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James Whitehead 1783 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1783

Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Apr 1865

Death Location: Died, Young, Texas, United States

Father: John Whitehead

Mother: Sarah Burcher

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Children(s):

The story of James Whitehead began in 1783 in Amherst, Virginia, USA, with parents John Whitehead and Sarah Burcher. James Whitehead's life came to an end in 1865 in Died, Young, Texas, United States.

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John Whitehead
1735 – 1787
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Burcher
1739 – 1792
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Dec 1783
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 28 Dec 1783
    Event Place: Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green, London, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P72/MTW/009

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: District 687, Sumter, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 20 Jul 1860
    Event Place: District 1072, Polk, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Apr 1865
    Event Place: Died, Young, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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