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Simon Bright 1706 – 1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1706

Birth Location: Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1777

Death Location: Craven, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Bright

Mother: Elizabeth Hill

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Graves

Children(s):

In 1706, Simon Bright entered the world in Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, British Colonial America, born to John Bright and Elizabeth Hill. Simon Bright married Elizabeth Graves. Simon Bright passed away in 1777 in Craven, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1706, Simon Bright entered the world in Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, British Colonial America, born to John Bright and Elizabeth Hill.
  • Simon Bright married Elizabeth Graves.
  • Simon Bright passed away in 1777 in Craven, North Carolina, United States.

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Simon Bright's Ancestors

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Simon Bright
1706 – 1777
Birth Place: Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Parents
John Bright
1678 – 1720
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Hill
1680 – 1744
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
John Bright
1650 –
Surrey, England
George Hill
1660 – 1722
Shropshire, England
Mary Potts
1668 – 1736
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Bright
1620 –
Elizabeth
1620 –
Nicholas Hill
1630 – 1675
Silvester Bennett
1630 – 1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Bennett
1577 – 1651
Mary Bourne
1600 – 1659

Simon Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1706
1706
Birth of Simon Bright in Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, British Colonial America
1777
1777
Age 71
Death of Simon Bright in Craven, North Carolina, United States
Craven, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Craven, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Grifton, Pitt, North Carolina, United States

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