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William Dashiell Handy 1739 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1739

Birth Location: Coventry, Parish, Somerset Co., Maryland

Death Date: ABT 1791

Death Location: Somerset Co., Maryland

Father: Isaac Handy

Mother: Anne Dashiell

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of William Dashiell Handy began in 1739 in Coventry, Parish, Somerset Co., Maryland. William Dashiell Handy passed away in 1791 in Somerset Co., Maryland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Dashiell Handy began in 1739 in Coventry, Parish, Somerset Co., Maryland.
  • William Dashiell Handy passed away in 1791 in Somerset Co., Maryland.

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Children(s)

William Handy's Ancestors

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William Handy
1739 – 1791
Birth Place: Coventry, Parish, Somerset Co., Maryland
Parents
Isaac Handy
1701 –
Coventry Parish, Somerset Co., Maryland
Anne Dashiell
1707 – 1762
Coventry Parish, Somerset Co., Maryland
Grandparents
Samuel Handy
1654 – 1721
England
Mary Sewell
1657 – 1716
Somerset, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Handy's Timeline

2 Records

1739
1739
Birth of William Dashiell Handy in Coventry, Parish, Somerset Co., Maryland
Coventry, Parish, Somerset Co., Maryland
1791
ABT 1791
Age 52
Death of William Dashiell Handy in Somerset Co., Maryland
Somerset Co., Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Coventry, Parish, Somerset Co., Maryland
    Record Source: Doug1.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1791
    Event Place: Somerset Co., Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] Footnote: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Ancestral file, 1993
    [2] Doug1.ged

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