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James Elias Dean 1782–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

Birth Location: Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 January 1827

Death Location: Swift Run, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John II

Mother: Mary Kneisley

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In 1782, James Elias Dean entered the world in Rockingham, Virginia, USA, born to John Lair Dean Ii And Mary Knicely Nicely Kneisley. James Elias Dean passed away in 1827 in Swift Run, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1782, James Elias Dean entered the world in Rockingham, Virginia, USA, born to John Lair Dean Ii And Mary Knicely Nicely Kneisley.
  • James Elias Dean passed away in 1827 in Swift Run, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

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James Dean's Ancestors

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James Dean
1782–1827
Birth Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Lair Dean II
1755–1813
Banbury, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England
Mary (Knicely Nicely) Kneisley
1764–1855
Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Dean) 784
1739–1805
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Agnes McCLANAHAN
1741–1853
Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Dean's Timeline

2 Records

1782
1782
Birth of James Elias Dean in Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1827
15 January 1827
Age 45
Death of James Elias Dean in West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1827
    Event Place: West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Swift Run, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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