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Daniel "Major" Ashby 1791–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 October 1791

Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 11 October 1878

Death Location: Chariton Township, Chariton County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: George Ashby

Mother: Judith Shumate

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Daniel "Major" Ashby was born in 1791 in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of George Henry Ashby And Judith Ann Shumate. Daniel "Major" Ashby passed away in 1878 in Chariton Township, Chariton County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Daniel "Major" Ashby was born in 1791 in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of George Henry Ashby And Judith Ann Shumate.
  • Daniel "Major" Ashby passed away in 1878 in Chariton Township, Chariton County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Ashby
1745–1817
Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia
GA
Judith Shumate
1770–1851
Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Daniel Ashby's Ancestors

Self
Daniel Ashby
1791–1878
Birth Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
George Henry Ashby
1745–1817
Frederick, Virginia
Judith (Ann) Shumate
1770–1851
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Capt (Thomas Edward Ashby) Jr
1714–1783
Yew Hill, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Maccullough
1722–1783
Hamilton Parrish, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Daniel (1734 My DAR Patriot (m Sarah Ann James, Sarah Ann Bowley Cornwell) Shumate(was de la Chaumette) 5th) GGF
1734–1806
Elk Run, Prince William County (Fauquier in 1759), Virginia
Sarah (Ann) James
1738–1841
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Captain Ashby
1682–1752
Elizabeth II
1705–1748
John GGF
1707–1784
William James
1725–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Daniel Ashby's Timeline

2 Records

1791
11 October 1791
Birth of Daniel "Major" Ashby in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
1878
11 October 1878
Age 87
Death of Daniel "Major" Ashby in Chariton Township, Chariton County, Missouri, United States of America
Chariton Township, Chariton County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 October 1791
    Event Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 October 1878
    Event Place: Chariton Township, Chariton County, Missouri, United States of America
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