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Elijah "General Lige" Combs 1770 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 April 1770

Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 12 September 1855

Death Location: Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John Combs

Mother: Nancy Harding

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In 1770, Elijah "General Lige" Combs entered the world in Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America, born to John Combs and Nancy Margaret Harding. Elijah "General Lige" Combs passed away in 1855 in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1770, Elijah "General Lige" Combs entered the world in Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America, born to John Combs and Nancy Margaret Harding.
  • Elijah "General Lige" Combs passed away in 1855 in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Elijah Combs's Ancestors

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Elijah Combs
1770 – 1855
Birth Place: Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Combs
1736 – 1819
West Morland, King George, Virginia
Nancy (Margaret) Harding
1737 – 1819
Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mason (Stafford) Combs
1713 – 1785
Peumans End Creek, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann) Nelson
1718 – 1820
King George, King George, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
JOHN GG7
1663 – 1716
Hannah (Tutt)
1665 – 1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archdale Rappahannock)
1625 – 1691
Elizabeth Butler
1635 – 1692
LEMUEL Jr.
1655 – 1711
Mary Thelaball
1650 – 1714

Elijah Combs's Timeline

2 Records

1770
17 April 1770
Birth of Elijah "General Lige" Combs in Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
1855
12 September 1855
Age 85
Death of Elijah "General Lige" Combs in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America
Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 April 1770
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1855
    Event Place: Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America

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