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Leare (Leah) Christian 1807 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1807

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Father: Thomas removed

Mother: Margaret Pine

Spouse(s): Hiram Higgans

Children(s): Rebecca Haggins

The story of Leare (Leah) Christian began in 1807 in Virginia. Leare (Leah) Christian married Hiram Gillbert Higgans, and had children including Rebecca Haggins. Leare (Leah) Christian passed away in 1885 in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Leare (Leah) Christian began in 1807 in Virginia.
  • Leare (Leah) Christian married Hiram Gillbert Higgans, and had children including Rebecca Haggins.
  • Leare (Leah) Christian passed away in 1885 in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas removed
1779 – 1840
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Pine
1779 – 1840
Birth Location: Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hiram Higgans
1794 – 1880
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Rebecca Haggins
1833 – 1877
Birth Location: Floyd Co. KY
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Leare Christian's Ancestors

Self
Leare Christian
1807 – 1885
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Thomas W Christian * 10th cousin 8 xs removed
1779 – 1840
Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Rebecca) Pine
1779 – 1840
Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Judah Spencer
1756 – 1842
Peterstown, Monroe, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Spence
1730 – 1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leare Christian's Descendants

1.
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Leare ((Leah)) Christian (Abt 1807 – 1885) m. Hiram (Gillbert) Higgans (1794 – Aft. 1880)
  1. 1. Rebecca Haggins (1833 – 4 May 1877) m. Richard ("Morgan") Gearheart (Mar 1826 – 18 Mar 1916)
    1. 1. Sarah (Margaret) Gayheart (October 18, 1853 – May 19, 1902)
      1. 1. J. (Morgan) Risner (8 Oct 1874 – )
        1. 1. Kelly Risner (July 12, 1901 – January 09, 1971) m. Sallie Risner (19 November 1897 – 17 January 1983)

Leare Christian's Timeline

2 Records

1807
Abt 1807
Birth of Leare (Leah) Christian in Virginia
Virginia
1885
1885
Age 78
Death of Leare (Leah) Christian in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1807
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
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