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Mary Polly Chamness 1831–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 December 1831

Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 April 1914

Death Location: Mooreland, Henry Co, IN

Father: Joshua Chamness

Mother: Hannah Williams

Spouse(s): Jessie Pidgeon

Children(s): William Pidgeon, Martha Pidgeon, Isabell Pidgeon, Isaac Pidgeon, Hannah Pidgeon, John Pidgeon, Elizabeth Pidgeon, David Pidgeon

In 1831, Mary Polly Chamness entered the world in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA, born to Joshua H Chamness And Hannah Williams. Mary Polly Chamness married Jessie W Pidgeon, and had children including David Linley Pidgeon, Elizabeth Pidgeon, Hannah Ellen Pidgeon, Isaac Wilson Pidgeon, Isabell Bell Pidgeon, John Henry Pidgeon, Martha Ann Mattie Pidgeon, William Chamness Pidgeon. Mary Polly Chamness passed away in 1914 in Mooreland, Henry Co, IN.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Mary Polly Chamness entered the world in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA, born to Joshua H Chamness And Hannah Williams.
  • Mary Polly Chamness married Jessie W Pidgeon, and had children including David Linley Pidgeon, Elizabeth Pidgeon, Hannah Ellen Pidgeon, Isaac Wilson Pidgeon, Isabell Bell Pidgeon, John Henry Pidgeon, Martha Ann Mattie Pidgeon, William Chamness Pidgeon.
  • Mary Polly Chamness passed away in 1914 in Mooreland, Henry Co, IN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Chamness
1806–1889
Birth Location: Center, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
JC
Hannah Williams
1809–1881
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina
HW

Spouses(s)

Jessie Pidgeon
1828–1885
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
JP

Children(s)

William Pidgeon
1855–1936
Birth Location: Mooreland, Indiana
WP
Martha Pidgeon
1852–1916
Birth Location: Henry, Indiana
MP
Isabell Pidgeon
1859–1915
Birth Location: Henry County, Indiana, USA
IP
Isaac Pidgeon
1862–1920
Birth Location: Mooreland, Henry, Indiana, USA
IP
Hannah Pidgeon
1866–1937
Birth Location: Henry County, Indiana, USA
HP
John Pidgeon
1872–1959
Birth Location: Blue River, Henry Co., Indiana, USA
JP
Elizabeth Pidgeon
1850–1868
Birth Location: Henry, Indiana
EP
David Pidgeon
1857–1922
Birth Location: Mooreland, Indiana, USA
DP

Mary Chamness's Ancestors

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Mary Chamness
1831–1914
Birth Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joshua H Chamness
1806–1889
Center, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Hannah Williams
1809–1881
Chatham County, North Carolina
Grandparents
William (M.) Chamness
1766–1852
Crane Creek, Orange, North Carolina
Isabel Beeson
1771–1840
New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Chamness
1740–1818
Margaret Norton
1740–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Chamness's Descendants

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Mary (Polly) Chamness (3 December 1831–17 April 1914) m. Jessie (W.) Pidgeon (1 Dec 1828–5 March 1885)
  1. 1. William (Chamness) Pidgeon 1855–1936
  2. 2. Martha (Ann "Mattie") Pidgeon 1852–1916
  3. 3. Isabell ("Bell") Pidgeon 1859–1915
  4. 4. Isaac (Wilson) Pidgeon 1862–1920
  5. 5. Hannah ('Ellen') Pidgeon 1866–1937
  6. 6. John (Henry) Pidgeon 1872–1959
  7. 7. Elizabeth Pidgeon 1850–1868
  8. 8. David (Linley) Pidgeon 1857–1922

Mary Chamness's Timeline

2 Records

1831
3 December 1831
Birth of Mary Polly Chamness in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
1914
17 April 1914
Age 83
Death of Mary Polly Chamness in Mooreland, Henry Co, IN
Mooreland, Henry Co, IN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 December 1831
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 April 1914
    Event Place: Mooreland, Henry Co, IN
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