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Rachel A Bye 1784 – 1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1784

Birth Location: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 7 Feb 1843

Death Location: Wayne, Illinois, USA

Father: Hezekiah Bye

Mother: Sarah Pettit

Spouse(s): Edward Whitacre

Children(s): Harmon Whitacre, Edward Whitacre, William Whitacre

In 1784, Rachel A Bye entered the world in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Hezekiah Bye and Sarah Pettit. Rachel A Bye married Edward Stacy Jr Whitacre, and had children including Harmon Fagin Whitacre, Edward J Whitacre, William Bye Whitacre. Rachel A Bye passed away in 1843 in Wayne, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1784, Rachel A Bye entered the world in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Hezekiah Bye and Sarah Pettit.
  • Rachel A Bye married Edward Stacy Jr Whitacre, and had children including Harmon Fagin Whitacre, Edward J Whitacre, William Bye Whitacre.
  • Rachel A Bye passed away in 1843 in Wayne, Illinois, USA.

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Rachel Bye's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Bye
1784 – 1843
Birth Place: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Hezekiah Bye
1754 – 1827
Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Pettit
1758 – 1838
Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William Pettit
1722 – 1801
Newtown, Long Island, New York, USA
Charity Stevenson
1723 – 1780
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Pettit
1700 –
Mary Hallett
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Hallett
1678 – 1756
Bridget Blackwell
1677 – 1749

Rachel Bye's Descendants

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Rachel (A) Bye (6 Oct 1784 – 7 Feb 1843) m. Edward (Stacy Jr) Whitacre (19 Apr 1796 – 21 Sep 1845)
  1. 1. Harmon (Fagin) Whitacre (31 Aug 1824 – 28 Nov 1907) m. Mary (Ann) Deming (9 Jul 1824 – 21 Dec 1908)
    1. 1. Orlando (Bye) Whitacre (17 Oct 1844 – 4 Apr 1908)
    2. 2. Cyrus (Deming) Whitacre (29 Dec 1852 – 25 Jan 1918)
    3. 3. Cinderella (Ann) Whitacre (5 Sep 1856 – 27 Mar 1910) m. John (T) Roberts (28 Mar 1855 – 31 Aug 1931)
      1. 1. Iva (May) Roberts (6 Jun 1886 – 28 Apr 1954) m. Louis (Otie) Reese (22 Sep 1890 – 27 Dec 1975)
        1. 1. Juanita Reese (25 Apr 1912 – 17 Jul 2010) m. Charles (Welch) Montony (31 Jan 1912 – 12 Apr 1983)
        2. 2. John (Wendell) Reese (5 Mar 1915 – 7 Jun 1982) m. Mary (Jean) Flack (10 Feb 1919 – 25 Apr 2001)
        3. 3. Roberta (Ruth) Reese (1 Mar 1922 – 16 Nov 2004) m. Albert (Thomas) Douglass (25 Dec 1920 – 20 Feb 2004)
        4. 4. Robert (Edgar) Reese (12 Mar 1924 – 17 Feb 1999) m. Dorothy (Mae) Ford (28 Jul 1930 – )
    4. 4. Nettie (E) Whitacre (1 Oct 1865 – 5 Oct 1942) m. Steven (Sylvester) Chamness (2 Mar 1860 – 10 Mar 1953)
      1. 1. Elmer (Earl) Chamness (1 Oct 1883 – 10 Jun 1963) m. Libbie Caldwell (19 Aug 1894 – 26 Sep 1968)
        1. 1. Ralph (Carlos) Chamness (22 Apr 1913 – 2 May 1985) m. Vivian McGowan (22 May 1918 – 1993) m. Helen Turnage (10 Oct 1920 – 2 Dec 2013)
        2. 2. Elmer (Wayne) Chamness (22 Dec 1915 – 3 Jul 1992)
        3. 3. Carroll (Sylvestor) Chamness (19 Aug 1918 – 19 Nov 2001) m. Helen (Irene) Heck (21 Mar 1924 – 15 Aug 2007)
        4. 4. Ernest (Hal) Chamness (4 Sep 1920 – 8 Aug 1997) m. Sybil Gibbons (9 Mar 1924 – 24 Mar 2014)
      2. 2. Byrch Chamness (31 Mar 1885 – 4 Feb 1914) m. Harry Edmondson (1884 – )
      3. 3. Ethel (Florence) Chamness (6 Mar 1887 – 5 Jan 1976) m. Walter (Joseph) Saltzman (25 Feb 1890 – 8 Feb 1976)
        1. 1. Jean (W) Saltzman (9 Mar 1919 – 27 Apr 1996)
      4. 4. Ruby (Hazel) Chamness (Mar 1891 – 1953) m. Harry Frey (30 Nov 1883 – 18 Jan 1970)
        1. 1. Carmen (Rose) Frey (11 Oct 1912 – 2 Dec 1988)
        2. 2. Marion (Marguerite) Frey (20 Jun 1915 – 12 Jan 2010)
        3. 3. Maxine Frey (1919 – 1925)
  2. 2. Edward (J) Whitacre (14 Oct 1826 – 14 Jul 1910)
  3. 3. William (Bye) Whitacre (6 Jun 1829 – 25 Apr 1910)

Rachel Bye's Timeline

2 Records

1784
6 Oct 1784
Birth of Rachel A Bye in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
1843
7 Feb 1843
Age 59
Death of Rachel A Bye in Wayne, Illinois, USA
Wayne, Illinois, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1784
    Event Place: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1843
    Event Place: Wayne, Illinois, USA

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