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James Hill 1807 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1807

Birth Location: Sawyers Branch, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 28 Oct 1855

Death Location: Sawyers Branch, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Aquilla Hill

Mother: Elizabeth Sweeney

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In 1807, James Hill entered the world in Sawyers Branch, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, born to Aquilla Quintus Hill and Elizabeth Sweeney. James Hill passed away in 1855 in Sawyers Branch, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1807, James Hill entered the world in Sawyers Branch, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, born to Aquilla Quintus Hill and Elizabeth Sweeney.
  • James Hill passed away in 1855 in Sawyers Branch, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA.

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James Hill's Ancestors

Self
James Hill
1807 – 1855
Birth Place: Sawyers Branch, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Aquilla Quintus Hill
1765 – 1829
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Sweeney
1785 – 1877
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Rev (William Thomas) Hill
1737 – 1792
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Hannah (Elizabeth) Halbert
1742 – 1833
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Joseph Sweeney
1760 – 1846
New Glasgow, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Nancie Whitten
1764 – 1852
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Hill
1710 – 1787
Susannah Smithers
1716 – 1763
Joel Halbert
1712 – 1761
Elizabeth Walker
1718 – 1793
Moses Sweeney
1734 – 1787
Elizabeth Johnston
1738 – 1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Hill's Timeline

2 Records

1807
27 May 1807
Birth of James Hill in Sawyers Branch, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Sawyers Branch, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
1855
28 Oct 1855
Age 48
Death of James Hill in Sawyers Branch, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Sawyers Branch, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1807
    Event Place: Sawyers Branch, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1855
    Event Place: Sawyers Branch, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockholds, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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