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Maria Stephenson Kennedy Lea 1799–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Apr 1799

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 12 March 1828

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Kennedy

Mother: Sarah Kennedy

Spouse(s): Pryor Lea

Children(s): Sarah Lea, Julia Wingfield, Lavinia Shelton, James Lea

Maria Stephenson Kennedy Lea was born in 1799 in Tennessee, USA, the child of James Kennedy And Sarah Kennedy. Maria Stephenson Kennedy Lea married Pryor Lea, and had children including James Kennedy Lea, Julia Smith Wingfield, Lavinia Jarnigan Shelton, Sarah Stephenson Lea. Maria Stephenson Kennedy Lea passed away in 1828 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Maria Stephenson Kennedy Lea was born in 1799 in Tennessee, USA, the child of James Kennedy And Sarah Kennedy.
  • Maria Stephenson Kennedy Lea married Pryor Lea, and had children including James Kennedy Lea, Julia Smith Wingfield, Lavinia Jarnigan Shelton, Sarah Stephenson Lea.
  • Maria Stephenson Kennedy Lea passed away in 1828 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA.

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Maria Lea's Ancestors

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Maria Lea
1799–1828
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Kennedy
1764–1825
Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Kennedy
1772–1821
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Lea's Descendants

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Maria (Stephenson Kennedy) Lea (02 Apr 1799–12 March 1828) m. Pryor Lea (13 August 1794–Sep 1880)
  1. 1. Sarah (Stephenson) Lea 1825–1869
  2. 2. Julia (Smith) Wingfield 1835–1864
  3. 3. Lavinia (Jarnigan) Shelton 1822–1908
  4. 4. James (Kennedy) Lea 1819–1852 m. Della (Porter) Hamen 1824–1911
    1. 1. Charles Lea 1851–1940
    2. 2. Hamon (Abraham) Lea 1849–1910
    3. 3. Pryor Lea 1848–1867
    4. 4. Emily (James) Lea 1853–1930 m. Joseph (H.) Boothe 1852–

Maria Lea's Timeline

3 Records

1799
2 April 1799
Birth of Maria Stephenson Kennedy Lea in TN
TN
1799
02 Apr 1799
Birth of Maria Stephenson Kennedy Lea in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1828
12 March 1828
Age 29
Death of Maria Stephenson Kennedy Lea
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1799
    Event Place: TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1799
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 578.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MEL
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1828
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

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