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Elizabeth Doherty 1779–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina

Death Date: Aug 12, 1850

Death Location: McMinn, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Frances Brent

Spouse(s): Alexander (Ritchie)

Children(s): Frances Ritchey

The story of Elizabeth Doherty began in 1779 in Caswell, North Carolina. Elizabeth Doherty married Alexander Ritchey Ritchie, and had children including Frances Ritchey. Elizabeth Doherty passed away in 1850 in McMinn, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Doherty began in 1779 in Caswell, North Carolina.
  • Elizabeth Doherty married Alexander Ritchey Ritchie, and had children including Frances Ritchey.
  • Elizabeth Doherty passed away in 1850 in McMinn, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Maxwell
1751–1831
Birth Location: Shenandoah Later, Frederick, Virginia, USA
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Frances Brent
1775–1819
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Alexander (Ritchie)
1777–1865
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Frances Ritchey
1804–1876
Birth Location: Madisonville, Monroe, Tennessee, United States
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Elizabeth Doherty's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Doherty
1779–1850
Birth Place: Caswell, North Carolina
Parents
John Thomas Maxwell
1751–1831
Shenandoah Later, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Frances Brent
1775–1819
Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Susannah Payne
1734–1760
Christ Church Parish, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Doherty's Descendants

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Elizabeth Doherty (1779–Aug 12, 1850) m. Alexander (Ritchey) (Ritchie) (1777–Dec 1865)
  1. 1. Frances Ritchey 1804–1876 m. Clement Lee 1792–1852
    1. 1. Alexander (Lafayette) Lee 1823–1892 m. Eliza (Ann "Louisa") Rhea 1830–1864
      1. 1. Pleasant Lee 1847–1923 m. Sarah (Elizabeth Catherine) Brewster 1853–1926
        1. 1. Alice (Odell) Lee 1874–1941 m. Jesse (or Jess Franklin) Leatherwood 1876–1940

Elizabeth Doherty's Timeline

7 Records

1779
1779
Birth of Elizabeth Doherty in Caswell, North Carolina
Caswell, North Carolina
1792
1792
Age 13
Elizabeth Doherty was married
None
1794
30 Jan 1794
Age 15
Elizabeth Doherty was married in Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
1800
30 Jan 1800
Age 21
Elizabeth Doherty was married in Jefferson County, Tennessee
Jefferson County, Tennessee
1800
30 Jan 1800
Age 21
Elizabeth Doherty was married in Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
1850
Aug 12, 1850
Age 71
Death of Elizabeth Doherty in Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA
Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA
1850
Aug 12, 1850
Age 71
Death of Elizabeth Doherty in McMinn, Tennessee, USA
McMinn, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1792

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1794
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1800
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1800
    Event Place: Jefferson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 12, 1850
    Event Place: Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 12, 1850
    Event Place: McMinn, Tennessee, USA
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