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Obediah Sexton 1806–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1806

Birth Location: Wythe, , Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Oct 1898

Death Location: Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, USA

Father: Benjamin Sr

Mother: Comfort Smith

Spouse(s): Mary Davis

Children(s):

The story of Obediah Sexton began in 1806 in Wythe, , Virginia, USA. Obediah Sexton married Mary Magdeline Davis. Obediah Sexton passed away in 1898 in Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Obediah Sexton began in 1806 in Wythe, , Virginia, USA.
  • Obediah Sexton married Mary Magdeline Davis.
  • Obediah Sexton passed away in 1898 in Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, USA.

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Obediah Sexton's Ancestors

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Obediah Sexton
1806–1898
Birth Place: Wythe, , Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Sexton Sr
1752–1831
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Comfort Smith
1756–1846
Wythe, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Sexton
1726–1763
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Mary Lee
1716–1766
France
Ebenezer Smith
1705–1756
Tauton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Gilbert
1712–1756
Tauton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Sr
1680–1752
Sarah Jamison
1680–1734
Joseph Smith
1667–1745
Anne Fuller
1669–1722
Capt Gilbert
1683–1765
Hannah Bradford
1689–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Jr
1658–1689
Hannah Spencer
1653–1715
John Jamison
1661–
Sarah Cecum
1660–1720
Reverend Smith
1614–1710
Susannah Hinckley
1625–1675
Lieutenant Fuller
1630–1676
Thomas Gilbert
1642–1725
Anna Blake
1651–1722
Samuel Bradford
1667–1714
Hannah Rogers
1668–1733

Obediah Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1806
1806
Birth of Obediah Sexton in Wythe, , Virginia, USA
Wythe, , Virginia, USA
1898
13 Oct 1898
Age 92
Death of Obediah Sexton in Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, USA
Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Wythe, , Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1898
    Event Place: Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, USA

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