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William "Major Gen Chooshemataha Pyaheggo" Colbert 1742 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Aug 1742

Birth Location: Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 30 May 1824

Death Location: Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Father: Chief Nation)

Mother: Sopha Hoya

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In 1742, William "Major Gen Chooshemataha Pyaheggo" Colbert entered the world in Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States, born to Chief James Logan Colbert (Adopted into Chickasaw Nation) and Sopha Minta First Fullblood Chickasaw Woman Hoya. William "Major Gen Chooshemataha Pyaheggo" Colbert passed away in 1824 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States.

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  • In 1742, William "Major Gen Chooshemataha Pyaheggo" Colbert entered the world in Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States, born to Chief James Logan Colbert (Adopted into Chickasaw Nation) and Sopha Minta First Fullblood Chickasaw Woman Hoya.
  • William "Major Gen Chooshemataha Pyaheggo" Colbert passed away in 1824 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Chief Nation)
1721 – 1784
Birth Location: Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, United States
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Sopha Hoya
1721 – 1768
Birth Location: , Coosa, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

William Colbert's Ancestors

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William Colbert
1742 – 1824
Birth Place: Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States
Parents
Chief James Logan Colbert (Adopted into Chickasaw Nation)
1721 – 1784
Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, United States
Sopha (Minta First Fullblood Chickasaw Woman) Hoya
1721 – 1768
, Coosa, Alabama, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Colbert's Timeline

2 Records

1742
8 Aug 1742
Birth of William "Major Gen Chooshemataha Pyaheggo" Colbert in Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States
Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States
1824
30 May 1824
Age 82
Death of William "Major Gen Chooshemataha Pyaheggo" Colbert in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1742
    Event Place: Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1824
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
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