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James W. Stephenson 1806 – 1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1806

Birth Location: Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 12 August 1838

Death Location: Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA

Father: Benjamin Stephenson

Mother: Lucy Swearingen

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In 1806, James W. Stephenson Colonel entered the world in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to Benjamin Stephenson and Lucy Eleanor STEPHENSON Swearingen. James W. Stephenson Colonel passed away in 1838 in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1806, James W. Stephenson Colonel entered the world in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to Benjamin Stephenson and Lucy Eleanor STEPHENSON Swearingen.
  • James W. Stephenson Colonel passed away in 1838 in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA.

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James Stephenson's Ancestors

Self
James Stephenson
1806 – 1838
Birth Place: Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Stephenson
1769 – 1822
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lucy (Eleanor STEPHENSON) Swearingen
1788 – 1850
Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA,
Grandparents
Van ("Indian Van") swearingen
1752 – 1793
Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Eleanor ((Nellie) SWEARINGEN) Newhouse
1763 – 1853
Prince George's County, Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Swearingen
1708 – 1760
Sarah Morgan
1712 – 1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Stephenson's Timeline

3 Records

1806
1806
Birth of James W. Stephenson Colonel in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA
1806
1806
Birth of James W. Stephenson Colonel in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America
Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America
1838
12 August 1838
Age 32
Death of James W. Stephenson Colonel in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 August 1838
    Event Place: Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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