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William Hughes 1788 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1788

Birth Location: Morganton, Chatham, Burke County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 April 1841

Death Location: Yancey, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Hughes

Mother: Margaret Dickey

Spouse(s): Mary Hughes

Children(s): Myra Hughes

William Hughes was born in 1788 in Morganton, Chatham, Burke County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Hughes and Margaret Leach Dickey. William Hughes later married Mary Polly Hughes, and together they raised children including Myra R. Hughes. In 1841, William Hughes passed away in Yancey, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

John Hughes
1740 – 1820
Birth Location: Mountain Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
JH
Margaret Dickey
1743 – 1832
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
MD

Spouses(s)

Mary Hughes
1791 – 1883
Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Myra Hughes
1813 – 1890
Birth Location: Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
MH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Jun 1788
    Event Place: Morganton, Chatham, Burke County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 3 Aug 1818
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Apr 1841
    Event Place: Yancey, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 April 1841
    Event Place: Yancey, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
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