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William Cannon Hobson 1826 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Apr 1826

Birth Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 05 Jul 1853

Death Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Father: John Hobson

Mother: Mary Maben

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In 1826, William Cannon Hobson entered the world in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA, born to John Cannon Hobson and Mary Shaw Maben. William Cannon Hobson passed away in 1853 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1826, William Cannon Hobson entered the world in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA, born to John Cannon Hobson and Mary Shaw Maben.
  • William Cannon Hobson passed away in 1853 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States.

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William Hobson's Ancestors

Self
William Hobson
1826 – 1853
Birth Place: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Cannon Hobson
1791 – 1873
Cumberland Parish, Lunenberg, Virginia, USA
Mary (Shaw) Maben
1795 – 1871
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Maben
1759 – 1816
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Mary Morrison
1769 – 1815
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Maben
– 1785
Robert Morrison
1742 – 1784
Janet Williamson
1748 – 1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Morison
1695 – 1746
Elizabeth STEWART
1723 –

William Hobson's Timeline

2 Records

1826
03 Apr 1826
Birth of William Cannon Hobson in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
1853
05 Jul 1853
Age 27
Death of William Cannon Hobson in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Apr 1826
    Event Place: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1853
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

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