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John Rodgers Meigs 1841–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 February 1841

Birth Location: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America

Death Date: 2 October 1864

Death Location: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Montgomery Quartermas

Mother: Louisa Meigs

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In 1841, John Rodgers Meigs entered the world in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America, born to Montgomery Cunningham Fs Meigs United States Army Officer Civil Engineer Construction Engineer For A Number Of Facilities In Washington D C And Quartermas And Louisa Meigs. John Rodgers Meigs passed away in 1864 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1841, John Rodgers Meigs entered the world in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America, born to Montgomery Cunningham Fs Meigs United States Army Officer Civil Engineer Construction Engineer For A Number Of Facilities In Washington D C And Quartermas And Louisa Meigs.
  • John Rodgers Meigs passed away in 1864 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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John Meigs's Ancestors

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John Meigs
1841–1864
Birth Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
Parents
Montgomery Cunningham *FS* Meigs United States Army officer, civil engineer, construction engineer for a number of facilities in Washington, D.C., and Quartermas
1816–1892
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America
Louisa Meigs
1816–1879
District of Columbia, United States of America
Grandparents
Charles (Delucena) Meigs
1792–1869
Philadelphia, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Montgomery
1795–1865
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Meigs
1757–1822
Clara Benjamin
1762–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Benjamin
1731–1796
Lucretia Backus
1734–1803

John Meigs's Timeline

2 Records

1841
9 February 1841
Birth of John Rodgers Meigs in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
1864
2 October 1864
Age 23
Death of John Rodgers Meigs in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 February 1841
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 October 1864
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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