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Elizabeth Betsey Ridgeway 1811–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1811

Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia,

Death Date: 13 Feb 1894

Death Location: Amherst County, Virginia

Father: Robert Ridgway

Mother: Mary Pettyjohn

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Elizabeth Betsey Ridgeway was born in 1811 in Amherst County, Virginia,, the child of Robert R Ridgway And Mary Polly Pettyjohn. Elizabeth Betsey Ridgeway passed away in 1894 in Amherst County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Betsey Ridgeway was born in 1811 in Amherst County, Virginia,, the child of Robert R Ridgway And Mary Polly Pettyjohn.
  • Elizabeth Betsey Ridgeway passed away in 1894 in Amherst County, Virginia.

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Elizabeth Ridgeway's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Ridgeway
1811–1894
Birth Place: Amherst County, Virginia,
Parents
Robert R Ridgway
1772–1847
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Mary ((Polly)) Pettyjohn
1786–1873
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Ridgeway
1744–1801
Albarmarle, VA, USA
Lucy (Bradley) Christian
1741–1801
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Ridgeway
1709–1785
Mary Bellamy
1720–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Ridgeway's Timeline

2 Records

1811
11 May 1811
Birth of Elizabeth Betsey Ridgeway in Amherst County, Virginia,
Amherst County, Virginia,
1894
13 Feb 1894
Age 83
Death of Elizabeth Betsey Ridgeway in Amherst County, Virginia
Amherst County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1811
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1894
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia

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