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Richard Lightfoot 1768–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1768

Birth Location: Burke County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 9 Jun 1825

Death Location: Washington County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Philip Lightfoot

Mother: Susannah Smith

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The story of Richard Lightfoot began in 1768 in Burke County, Georgia, United States of America. Richard Lightfoot passed away in 1825 in Washington County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Lightfoot began in 1768 in Burke County, Georgia, United States of America.
  • Richard Lightfoot passed away in 1825 in Washington County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Richard Lightfoot's Ancestors

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Richard Lightfoot
1768–1825
Birth Place: Burke County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Philip Col. or Corpl. III Lightfoot
1728–1787
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Susannah Smith
1725–1800
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Philip Lightfoot
1689–1748
Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Lee) Armistead
1696–1775
Elizabeth, Virginia, USA
Phillip Smith
1695–1743
Purton, Gloucester, VA, Virginia, USA
Mary Mathews
1694–1743
Charles, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Major {VA}
1643–1708
Alice Lightfoot
1660–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
# Inn
1596–1647
ELIZABETH *+10gm
1601–1683

Richard Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1768
25 Feb 1768
Birth of Richard Lightfoot in Burke County, Georgia, United States of America
Burke County, Georgia, United States of America
1825
9 Jun 1825
Age 57
Death of Richard Lightfoot in Washington County, Georgia, United States of America
Washington County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1768
    Event Place: Burke County, Georgia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1825
    Event Place: Washington County, Georgia, United States of America

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