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William Adams Davidson 1808 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 June 1808

Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: AFT 1880

Death Location: Iowa

Father: Jeremiah Davidson

Mother: Ann Broom

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William Adams Davidson was born in 1808 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jeremiah Davidson and Ann Broom. In 1810, William Adams Davidson resided in Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. William Adams Davidson passed away in 1880 in Iowa.

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Biography

  • William Adams Davidson was born in 1808 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jeremiah Davidson and Ann Broom.
  • In 1810, William Adams Davidson resided in Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • William Adams Davidson passed away in 1880 in Iowa.

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William Davidson's Ancestors

Self
William Davidson
1808 – 1880
Birth Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Jeremiah Davidson
1768 – 1851
Allegheny, Maryland, United States
Ann Broom
1772 – 1848
Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Lewis Davidson
1712 – 1793
Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Claypoole
1727 – 1794
Milford, Sussex, Delaware, USA
James Broom
1726 –
DE
Esther Wyllis
1728 – 1800
DE
Great-Grandparents
William Davidson
1680 – 1731
Jeremiah Claypoole
1685 – 1745
William Willis
1700 –
Esther
1700 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Davidson's Timeline

3 Records

1808
28 June 1808
Birth of William Adams Davidson in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
1810
1810
Age 2
William Adams Davidson resided here in Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
1880
AFT 1880
Age 72
Death of William Adams Davidson in Iowa
Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 June 1808
    Event Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Menallen, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: 54; Page: 1006 1/2; Image: 00220; Family History Library Film: 0193680

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 1880
    Event Place: Iowa

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