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Margaret Holly Sexton 1812–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1812

Birth Location: Carpenter, Whitley, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 25 Mar 1871

Death Location: Whitley, KY

Father: Joshua Tye

Mother: Elizabeth Cummins

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Margaret Holly Sexton was born in 1812 in Carpenter, Whitley, Kentucky, United States, the child of Joshua Tye And Elizabeth Betsy Hitchcock Cummins. Margaret Holly Sexton passed away in 1871 in Whitley, KY.

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Biography

  • Margaret Holly Sexton was born in 1812 in Carpenter, Whitley, Kentucky, United States, the child of Joshua Tye And Elizabeth Betsy Hitchcock Cummins.
  • Margaret Holly Sexton passed away in 1871 in Whitley, KY.

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Margaret Sexton's Ancestors

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Margaret Sexton
1812–1871
Birth Place: Carpenter, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Joshua Tye
1788–1870
Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
Elizabeth ("Betsy" Hitchcock) Cummins
1788–1846
Guildford County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Granger Tye) III
1737–1833
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Molly (Sarah Wheeler) Tye
1748–1809
Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States
John (Collins Cummins (Pvt.Drum Major, Revolutionary) War)
1762–1826
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Ann) Turner
1764–1843
Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
JOHN II
1717–1754
Presotia Hitchcock
1720–1814
George Cummings
1742–1808
Sarah Collins
1743–1808
Nancy +GGM4
1739–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1680–1739
ELEANOR HITCHINGS
1682–1750
George HITCHCOCK
1691–1747
Mary James
1680–1747
Philip Collins
1701–1777
Elizabeth Youngs
1705–1774

Margaret Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1812
26 Feb 1812
Birth of Margaret Holly Sexton in Carpenter, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Carpenter, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
1871
25 Mar 1871
Age 59
Death of Margaret Holly Sexton in Whitley, KY
Whitley, KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1812
    Event Place: Carpenter, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1871
    Event Place: Whitley, KY
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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