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John Samuel "Sam" Cornett 1759–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1759

Birth Location: Elk Creek, Henrico, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Mar 1849

Death Location: Dione, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Cornett

Mother: Elizabeth Mosby

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In 1759, John Samuel "Sam" Cornett entered the world in Elk Creek, Henrico, Virginia, USA, born to John Cornett And Elizabeth Bacon Mosby. John Samuel "Sam" Cornett passed away in 1849 in Dione, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1759, John Samuel "Sam" Cornett entered the world in Elk Creek, Henrico, Virginia, USA, born to John Cornett And Elizabeth Bacon Mosby.
  • John Samuel "Sam" Cornett passed away in 1849 in Dione, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

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John Cornett's Ancestors

Self
John Cornett
1759–1849
Birth Place: Elk Creek, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Cornett
1712–1776
Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth (Bacon) Mosby
1739–1801
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Earl (John (Canute)) Cornett
1696–1782
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Ann (Canute) Hewlett
1697–1767
Southampton, Hampshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Erin Corn
1676–1700
Elizabeth Cornutt
1676–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Corn
1644–
Mary Cornutt
1647–1700

John Cornett's Timeline

2 Records

1759
7 May 1759
Birth of John Samuel "Sam" Cornett in Elk Creek, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Elk Creek, Henrico, Virginia, USA
1849
12 Mar 1849
Age 90
Death of John Samuel "Sam" Cornett in Dione, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Dione, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1759
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Henrico, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1849
    Event Place: Dione, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

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