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Lt. Col. James Madison Hunter 1740–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Apr 1740

Birth Location: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 30 Jan 1821

Death Location: , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

Father: Alexander Hunter

Mother: Elizabeth Steele

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In 1740, Lt. Col. James Madison Hunter entered the world in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Alexander Hunter And Elizabeth Steele. Lt. Col. James Madison Hunter passed away in 1821 in , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Lt. Col. James Madison Hunter entered the world in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Alexander Hunter And Elizabeth Steele.
  • Lt. Col. James Madison Hunter passed away in 1821 in , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.

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Lt. Hunter's Ancestors

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Lt. Hunter
1740–1821
Birth Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Alexander Hunter
1706–1768
Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Steele
1705–1796
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Grandparents
William (Thomas Sempill) Hunter
1672–1742
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Cunningham
1680–1746
Corsehill, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dr. (Joseph) Steele
1690–1750
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Hollister
1678–1680
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Hunter
1655–1732
Isabella Semple
1660–1730
Capt. Steele
1662–1713
Ann Welles
1668–1739
Sgt Hollister
1642–1711
Sarah Goodrich
1649–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Steele
1626–1685
Mary Boosey
1635–1703
Thomas Welles
1625–1668
Hannah Tuttle
1633–1683
Lt Hollister
1612–1665
Joanna Treat
1618–1694
William Goodrich
1621–1676
Mary Marvin
1631–1702

Lt. Hunter's Timeline

2 Records

1740
08 Apr 1740
Birth of Lt. Col. James Madison Hunter in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
1821
30 Jan 1821
Age 81
Death of Lt. Col. James Madison Hunter in , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Apr 1740
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1821
    Event Place: , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

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