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Thomas Higginbotham 1717–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 February 1784

Death Location: Richmond, Georgia, USA

Father: John Higginbotham

Mother: Frances Riley

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In 1717, Thomas Higginbotham entered the world in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA, born to John Higginbotham And Frances Rachel Riley. Thomas Higginbotham passed away in 1784 in Richmond, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1717, Thomas Higginbotham entered the world in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA, born to John Higginbotham And Frances Rachel Riley.
  • Thomas Higginbotham passed away in 1784 in Richmond, Georgia, USA.

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Thomas Higginbotham's Ancestors

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Thomas Higginbotham
1717–1784
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Higginbotham
1695–1742
Phillip, British West, Barbade
Frances (Rachel) Riley
1693–1760
Ireland
Grandparents
John Riley
1676–1723
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA
Mary Ford
1676–1764
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Higginbotham's Timeline

2 Records

1717
1717
Birth of Thomas Higginbotham in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
1784
9 February 1784
Age 67
Death of Thomas Higginbotham in Richmond, Georgia, USA
Richmond, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 February 1784
    Event Place: Richmond, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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