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James Madison Hemings 1805–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 January 1805

Birth Location: Keswick, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 November 1877

Death Location: Ross County, Ohio, USA

Father: President Jefferson

Mother: Sally Hemings

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In 1805, James Madison Hemings entered the world in Keswick, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA, born to President Thomas Jefferson And Sally Hemings. James Madison Hemings passed away in 1877 in Ross County, Ohio, USA.

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  • In 1805, James Madison Hemings entered the world in Keswick, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA, born to President Thomas Jefferson And Sally Hemings.
  • James Madison Hemings passed away in 1877 in Ross County, Ohio, USA.

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James Hemings's Ancestors

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James Hemings
1805–1877
Birth Place: Keswick, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Parents
President Thomas Jefferson
1743–1826
Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
Sally Hemings
1773–1835
Guinea Plantation, Cumberland, Virginia
Grandparents
Col. (Peter) Jefferson
1707–1757
Osbornes, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Jane Randolph
1720–1776
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt. II
1677–1730
Mary Field
1680–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Hemings's Timeline

2 Records

1805
18 January 1805
Birth of James Madison Hemings in Keswick, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Keswick, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
1877
28 November 1877
Age 72
Death of James Madison Hemings in Ross County, Ohio, USA
Ross County, Ohio, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 January 1805
    Event Place: Keswick, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 November 1877
    Event Place: Ross County, Ohio, USA

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