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Gershom H. KEYES 1804–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1804

Birth Location: Monroe County, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA

Death Date: 23 May 1886

Death Location: Springfield City, Sangamon, Illinois

Father: Humphrey Keyes

Mother: Sarah Handley

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Gershom H. KEYES was born in 1804 in Monroe County, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA, the child of Humphrey Keyes And Sarah Handley. Gershom H. KEYES passed away in 1886 in Springfield City, Sangamon, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Gershom H. KEYES was born in 1804 in Monroe County, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA, the child of Humphrey Keyes And Sarah Handley.
  • Gershom H. KEYES passed away in 1886 in Springfield City, Sangamon, Illinois.

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Gershom KEYES's Ancestors

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Gershom KEYES
1804–1886
Birth Place: Monroe County, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA
Parents
Humphrey Keyes
1763–1833
Keyes Ferry Acres, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Sarah Handley
1776–1846
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Capt (Humphrey) Keyes
1721–1793
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Hall
1745–1822
Keyes Ferry, West Virginia, USA
Major (John Handley) Sr.
1746–1811
Staunton, Augusta Co, Virginia, United States
Mary Harrison
1745–1829
Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Gershom Keyes
1697–1764
Sarah Eager
1699–1730
William Hall
1708–1764
Hannah Richardson
1710–1784
William Handley
1720–1756
Margaret Christie
1724–1800
Jeremiah Harrison
1707–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Chrystie
1706–1806
Anna Elder
1706–1806
Isaiah Harrison
1666–1738
Abigail Harrisons)
1668–1732

Gershom KEYES's Timeline

2 Records

1804
16 Feb 1804
Birth of Gershom H. KEYES in Monroe County, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA
Monroe County, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA
1886
23 May 1886
Age 82
Death of Gershom H. KEYES in Springfield City, Sangamon, Illinois
Springfield City, Sangamon, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1804
    Event Place: Monroe County, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1886
    Event Place: Springfield City, Sangamon, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Sangamon
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records; Author: Illinois. Probate Court (Sangamon County)

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