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Margaret Cherry 1788–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1788

Birth Location: Williamson, Martin, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Toquerville, Wasatch, Utah, United States

Father: Josiah Cherry

Mother: Martha Keene

Spouse(s): Merrill Willis

Children(s): Joshua Willis

The story of Margaret Cherry began in 1788 in Williamson, Martin, North Carolina, USA. Margaret Cherry married Merrill Willis, and had children including Joshua Thomas Willis. Margaret Cherry passed away in 1870 in Toquerville, Wasatch, Utah, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Cherry began in 1788 in Williamson, Martin, North Carolina, USA.
  • Margaret Cherry married Merrill Willis, and had children including Joshua Thomas Willis.
  • Margaret Cherry passed away in 1870 in Toquerville, Wasatch, Utah, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Cherry
1761–1840
Birth Location: Tyrell, North Carolina, USA
JC
Martha Keene
1762–1855
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, United States
MK

Spouses(s)

Merrill Willis
1780–1842
Birth Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
MW

Children(s)

Joshua Willis
1818–1886
Birth Location: Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
JW

Margaret Cherry's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Cherry
1788–1870
Birth Place: Williamson, Martin, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Josiah Cherry
1761–1840
Tyrell, North Carolina, USA
Martha Keene
1762–1855
Craven, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Job ((Joab) Cherry) Sr
1732–1811
Albemarle, Sussex, Virginia Colony
Abbie\Abiah Vinter\Ventress
1736–1811
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah CHERRY
1706–1775
Mary Ferebee
1710–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Cherry's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Cherry (5 Apr 1788–1870) m. Merrill Willis (10 November 1780–18 December 1842)
  1. 1. Joshua (Thomas) Willis 1818–1886 m. Sarah (Melissa) Dodge 1827–1890
    1. 1. Merrill (Erastus) Willis 1851–1922 m. Nancy (Cedenia) Bagley 1854–1945
      1. 1. Samuel (Bagley) Willis 1876–1905 m. Mary (Jane) Wayment 1880–1963
        1. 1. Sylvia (Beatrice) Willis 1905–1965 m. Clinton (Lavon) Averett 1901–1950

Margaret Cherry's Timeline

5 Records

1788
5 Apr 1788
Birth of Margaret Cherry in Williamson, Martin, North Carolina, USA
Williamson, Martin, North Carolina, USA
1804
8 Dec 1804
Age 16
Margaret Cherry was married in Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
1804
8 Dec 1804
Age 16
Margaret Cherry was married in Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Sumner, Tennessee, USA
1864
08 Dec 1864
Age 76
Margaret Cherry was married in Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 82
Death of Margaret Cherry in Toquerville, Wasatch, Utah, United States
Toquerville, Wasatch, Utah, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1788
    Event Place: Williamson, Martin, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1804
    Event Place: Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1804
    Event Place: Sumner, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1864
    Event Place: Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Toquerville, Wasatch, Utah, United States
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