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Sophia (Cherokee) (Lightsky-Light Sky) Leyestisky - Fisher 1732–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1732

Birth Location: Bedford regions VA

Death Date: 1769

Death Location: Leelanau Indian Reservation, Michigan, USA

Father: George Sky

Mother: Mary Sherwill

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The story of Sophia (Cherokee) (Lightsky-Light Sky) Leyestisky - Fisher began in 1732 in Bedford regions VA. Sophia (Cherokee) (Lightsky-Light Sky) Leyestisky - Fisher passed away in 1769 in Leelanau Indian Reservation, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophia (Cherokee) (Lightsky-Light Sky) Leyestisky - Fisher began in 1732 in Bedford regions VA.
  • Sophia (Cherokee) (Lightsky-Light Sky) Leyestisky - Fisher passed away in 1769 in Leelanau Indian Reservation, Michigan, USA.

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Sophia Fisher's Ancestors

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Sophia Fisher
1732–1769
Birth Place: Bedford regions VA
Parents
George Robert Light Sky
1700–1749
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, British Colonies, USA
Mary (Elizabeth "Polly" (Cherokee Indian)Wyesha) Sherwill
1701–1769
Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Capt (Solomon John Cherokkee) Kimborough
1671–1720
Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Saleda (Cherokee Indian)) SPILLER
1668–1730
Quioucohanoc, Surry, Virginia, United States
John (Aquilla) Corzine
1682–1707
Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jahannes Corszen
1649–1703
Metje Cray\Corszen
1650–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelis Janszen
1629–1670
Margrietje Lambrechts
1620–1652
Tryntje Campen
1621–1682

Sophia Fisher's Timeline

2 Records

1732
1732
Birth of Sophia (Cherokee) (Lightsky-Light Sky) Leyestisky - Fisher in Bedford regions VA
Bedford regions VA
1769
1769
Age 37
Death of Sophia (Cherokee) (Lightsky-Light Sky) Leyestisky - Fisher in Leelanau Indian Reservation, Michigan, USA
Leelanau Indian Reservation, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Bedford regions VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Leelanau Indian Reservation, Michigan, USA

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