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Edward Douglas White 1795 – 1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1795

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 18 Apr 1847

Death Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

Father: James White

Mother: Catharine Ringgold

Spouse(s): Catherine Ringgold

Children(s): Mary White, Catherine White, Susan White, James White, Eliza White, Edward White, Mary White, Ringgold Rousseau, Montgomery None

In 1795, Edward Douglas White entered the world in Tennessee, born to James White and Catharine Sidney Ringgold. Edward Douglas White married Catherine Sidney Lee Ringgold, and had children including Mary White, Catherine White, Susan Philomene White, James White, Eliza Lee White, Edward Douglass White, Mary Sidney White, Ringgold White Rousseau, Montgomery. Edward Douglas White passed away in 1847 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • In 1795, Edward Douglas White entered the world in Tennessee, born to James White and Catharine Sidney Ringgold.
  • Edward Douglas White married Catherine Sidney Lee Ringgold, and had children including Mary White, Catherine White, Susan Philomene White, James White, Eliza Lee White, Edward Douglass White, Mary Sidney White, Ringgold White Rousseau, Montgomery.
  • Edward Douglas White passed away in 1847 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward White's Ancestors

Self
Edward White
1795 – 1847
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
James White
1704 – 1770
Nashville
Catharine (Sidney) Ringgold
1730 – 1765
Ivy Mills, Concord, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Moses White
1665 – 1735
Scotland
Isabella White
1670 – 1722
Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Adam White
1627 – 1708
Agnes Howie
1630 –
William Cochrane
1658 – 1717
MARY MacKOY
1648 – 1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas White
1549 – 1640
Catherine Greenway
1607 – 1640

Edward White's Descendants

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Edward (Douglas) White (Mar 1795 – 18 Apr 1847) m. Catherine (Sidney Lee) Ringgold (19 April 1817 – 20 Sep 1885)
  1. 1. Mary White (1831 – )
  2. 2. Catherine White (1837 – )
  3. 3. Susan (Philomene) White (27 April 1838 – 1 August 1914)
  4. 4. James White (June 1841 – 17 November 1917)
  5. 5. Eliza (Lee) White (11 August 1842 – 18 January 1912)
  6. 6. Edward (Douglass) White (3 November 1845 – 19 May 1921) m. Virginia (Leita) Montgomery (1848 – 15 Jan 1934) m. Susan (P) White (abt 1840 – 1 Aug 1911)
    1. 1. Beulah (Mary) Figero (5 Mar 1905 – February 10, 1968)
  7. 7. Mary (Sidney) White (28 November 1846 – 5 March 1866)
  8. 8. Ringgold (White) Rousseau (abt 1853 – )
  9. 9. Montgomery

Edward White's Timeline

2 Records

1795
Mar 1795
Birth of Edward Douglas White in Tennessee
Tennessee
1847
18 Apr 1847
Age 52
Death of Edward Douglas White in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1795
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1847
    Event Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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