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Moses Messer 1790–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina

Death Date: 1871

Death Location: Lost Fork of Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky

Father: John Messer

Mother: Margaret Dillard

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In 1790, Moses Messer entered the world in Edgefield, South Carolina, born to John James Messer And Margaret Agnes Dillard. Moses Messer passed away in 1871 in Lost Fork of Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1790, Moses Messer entered the world in Edgefield, South Carolina, born to John James Messer And Margaret Agnes Dillard.
  • Moses Messer passed away in 1871 in Lost Fork of Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky.

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Moses Messer's Ancestors

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Moses Messer
1790–1871
Birth Place: Edgefield, South Carolina
Parents
John James Messer
1755–1815
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Margaret (Agnes) Dillard
1755–1802
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Franklin) Messer
1735–1784
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
James (Augustus) Cain
1739–1836
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Elizabeth (“Betsy”) Custer
1751–1818
Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Keene\Caanee\Caine\Cain
1714–1787
Catharina Mann
1717–1785
Arnold Kuster
1720–1759
Bridget Strauder
1722–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Keene\Caan\Caine\Cain
1685–1750
Margaret McBooy
1685–1745
Johann Mann
1689–1772
Maria GOSS
1690–1769

Moses Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Moses Messer in Edgefield, South Carolina
Edgefield, South Carolina
1871
1871
Age 81
Death of Moses Messer in Lost Fork of Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky
Lost Fork of Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Edgefield, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Lost Fork of Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky

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