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Helen Adams Keller 1880–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1880

Birth Location: Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 5 Jun 1968

Death Location: Washington National Cathedral, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Father: Arthur Keller

Mother: Catherine Adams

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In 1880, Helen Adams Keller entered the world in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, United States, born to Arthur Henley Keller And Catherine Everett Adams. Helen Adams Keller passed away in 1968 in Washington National Cathedral, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1880, Helen Adams Keller entered the world in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, United States, born to Arthur Henley Keller And Catherine Everett Adams.
  • Helen Adams Keller passed away in 1968 in Washington National Cathedral, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

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Helen Keller's Ancestors

Self
Helen Keller
1880–1968
Birth Place: Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, United States
Parents
Arthur Henley Keller
1836–1896
Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, United States
Catherine (Everett) Adams
1856–1921
Phillips, Arkansas, United States
Grandparents
Brig. (Gen Charles W.) Adams
1817–1878
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Lucy (Helen) Everett
1828–1889
Saratoga, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Adams
1772–1819
Susannah Goodhue
1774–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Adams
1752–1819
Judith Adams
1748–1823

Helen Keller's Timeline

4 Records

1880
27 Jun 1880
Birth of Helen Adams Keller in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, United States
Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, United States
1904
1904
Age 24
Helen Adams Keller graduated in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1968
1 Jun 1968
Age 88
Death of Helen Adams Keller in Easton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Easton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1968
5 Jun 1968
Age 88
Burial of Helen Adams Keller in Washington National Cathedral, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Washington National Cathedral, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 12 Apr 2024), entry for Catherine Everett Adams, person ID LZGX-V7V.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 12 Apr 2024), entry for Helen Adams Keller, person ID MZ46-1SF.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Graduation
    Event Date: 1904
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 12 Apr 2024), entry for Helen Adams Keller, person ID MZ46-1SF.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1968
    Event Place: Easton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 12 Apr 2024), entry for Catherine Everett Adams, person ID LZGX-V7V.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1968
    Event Place: Washington National Cathedral, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 12 Apr 2024), entry for Catherine Everett Adams, person ID LZGX-V7V.

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