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William Rhea 1687–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1687

Birth Location: Fahan, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 1777

Death Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA

Father: Matthew I

Mother: Janet Baxter

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William Rhea was born in 1687 in Fahan, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland, the child of Matthew Campell Rhea Reagh I And Janet Jenot Barten Baxter. William Rhea passed away in 1777 in Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Rhea was born in 1687 in Fahan, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland, the child of Matthew Campell Rhea Reagh I And Janet Jenot Barten Baxter.
  • William Rhea passed away in 1777 in Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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William Rhea's Ancestors

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William Rhea
1687–1777
Birth Place: Fahan, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Matthew Campell Rhea (Reagh) I
1660–1704
Skipness, Argyll, Scotland
Janet (Jenot Barten) Baxter
1660–1692
Londonderry, Templemore, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Walter (Campbell 5th Laird of) Skipness
1630–1701
Skipness, Argyll, Scotland
Ann Stuart
1638–1678
Ardvolica, Scotland
William Baxter
1640–1700
Londonderry, Templemore, Ulster, Ireland
Bridget (Mary) O'Brillighan
1640–1705
Londonderry,Templemore, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Campbell
1609–1647
Elizabeth Chester
1610–1704
Sir Stewart
1610–1662
Lady Campbell*
1608–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Campbel
1575–1620
Jane GGM
1576–1614
SIR STEWART
1570–1619
DAME HEPBURN
1566–1645
5Th (Sir
1570–1641
Lady Erskine,
1575–1613

William Rhea's Timeline

2 Records

1687
1687
Birth of William Rhea in Fahan, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Fahan, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
1777
1777
Age 90
Death of William Rhea in Augusta, Virginia, USA
Augusta, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Fahan, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, USA

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