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Dorothy Cates 1815–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1815

Birth Location: , , North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Abt. 1846

Death Location: Cedar Grove, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Isaiah Cates

Mother: Susan None

Spouse(s): Stephen Kirk

Children(s): Camilla Kirk, Dorothy Kirk, James Kirk

Dorothy Cates was born in 1815 in , , North Carolina, USA, the child of Isaiah F Cates And Susan. In 1840, Dorothy Cates resided in Henderson, Tennessee, USA. Dorothy Cates married Stephen Smith Kirk, and had children including Camilla Kirk, Dorothy Dolly Kirk, James Young Jaspar Kirk. Dorothy Cates passed away in 1846 in Cedar Grove, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Cates was born in 1815 in , , North Carolina, USA, the child of Isaiah F Cates And Susan.
  • In 1840, Dorothy Cates resided in Henderson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Dorothy Cates married Stephen Smith Kirk, and had children including Camilla Kirk, Dorothy Dolly Kirk, James Young Jaspar Kirk.
  • Dorothy Cates passed away in 1846 in Cedar Grove, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Dorothy Cates's Ancestors

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Dorothy Cates
1815–1846
Birth Place: , , North Carolina, USA
Parents
Isaiah F Cates
1788–1850
, , North Carolina, USA
Susan
1793–1860
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Cates's Descendants

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Dorothy Cates (Abt. 1815–Abt. 1846) m. Stephen (Smith) Kirk (11 April 1807–26 August 1877)
  1. 1. Camilla Kirk 1843–1893
  2. 2. Dorothy (Dolly) Kirk 1846–1922
  3. 3. James (Young Jaspar) Kirk 1842–

Dorothy Cates's Timeline

5 Records

1815
1815
Birth of Dorothy Cates in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1815
Abt. 1815
Birth of Dorothy Cates in , , North Carolina, USA
, , North Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 25
Dorothy Cates resided here in Henderson, Tennessee, USA
Henderson, Tennessee, USA
1846
1846
Age 31
Death of Dorothy Cates in Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
1846
Abt. 1846
Age 31
Death of Dorothy Cates in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1815
    Event Place: , , North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Henderson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: 522; Page: 354; Family History Library Film: 0024544

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Henderson County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1846
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cedar Grove, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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