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Margaret Willis 1740–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1784

Death Location: Lee, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Willis*

Mother: Elizabeth Simmons*

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Children(s):

In 1740, Margaret Willis entered the world in Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, United States, born to Joseph Willis And Elizabeth Simmons. Margaret Willis passed away in 1784 in Lee, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Margaret Willis entered the world in Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, United States, born to Joseph Willis And Elizabeth Simmons.
  • Margaret Willis passed away in 1784 in Lee, Virginia, USA.

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Margaret Willis's Ancestors

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Margaret Willis
1740–1784
Birth Place: Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joseph Willis*
1722–1784
Beaufort, Craven, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Simmons*
1722–1784
Beaufort, Craven, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Samuel WILLIS
1698–1782
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Martha Vines
1685–1744
Craven, North Carolina, United States
John Simmons
1694–1741
Munchenbuchsee, Bern, Switzerland
Margaret BUSSETT
1685–1722
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Margaret Willis in Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, United States
Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, United States
1784
1784
Age 44
Death of Margaret Willis in Lee, Virginia, USA
Lee, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, USA

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