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Dorcas Lester 1800–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Mongomery County, VA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Clan}

Mother: Rachel\Rebecca Tribe)

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The story of Dorcas Lester began in 1800 in Mongomery County, VA. Dorcas Lester passed away in 1860 in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Lester began in 1800 in Mongomery County, VA.
  • Dorcas Lester passed away in 1860 in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA.

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Dorcas Lester's Ancestors

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Dorcas Lester
1800–1860
Birth Place: Mongomery County, VA
Parents
William Calvin Gifford "Knichit" Lester, Farmer - 1\4 Cherokee {Paint Clan}
1771–1842
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Rachel\Rebecca (“Old Cherry” Bishop Skeggs Or Scaggs-Bishop (Lester) (Pawtomek) Tribe)
1765–1849
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Zachariah Skaggs
1745–1818
Virginia, USA
Ruth Elkin
1745–1810
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Elkin
1691–1753
Frances Elkins
1709–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maxfield Browne
1665–1745
Sarah Newman
1670–1745

Dorcas Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1800
1800
Birth of Dorcas Lester in Mongomery County, VA
Mongomery County, VA
1860
1860
Age 60
Death of Dorcas Lester in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Mongomery County, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

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