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Stephen Jeffery Preston 1782–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Georges Creek, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Moses Preston

Mother: Frances Arthur

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Children(s):

The story of Stephen Jeffery Preston began in 1782 in Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America. Stephen Jeffery Preston passed away in 1856 in Georges Creek, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Stephen Jeffery Preston began in 1782 in Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Stephen Jeffery Preston passed away in 1856 in Georges Creek, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Stephen Preston's Ancestors

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Stephen Preston
1782–1856
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Moses Preston
1762–1842
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Frances Arthur
1764–1844
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Arthur,) I
1730–1819
Goose Creek, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Lillian Jane) Jenny
1734–
Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Arthur
1701–1793
Rebecca Adams
1709–1793
Johan Continental
1705–1793
Mary Christener
1713–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir 1658
1658–1725
Sarah *8
1690–1722
Hans Jenney
1678–1765
Regula Legler
1687–1739
Christen Pedersen*
1677–1772
Kiersten Lasdr
1685–1781

Stephen Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1782
1782
Birth of Stephen Jeffery Preston in Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
1856
1856
Age 74
Death of Stephen Jeffery Preston in Peach Orchard, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America
Peach Orchard, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Peach Orchard, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Georges Creek, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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