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James William Grimes 1795–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 January 1795

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 12 January 1840

Death Location: Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: William Jr

Mother: Margaret Grimes

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James William Grimes was born in 1795 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Henry Grimes Jr And Margaret Grimes. James William Grimes passed away in 1840 in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James William Grimes was born in 1795 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Henry Grimes Jr And Margaret Grimes.
  • James William Grimes passed away in 1840 in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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James Grimes's Ancestors

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James Grimes
1795–1840
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
William Henry Grimes Jr
1735–1816
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Margaret Grimes
1763–1850
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Grimes,) Grimes
1735–1762
Mildred (Elizabeth) Hackett
1730–1820
Richard Ricketts
1740–1830
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Nancy (Roach Ricketts) (Hart)
1750–1820
massachusetts, british, colonies, of, North America
Great-Grandparents
William Ricketts
1710–1766
Mary Cheney
1708–1733
Catherine Digges
1685–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr
1685–1773
Rebecca Nicholson
1681–1773
Charles Chaney-Cheney
1673–1744
Anne Cheney
1676–1713

James Grimes's Timeline

2 Records

1795
15 January 1795
Birth of James William Grimes in North Carolina, United States of America
North Carolina, United States of America
1840
12 January 1840
Age 45
Death of James William Grimes in Monroe, Franklin County, Mississippi, United States of America
Monroe, Franklin County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 January 1795
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 January 1840
    Event Place: Monroe, Franklin County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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