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Samuel Somerville 1771–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1771

Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 12 May 1857

Death Location: Jackson, Amelia, Virginia, USA

Father: Elizabeth Lynch

Mother: James Sommerville

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Samuel Somerville was born in 1771 in Donegal, Ireland, the child of Elizabeth Lynch And James Hugh Sommerville. Samuel Somerville passed away in 1857 in Jackson, Amelia, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Somerville was born in 1771 in Donegal, Ireland, the child of Elizabeth Lynch And James Hugh Sommerville.
  • Samuel Somerville passed away in 1857 in Jackson, Amelia, Virginia, USA.

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Samuel Somerville's Ancestors

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Samuel Somerville
1771–1857
Birth Place: Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Elizabeth Lynch
1755–1825
Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland
James (Hugh) Sommerville
1752–1821
Donegal Co, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas Lynch
1726–1773
St James Parish, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
Hannah (Ainslie) Motte
1736–1805
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Solomon Somerville
1725–1790
Donegal, Ireland
Elizabeth Graham
1726–1795
Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Esquire
1700–1770
Elizabeth Martin
1710–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Somerville's Timeline

2 Records

1771
12 May 1771
Birth of Samuel Somerville in Donegal, Ireland
Donegal, Ireland
1857
12 May 1857
Age 86
Death of Samuel Somerville in Jackson, Amelia, Virginia, USA
Jackson, Amelia, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1771
    Event Place: Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1857
    Event Place: Jackson, Amelia, Virginia, USA

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