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Henry Shearer 1772–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1772

Birth Location: Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia Colony, British Empire

Death Date: 10 Oct 1808

Death Location: Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia, United States

Father: Archibald Col.

Mother: Sarah Prather

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The story of Henry Shearer began in 1772 in Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia Colony, British Empire. Henry Shearer passed away in 1808 in Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Shearer began in 1772 in Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia Colony, British Empire.
  • Henry Shearer passed away in 1808 in Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia, United States.

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Henry Shearer's Ancestors

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Henry Shearer
1772–1808
Birth Place: Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia Colony, British Empire
Parents
Archibald Sharer Col.
1732–1800
Inverkip, Renfrew, Scotland
Sarah Prather
1739–1805
Queen Anne, Prince George, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
John Shearer
1699–1776
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Sarah Clark
1705–1733
Province of Maryland, British America
Thomas (MacKay Sprigg Prather) Col.
1704–1785
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth (Jeanette) Claggett
1708–1767
Weston, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Shearer
1675–
Thomas Capt.
1678–1733
Mary Keene
1682–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Jr
1654–1700
Mary Gorsuch
1662–1696

Henry Shearer's Timeline

2 Records

1772
22 Dec 1772
Birth of Henry Shearer in Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia Colony, British Empire
Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia Colony, British Empire
1808
10 Oct 1808
Age 36
Death of Henry Shearer in Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia, United States
Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1772
    Event Place: Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia Colony, British Empire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1808
    Event Place: Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia, United States

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