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Melissa Webster Scott 1807–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 November 1807

Birth Location: Buckhead, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 2 January 1886

Death Location: Stephens County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Elizabeth Paxson

Mother: John Paxson

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The story of Melissa Webster Scott began in 1807 in Buckhead, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America. Melissa Webster Scott passed away in 1886 in Stephens County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Melissa Webster Scott began in 1807 in Buckhead, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.
  • Melissa Webster Scott passed away in 1886 in Stephens County, Texas, United States of America.

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Melissa Scott's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Scott
1807–1886
Birth Place: Buckhead, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Elizabeth Paxson
1776–1861
Georgia, United States of America
John Paxson
1744–1820
Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Rueben Paxson
1705–
Alice Simcock
1707–1745
Great-Grandparents
William Paxson
1675–1733
John Simcock
1685–1777
Mary Waln
1687–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Paxton
1640–1722
Jane Gurden
1649–1710
Jacob Simcock
1685–1708
Alice Maris
1660–1726

Melissa Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1807
22 November 1807
Birth of Melissa Webster Scott in Buckhead, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
Buckhead, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
1886
2 January 1886
Age 79
Death of Melissa Webster Scott in Caddo, Stephens County, Texas, United States of America
Caddo, Stephens County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 November 1807
    Event Place: Buckhead, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1886
    Event Place: Caddo, Stephens County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stephens County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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