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William B Stanton 1816 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1816

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 30 Jan 1887

Death Location: Keego, Escambia, Alabama, United States

Father: Samuel Stanton

Mother: Priscilla Broom

Spouse(s): Mary A

Children(s): James Stanton

In 1816, William B Stanton entered the world in South Carolina, United States, born to Samuel Stanton and Priscilla Broom. William B Stanton married Mary A, and had children including James A Stanton. William B Stanton passed away in 1887 in Keego, Escambia, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1816, William B Stanton entered the world in South Carolina, United States, born to Samuel Stanton and Priscilla Broom.
  • William B Stanton married Mary A, and had children including James A Stanton.
  • William B Stanton passed away in 1887 in Keego, Escambia, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Stanton's Ancestors

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William Stanton
1816 – 1887
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
Parents
Samuel Stanton
1790 – 1855
Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Priscilla Broom
1790 – 1833
Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
jonathan (william) Stanton
1767 – 1850
Ireland
Rachel L
1771 – 1864
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
William (Jackson) Broom
1752 – 1826
Naomi (Jane "Amy") Bell
1760 – 1835
, , South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Stanton
1750 –
Charlotte Dunkley
1755 –
Charles Broom
Jane Jessup
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Broom
Sarah Moser
Thomas Jessup
Jane Cleare

William Stanton's Descendants

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William (B) Stanton (12 Mar 1816 – 30 Jan 1887) m. Mary A (1822 – 1899)
  1. 1. James (A) Stanton (4 Sep 1843 – 8 Aug 1964) m. Syrena Godwin (6 Jun 1840 – 8 Jan 1863)

William Stanton's Timeline

2 Records

1816
12 Mar 1816
Birth of William B Stanton in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1887
30 Jan 1887
Age 71
Death of William B Stanton in Keego, Escambia, Alabama, United States
Keego, Escambia, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1816
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1887
    Event Place: Keego, Escambia, Alabama, United States

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