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William Gist 1759–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1828

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: Capt. Sr

Mother: Mary Jarrett

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William Gist was born in 1759 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA, the child of Capt Benjamin Gist Sr And Mary Alice Jarrett. William Gist passed away in 1828 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • William Gist was born in 1759 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA, the child of Capt Benjamin Gist Sr And Mary Alice Jarrett.
  • William Gist passed away in 1828 in Tennessee, USA.

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William Gist's Ancestors

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William Gist
1759–1828
Birth Place: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Parents
Capt. Benjamin Gist Sr
1729–1810
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Mary (Alice) Jarrett
1725–1810
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gist's Timeline

4 Records

1759
1759
Birth of William Gist in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
1760
Feb 1760
Age 1
Birth of William Gist in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America
Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America
1828
1828
Age 69
Death of William Gist in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1834
25 Apr 1834
Age 75
Death of William Gist in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1760
    Event Place: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1834
    Event Place: Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

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