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Walter Compton 1768–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, MD, USA

Death Date: 1830

Death Location: Carroll Co., TN, USA

Father: William Compton

Mother: Elizabeth Elgin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Adams

Children(s):

Walter Compton was born in 1768 in Charles City, Charles, MD, USA, the child of William Compton And Elizabeth Elgin. Walter Compton married Elizabeth Ann Adams. Walter Compton passed away in 1830 in Carroll Co., TN, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Compton was born in 1768 in Charles City, Charles, MD, USA, the child of William Compton And Elizabeth Elgin.
  • Walter Compton married Elizabeth Ann Adams.
  • Walter Compton passed away in 1830 in Carroll Co., TN, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Compton
1733–1809
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Elgin
1740–1808
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, MD, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Adams
1773–1852
Birth Location: Charles, MD, USA
EA

Children(s)

Walter Compton's Ancestors

Self
Walter Compton
1768–1830
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, MD, USA
Parents
William Compton
1733–1809
Elizabeth Elgin
1740–1808
Charles City, Charles, MD, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1768
1768
Birth of Walter Compton in Charles City, Charles, MD, USA
Charles City, Charles, MD, USA
1830
1830
Age 62
Death of Walter Compton in Carroll Co., TN, USA
Carroll Co., TN, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, MD, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Carroll Co., TN, USA
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