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William Rogers- Cherokee Heritage 1794–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1877

Death Location: Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory

Father: Captain Chief

Mother: Jennie Cherokee

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of William Rogers- Cherokee Heritage began in 1794 in Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States. William Rogers- Cherokee Heritage passed away in 1877 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of William Rogers- Cherokee Heritage began in 1794 in Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States.
  • William Rogers- Cherokee Heritage passed away in 1877 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Chief
1749–1841
Birth Location: Cherokee Nation East, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
CC
Jennie Cherokee
1766–1823
Birth Location: Cherokee Nation, Washington, Tennessee, United States
JC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Heritage's Ancestors

Self
William Heritage
1794–1877
Birth Place: Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Captain John "The Trader" "Hell-fire Jack" Rogers Cherokee Chief
1749–1841
Cherokee Nation East, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Jennie (Due) Cherokee
1766–1823
Cherokee Nation, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
7GG (Benjamin F. Robert Rogers - "The Immigrant" (m.) 1734)
1714–1761
Leominster, Worcester, MA
7GG (Alice Pearley) Perley
1710–1749
Boxford, Essex, MA
Susannah (Elizabeth Young " Long Hair Clan") Rogers
1748–1782
Cherokee Nation East, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Col Emory
1728–1770
Mary Grant
1727–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ludovic Grant
1696–1773
Kayhun Techea
1680–1763

William Heritage's Timeline

2 Records

1794
1794
Birth of William Rogers- Cherokee Heritage in Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States
1877
1877
Age 83
Death of William Rogers- Cherokee Heritage in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
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