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John Bernard Lightfoot 1814–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 DEC 1814

Birth Location: Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 10 JUL 1888

Death Location: Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Phillip Lightfoot

Mother: Sarah Bernard

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The story of John Bernard Lightfoot began in 1814 in Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America. John Bernard Lightfoot passed away in 1888 in Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bernard Lightfoot began in 1814 in Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • John Bernard Lightfoot passed away in 1888 in Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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John Lightfoot's Ancestors

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John Lightfoot
1814–1888
Birth Place: Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Phillip Lightfoot
1784–1865
Port Royal, Carolina, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Sevigne) Bernard
1784–1865
Grandparents
Phillip Lightfoot
1752–1786
Yorktown, VA
Mary (Warner) Lewis
1750–1858
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
William Bernard
1770–1841
Mansfield, Spotsylvana, Virginia
Fanny Hipkins
1775–1801
United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Lightfoot
1722–1764
Mildred Howell
1723–1783
Charles Lewis
1729–1770
Sarah Taliaferro
1727–1784
William Bernard
1730–1782
Sarah Savin
–1790
John Hipkins
1749–1804
Elizabeth Marsden
1754–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Major Lightfoot
1690–1748
Mary Armistead
1691–
Hopkins Howell
1676–1749
Mildred Lewis
1691–1733
Col. Hall)
1699–1754
Frances Fielding
1698–1731
Richard Bernard
1705–1753
Elizabeth Storke
1693–1760
Samuel Hipkins
1711–1764
Margaret Upshaw
1716–1769
Thomas Sr.
1721–1766
Margaret Vivion
1724–1818

John Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1814
24 DEC 1814
Birth of John Bernard Lightfoot in Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
1888
10 JUL 1888
Age 74
Death of John Bernard Lightfoot
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 DEC 1814
    Event Place: Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1888
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] Age:
    73

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

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