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William Sexton 1784 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1784

Birth Location: , Grayson, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Indiana, USA

Father: John Sexton

Mother: Mary Gilbert

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William Sexton was born in 1784 in , Grayson, Virginia, USA, the child of John Sexton and Mary Ann Gilbert. William Sexton passed away in 1840 in Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • William Sexton was born in 1784 in , Grayson, Virginia, USA, the child of John Sexton and Mary Ann Gilbert.
  • William Sexton passed away in 1840 in Indiana, USA.

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William Sexton's Ancestors

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William Sexton
1784 – 1840
Birth Place: , Grayson, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Sexton
1759 – 1844
Bedford County, Virginia
Mary (Ann) Gilbert
1764 – 1849
Bedford County, Virginia
Grandparents
Joseph Sexton
1730 – 1804
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Mary Lee
1726 – 1761
Whalley, Lancashire, England
Daniel Gilbert
1731 – 1809
St. George, Hartford, Maryland
Elizabeth Gilbert
1742 – 1770
Bedford, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Gervaise Gilbert
1680 – 1739
Mary Gallion
1695 – 1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1784
13 Mar 1784
Birth of William Sexton in , Grayson, Virginia, USA
, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 56
Death of William Sexton in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1784
    Event Place: , Grayson, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Indiana, USA

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