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George Custer 1778–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 June 1778

Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 25 August 1855

Death Location: Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Paul Custer

Mother: Lucinda Malone

Spouse(s): Margaret Myers

Children(s): Sarah Custer, George Custer, Jacob Custer, Margaret Custer, Mary Custer, Thomas Custer, Samuel Custer, Edward Custer, George Custer

George Custer was born in 1778 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Paul Custer And Lucinda Johnson Malone. George Custer married Margaret Myers, and had children including Edward Custer, George Custer, George Washington Myers Custer, Jacob Custer, Margaret Custer, Mary Custer, Samuel Custer, Sarah F Custer, Thomas Custer. George Custer passed away in 1855 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Custer was born in 1778 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Paul Custer And Lucinda Johnson Malone.
  • George Custer married Margaret Myers, and had children including Edward Custer, George Custer, George Washington Myers Custer, Jacob Custer, Margaret Custer, Mary Custer, Samuel Custer, Sarah F Custer, Thomas Custer.
  • George Custer passed away in 1855 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Custer's Ancestors

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George Custer
1778–1855
Birth Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Paul Custer
1730–1820
Lower Salford Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lucinda (Johnson) Malone
1734–1811
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Conrad ((Kuster)) CUSTER
1695–1772
Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Colonial Amer, Pennsylvania, USA
Susannah ADAMS
1696–1747
Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Colonel (Robert Dennis Malone) Sr.
1710–1779
Prince George, Virginia, USA
Mildred (De La) Chappell
1710–1771
France
Great-Grandparents
Arnold (Custer)
1669–1739
Elizabeth Nuzam
1666–1739
MARY **
1680–1752
Robert 7GGF
1680–1737
Elizabeth 7GGM
1680–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Paulus Kuster
1644–1707
Gertrude Küster
1645–1707
John MacLeod
1650–1710
Mary (McCartney)
1655–1715

George Custer's Descendants

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George Custer (1 June 1778–25 August 1855) m. Margaret Myers (4 March 1778–7 June 1864)
  1. 1. Sarah (F.) Custer 1802–1880
  2. 2. George (Washington (Myers)) Custer 1812–
  3. 3. Jacob Custer 1805–1890
  4. 4. Margaret Custer 1816–
  5. 5. Mary Custer 1809–1810
  6. 6. Thomas Custer 1814–1850
  7. 7. Samuel Custer 1807–1850
  8. 8. Edward Custer 1803–1850
  9. 9. George Custer 1801–1879

George Custer's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1 June 1778
Birth of George Custer in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
1855
25 August 1855
Age 77
Death of George Custer in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
Homer, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 June 1778
    Event Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1855
    Event Place: Homer, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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