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Esther Mahaffey Lister 1781–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1781

Birth Location: Gowensville, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 Jun 1862

Death Location: Brevard, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA

Father: John (Mahaffey)

Mother: Phebe Langley

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Esther Mahaffey Lister was born in 1781 in Gowensville, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA, the child of John Mchaffy Mahaffey And Phebe Langley. Esther Mahaffey Lister passed away in 1862 in Brevard, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Esther Mahaffey Lister was born in 1781 in Gowensville, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA, the child of John Mchaffy Mahaffey And Phebe Langley.
  • Esther Mahaffey Lister passed away in 1862 in Brevard, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA.

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Esther Lister's Ancestors

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Esther Lister
1781–1862
Birth Place: Gowensville, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA
Parents
John McHaffy (Mahaffey)
1754–1823
Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Phebe Langley
1760–1797
Probably South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Martin (Hugh) Mahaffey
1728–1793
Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Mary Kellett
1730–1818
Probably Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James MAHAFFEY
1700–1767
Mary Hall
1702–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mahaffey
1670–1767
Mary Knox
1675–

Esther Lister's Timeline

2 Records

1781
30 Mar 1781
Birth of Esther Mahaffey Lister in Gowensville, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA
Gowensville, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA
1862
17 Jun 1862
Age 81
Death of Esther Mahaffey Lister in Brevard, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA
Brevard, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1781
    Event Place: Gowensville, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1862
    Event Place: Brevard, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA

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