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Edith Preston 1786 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1786

Birth Location: Goose Creek, Bedford County, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 20 Sep 1877

Death Location: Paintsville, Johnson Co., KY

Father: Nathaniel Preston

Mother: Elizabeth Vaughn

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In 1786, Edith Preston entered the world in Goose Creek, Bedford County, Virginia, United States, born to Nathaniel Preston and Elizabeth Vaughn. Edith Preston passed away in 1877 in Paintsville, Johnson Co., KY.

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Biography

  • In 1786, Edith Preston entered the world in Goose Creek, Bedford County, Virginia, United States, born to Nathaniel Preston and Elizabeth Vaughn.
  • Edith Preston passed away in 1877 in Paintsville, Johnson Co., KY.

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Edith Preston's Ancestors

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Edith Preston
1786 – 1877
Birth Place: Goose Creek, Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Parents
Nathaniel Preston
1750 – 1832
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Vaughn
1755 – 1846
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Phillip Preston
1711 – 1774
Ingestre, Staffordshire, England
Mary (Ann) Doss
1715 – 1820
Bedford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edith Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1786
10 Aug 1786
Birth of Edith Preston in Goose Creek, Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Goose Creek, Bedford County, Virginia, United States
1877
20 Sep 1877
Age 91
Death of Edith Preston in Paintsville, Johnson Co., KY
Paintsville, Johnson Co., KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1786
    Event Place: Goose Creek, Bedford County, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1877
    Event Place: Paintsville, Johnson Co., KY

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