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James Alexander Torrey 1827–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1827

Birth Location: Jefferson, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 20 Feb 1899

Death Location: Franklin County, Mississippi, USA

Father: George Torrey

Mother: Mary Baker

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Burke

Children(s): Lucy Torrey

James Alexander Torrey was born in 1827 in Jefferson, Mississippi, United States, the child of George Sicily Torrey And Mary Ann Baker. James Alexander Torrey married Elizabeth Anne Burke, and had children including Lucy Alma Torrey. James Alexander Torrey passed away in 1899 in Franklin County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • James Alexander Torrey was born in 1827 in Jefferson, Mississippi, United States, the child of George Sicily Torrey And Mary Ann Baker.
  • James Alexander Torrey married Elizabeth Anne Burke, and had children including Lucy Alma Torrey.
  • James Alexander Torrey passed away in 1899 in Franklin County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Torrey
1789–1876
Birth Location: Paisley, Argyleshire, Scotland
GT
Mary Baker
1793–1842
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
MB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Burke
1836–1921
Birth Location: Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Lucy Torrey
1878–1947
Birth Location: Meadville, Franklin, Mississippi, USA
LT

James Torrey's Ancestors

Self
James Torrey
1827–1899
Birth Place: Jefferson, Mississippi, United States
Parents
George Sicily Torrey
1789–1876
Paisley, Argyleshire, Scotland
Mary (Ann) Baker
1793–1842
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Margaret (Sarah) McPhail
1753–1829
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Torrey's Descendants

1.
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James (Alexander) Torrey (27 May 1827–20 Feb 1899) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Burke (31 Jul 1836–11 Dec 1921)
  1. 1. Lucy (Alma) Torrey 1878–1947 m. Adelbert (August Berthold Maxine) Lehmann 1878–1960
    1. 1. Mary Hadskey 1902– m. Henry (C) Hadskey 1898–
      1. 1. John (W) Hadskey 1926–

James Torrey's Timeline

2 Records

1827
27 May 1827
Birth of James Alexander Torrey in Jefferson, Mississippi, United States
Jefferson, Mississippi, United States
1899
20 Feb 1899
Age 72
Death of James Alexander Torrey in Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
Franklin County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1827
    Event Place: Jefferson, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1899
    Event Place: Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
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