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John Whaley 1748–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Kentucky, USA

Father: James Sr,

Mother: Hannah Higgerson

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

John Whaley was born in 1748 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA, the child of James Whaley Sr And Hannah Higgerson. John Whaley passed away in 1785 in Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • John Whaley was born in 1748 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA, the child of James Whaley Sr And Hannah Higgerson.
  • John Whaley passed away in 1785 in Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr,
1728–1785
Birth Location: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA
JS
Hannah Higgerson
1720–1757
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
HH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Whaley's Ancestors

Self
John Whaley
1748–1785
Birth Place: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Parents
James WHALEY Sr,
1728–1785
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Hannah Higgerson
1720–1757
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James Whaley
1674–1750
Westmoreland, VA, USA
Elizabeth Young
1693–1750
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Whaley's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of John Whaley in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
1785
1785
Age 37
Death of John Whaley in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
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