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Melissa Burton 1829–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1829

Birth Location: Russell, Virginia

Death Date: 11 Feb 1918

Death Location: Lawrence, Kentucky

Father: Jacob Burton

Mother: Rebecca Berry

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Melissa Burton was born in 1829 in Russell, Virginia, the child of Jacob L Caine Burton And Rebecca Rachel Berry. Melissa Burton passed away in 1918 in Lawrence, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Melissa Burton was born in 1829 in Russell, Virginia, the child of Jacob L Caine Burton And Rebecca Rachel Berry.
  • Melissa Burton passed away in 1918 in Lawrence, Kentucky.

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Melissa Burton's Ancestors

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Melissa Burton
1829–1918
Birth Place: Russell, Virginia
Parents
Jacob L Caine Burton
1759–1839
Montgomery Co. VA
Rebecca (Rachel) Berry
1785–1860
, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John ("Younger" Burton) Jr.
1725–1762
Dale City, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Martha (Cocke) Farley
1736–1830
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1686–1776
Catharine Cocke
1704–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Sr.
1655–1724
Mary Nowell
1665–1727
Captain Cocke
1670–1717
Sarah Perrin
1669–1717

Melissa Burton's Timeline

2 Records

1829
26 Jun 1829
Birth of Melissa Burton in Russell, Virginia
Russell, Virginia
1918
11 Feb 1918
Age 89
Death of Melissa Burton in Lawrence, Kentucky
Lawrence, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1829
    Event Place: Russell, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1918
    Event Place: Lawrence, Kentucky

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