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William Sweeney 1756 – 1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA

Death Date: October 1812

Death Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA

Father: Moses Sweeney

Mother: Ann Seymour

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The story of William Sweeney began in 1756 in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA. William Sweeney passed away in 1812 in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Sweeney began in 1756 in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA.
  • William Sweeney passed away in 1812 in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA.

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William Sweeney's Ancestors

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William Sweeney
1756 – 1812
Birth Place: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Parents
Moses Sweeney
1713 – 1785
Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Ann (Query) Seymour
1725 – 1785
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, British Colonies of North America
Grandparents
John Swinney
1680 – 1756
Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Deborah Smith
1683 – 1760
Cohansey, Salem County, New Jersey, USA
James Seymour
1680 – 1750
Derry, Londonderry, Ireland
Doireann (\'Dory Anne'\ Anne) Walsh
1689 – 1739
Derry, Londonderry, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Edward McSWEENEY
1660 – 1683
Ann Pancoast
1660 – 1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sweeney's Timeline

2 Records

1756
1756
Birth of William Sweeney in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
1812
October 1812
Age 56
Death of William Sweeney in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Prince Edward, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1812
    Event Place: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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