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James Lanier 1802–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Screven County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1865

Death Location: Clifton, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Major 36th

Mother: Anne Butler

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The story of James Lanier began in 1802 in Screven County, Georgia, USA. James Lanier passed away in 1865 in Clifton, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Lanier began in 1802 in Screven County, Georgia, USA.
  • James Lanier passed away in 1865 in Clifton, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Lanier's Ancestors

Self
James Lanier
1802–1865
Birth Place: Screven County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Major Lewis L 36th
1750–1792
Brunswick City, Prince George, Virginia
Anne (Eliza (mLanier)) Butler
1760–1802
Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Corp. (Thomas Sampson) Lanier
1712–1757
Brunswick, Virginia
Elizabeth Chamberlain
1709–1758
Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sampson Lanier
1718–1742
Elizabeth Washington
1689–1717
Samuel Chamberlain
1685–1769
Mary Swanson
1683–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1656–1719
Alice Sampson
1655–1685
Richard Washington
1660–1725
Elizabeth Jordan
1660–1735
Samuel Chamberlain
1645–1721
Elizabeth Emerson
1660–1722
Olaf Svensson
1640–1692
Lydia Ashman
1647–1703

James Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1802
1802
Birth of James Lanier in Screven County, Georgia, USA
Screven County, Georgia, USA
1865
1865
Age 63
Death of James Lanier in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida
Pensacola, Escambia, Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Screven County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Pensacola, Escambia, Florida
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clifton, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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