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James F. BRETT 1857–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1857

Birth Location: Forsyth, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 09 Jan 1926

Death Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Alexander BRETT

Mother: Rebecca HAYS

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James F. BRETT was born in 1857 in Forsyth, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Alexander Brett And Rebecca Hays. James F. BRETT passed away in 1926 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James F. BRETT was born in 1857 in Forsyth, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Alexander Brett And Rebecca Hays.
  • James F. BRETT passed away in 1926 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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James BRETT's Ancestors

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James BRETT
1857–1926
Birth Place: Forsyth, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Alexander BRETT
1822–1912
Virginia, USA
Rebecca HAYS
1832–1856
Indiana, United States
Grandparents
John HAYS
1797–1872
PA
Rebecca HADLEY
1801–1855
New York
Great-Grandparents
Robert HAYS
1775–1823
Mary LEE
1772–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Col.
1725–1795
Nancy Hoge
1740–1805
William Lee
1741–1807
Cathren ROSS
1740–1785

James BRETT's Timeline

2 Records

1857
25 Dec 1857
Birth of James F. BRETT in Forsyth, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
Forsyth, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
1926
09 Jan 1926
Age 69
Death of James F. BRETT in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1857
    Event Place: Forsyth, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jan 1926
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

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