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James M Key 1799–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1799

Birth Location: Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 29 Sep 1856

Death Location: Boromville, Macon County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Henry Capt

Mother: Phoebe Key

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In 1799, James M Key entered the world in Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA, born to Henry Harry Key Jr Capt And Phoebe Talbert Key. James M Key passed away in 1856 in Boromville, Macon County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1799, James M Key entered the world in Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA, born to Henry Harry Key Jr Capt And Phoebe Talbert Key.
  • James M Key passed away in 1856 in Boromville, Macon County, Alabama, United States of America.

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James Key's Ancestors

Self
James Key
1799–1856
Birth Place: Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Harry Key Jr. Capt
1759–1810
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Phoebe ((Talbert)) Key
1773–1852
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Waller Key) Sr.
1730–1776
Goochland, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Mary (Martha) Clarke
1730–1799
Middlesex, Virginia
Joseph Talbert
1712–1794
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Sarah Jennings
1730–1793
Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
John II
1715–1791
Martha Waller
1713–1731
Joseph Clark
1698–1731
Mary Zuln
1702–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1696–1764
Martha Tandy
1692–1742

James Key's Timeline

2 Records

1799
3 Jun 1799
Birth of James M Key in Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA
Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA
1856
29 Sep 1856
Age 57
Death of James M Key in Boromville, Macon, Alabama, USA
Boromville, Macon, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1799
    Event Place: Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Family History Books, Key and Allied Families / By Mrs Julian C Lane; Author: Lane, Janie Warren Hollingsworth

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1856
    Event Place: Boromville, Macon, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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