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Edith Elizabeth Whitfield 1717–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1717

Birth Location: Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 Sep 1785

Death Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States

Father: William I

Mother: Mary Goodman

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In 1717, Edith Elizabeth Whitfield entered the world in Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA, born to William Whitfield I And Mary Elizabeth Goodman. Edith Elizabeth Whitfield passed away in 1785 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1717, Edith Elizabeth Whitfield entered the world in Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA, born to William Whitfield I And Mary Elizabeth Goodman.
  • Edith Elizabeth Whitfield passed away in 1785 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States.

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Edith Whitfield's Ancestors

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Edith Whitfield
1717–1785
Birth Place: Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Whitfield I
1688–1770
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Goodman
1693–1773
Gates, Gates County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Priscilla (Ann) Lawrence
1661–1739
Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA (Nansemond)
Rev. (Matthew Whitfield II (Immigrant) (arriv in "The Providence" his own ship 1664 to) VA)
1657–1761
Surrey, England
Henry Goodman
1660–1745
Isle Wright, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Reeves
1673–1702
Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1638–1697
Elizabeth Power
1639–1700
Sir I
1602–1684
Anne Woodward
1597–1666
Benjamin Goodman
1639–1735
Johanna Webster
1642–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Lawrence
1617–1682
Elizabeth Lawrence
1615–1660
John Power
1597–1661
Ruth Curraghmore
1598–1640
Thomas Whitfield
1545–1629
Mary Reid
1570–1604
William Goodman
1586–1670
Mary Archer
1610–1690

Edith Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1717
7 Mar 1717
Birth of Edith Elizabeth Whitfield in Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
1785
3 Sep 1785
Age 68
Death of Edith Elizabeth Whitfield in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1717
    Event Place: Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1785
    Event Place: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States

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