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Francis Higginbotham 1759–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 December 1828

Death Location: East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA

Father: Pvt. Higginbotham

Mother: Elizabeth Graves

Spouse(s): Dolly Gatewood

Children(s):

Francis Higginbotham was born in 1759 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA, the child of Pvt Benjamin Aimsley Higginbotham And Elizabeth Graves. In 1828, Francis Higginbotham resided in Felicity, Louisiana. Francis Higginbotham married Dolly Gatewood. Francis Higginbotham passed away in 1828 in East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Higginbotham was born in 1759 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA, the child of Pvt Benjamin Aimsley Higginbotham And Elizabeth Graves.
  • In 1828, Francis Higginbotham resided in Felicity, Louisiana.
  • Francis Higginbotham married Dolly Gatewood.
  • Francis Higginbotham passed away in 1828 in East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA.

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Francis Higginbotham's Ancestors

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Francis Higginbotham
1759–1828
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Parents
Pvt. Benjamin Aimsley Higginbotham
1729–1791
Goochland co now, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Graves
1733–1791
USA Essex VA
Grandparents
Francis Graves
1679–1746
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Anne Reynolds
1680–1765
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Graves
1630–1691
Susan Davenport
1630–1699
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rear Burgesses
1596–1636
Katherine Crowshaw
1586–1636

Francis Higginbotham's Timeline

3 Records

1759
1759
Birth of Francis Higginbotham in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1828
27 May 1828
Age 69
Francis Higginbotham resided here in Felicity, Louisiana
Felicity, Louisiana
1828
9 December 1828
Age 69
Death of Francis Higginbotham in East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 May 1828
    Event Place: Felicity, Louisiana
    Record Source: Mississippi, Wilkinson County Newspaper Slave Ads, 1823-1849

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 December 1828
    Event Place: East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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