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Edith Whitfield 1717–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1717

Birth Location: Craney Island, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 Apr 1785

Death Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Whitfield

Mother: Mary Goodman

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

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Biography

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

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Edith Whitfield's Ancestors

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Edith Whitfield
1717–1785
Birth Place: Craney Island, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Joshua Whitfield
1688–1770
Suffolk, Suffolk City, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Goodman
1693–1773
Gates, Gates, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Matthew (Nathan) Whitfield
1660–1761
Surrey, Lancashire, England
Priscilla (Anne) Lawrence
1660–1739
Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Whitfield
1592–1657
Dorothy Scheafe
1601–1669
Mary Power
1643–1700
John Lawrence
1644–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitfield
1545–1629
Mildred Chaucer
1560–1627
Rev. II
1562–1639
Maria Wilson
1575–1613
John Power
1597–1661
Ruth Tyhoe
1598–1644
Sir Founder,
1611–1682
Elizabeth Immigrant
1615–1660

Edith Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1717
7 Sep 1717
Birth of Edith Whitfield in Craney Island, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Craney Island, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
1785
14 Apr 1785
Age 68
Death of Edith Whitfield in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1717
    Event Place: Craney Island, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1785
    Event Place: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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