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Elizabeth Betsey Betsy Lizzie Swinney Sweeney 1785 – 1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bet. 1785–1787 (find a grave: 1783-1877 Did she marry Hill??)) (other birth year: 1790)

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA. or Lincoln, Kentucky

Death Date: 2 Mar 1874

Death Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Joseph Sweeney

Mother: Nancy Sweeney

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In 1785, Elizabeth Betsey Betsy Lizzie Swinney Sweeney entered the world in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA. or Lincoln, Kentucky, born to Joseph Sweeney and Nancy Whitten Sweeney. Elizabeth Betsey Betsy Lizzie Swinney Sweeney passed away in 1874 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA.

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  • In 1785, Elizabeth Betsey Betsy Lizzie Swinney Sweeney entered the world in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA. or Lincoln, Kentucky, born to Joseph Sweeney and Nancy Whitten Sweeney.
  • Elizabeth Betsey Betsy Lizzie Swinney Sweeney passed away in 1874 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA.

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Elizabeth Sweeney's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Sweeney
1785 – 1874
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA. or Lincoln, Kentucky
Parents
Joseph Sweeney
1760 – 1846
New Glasgow, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Whitten) Sweeney
1764 – 1832
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, Colonial North America
Grandparents
Moses Sweeney
1734 – 1787
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Johnston
1738 – 1832
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Sweeney's Timeline

2 Records

1785
Bet. 1785–1787 (find a grave: 1783-1877 Did she marry Hill??)) (other birth year: 1790)
Birth of Elizabeth Betsey Betsy Lizzie Swinney Sweeney in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA. or Lincoln, Kentucky
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA. or Lincoln, Kentucky
1874
2 Mar 1874
Age 89
Death of Elizabeth Betsey Betsy Lizzie Swinney Sweeney in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bet. 1785–1787 (find a grave: 1783-1877 Did she marry Hill??)) (other birth year: 1790)
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA. or Lincoln, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1874
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

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