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William Taylor Madison General\Brother of President James Madison 1762–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1762

Birth Location: Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 July 1843

Death Location: Montpelier Station, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Col Patriot

Mother: Eleanor Conway

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In 1762, William Taylor Madison General\Brother of President James Madison entered the world in Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA, born to Col James Madison Tobacco Plantation Owner Colonial Colonel Patriot And Eleanor Rose Nelly Conway. William Taylor Madison General\Brother of President James Madison passed away in 1843 in Montpelier Station, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1762, William Taylor Madison General\Brother of President James Madison entered the world in Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA, born to Col James Madison Tobacco Plantation Owner Colonial Colonel Patriot And Eleanor Rose Nelly Conway.
  • William Taylor Madison General\Brother of President James Madison passed away in 1843 in Montpelier Station, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America.

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William Madison's Ancestors

Self
William Madison
1762–1843
Birth Place: Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col James Madison, Tobacco Plantation Owner, Colonial Colonel Patriot
1723–1801
Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA
Eleanor (Rose"Nelly") Conway
1731–1829
Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ambrose Madison
1700–1732
King and Queen County, Virginia, United States of America
Frances Taylor
1700–1761
Orange, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Madison's Timeline

2 Records

1762
5 May 1762
Birth of William Taylor Madison General\Brother of President James Madison in Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA
Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA
1843
20 July 1843
Age 81
Death of William Taylor Madison General\Brother of President James Madison in Woodbury Forest, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA
Woodbury Forest, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1762
    Event Place: Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 July 1843
    Event Place: Woodbury Forest, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Montpelier Station, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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