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William Newton Gaston 1839 – 1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 February 1839

Birth Location: Fishing Creek, Chester District, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 November 1907

Death Location: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Gaston

Mother: Elizabeth Wylie

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In 1839, William Newton Gaston entered the world in Fishing Creek, Chester District, South Carolina, USA, born to Joseph Alexander Gaston and Elizabeth Wylie. William Newton Gaston passed away in 1907 in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1839, William Newton Gaston entered the world in Fishing Creek, Chester District, South Carolina, USA, born to Joseph Alexander Gaston and Elizabeth Wylie.
  • William Newton Gaston passed away in 1907 in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA.

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William Gaston's Ancestors

Self
William Gaston
1839 – 1907
Birth Place: Fishing Creek, Chester District, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Alexander Gaston
1810 – 1868
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Wylie
1816 – 1850
,Chester,South Carolina,USA
Grandparents
Dr. (John Brown) Gaston
1772 – 1847
Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Anne (J.) Porter
1782 – 1843
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Joseph (Herman) Wylie
1770 – 1844
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Cromwell) Brown
1781 – 1863
Chester, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Gaston
1738 – 1823
Martha Gaston
1741 – 1826
David Porter
1755 – 1798
Florah Brownfield
1757 – 1844
William Wylie
1823 – 1874
Rosanna Wylie
1835 – 1916
William Patton
1765 – 1796
Elizabeth Soutland
1740 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
"Justice" Gaston
1700 – 1782
Ester Waugh
1715 – 1789
Samuel Porter
1725 – 1789
Elisabeth Byers
1716 – 1794
Robert Brownfield
1710 – 1795
Jane Stuart\Stewart
1716 – 1811
William Wylie
1784 – 1858
Mary Leard
1786 – 1847
Sharon Mateer
1797 – 1889
Margaret Reed
1806 – 1877
William Patten
1729 – 1810
Elizabeth Chant
1733 – 1789

William Gaston's Timeline

2 Records

1839
20 February 1839
Birth of William Newton Gaston in Fishing Creek, Chester District, South Carolina, USA
Fishing Creek, Chester District, South Carolina, USA
1907
17 November 1907
Age 68
Death of William Newton Gaston in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1839
    Event Place: Fishing Creek, Chester District, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 November 1907
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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