746
Jonathen Bixby
1667–1717
Sarah Smith
1675–1723
Henry Hart
1662–1739
Mary Foster
1660–1734
Lemuel Daniel
1680–

Cornelius Sanders's Timeline

2 Records

1762
30 Mar 1762
Birth of Cornelius Sanders in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1854
1 Mar 1854
Age 92
Death of Cornelius Sanders in Sanders, Rutherford, Tennessee
Sanders, Rutherford, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1762
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1854
    Event Place: Sanders, Rutherford, Tennessee

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