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William Alexander Trent 1796–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1796

Birth Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Jan 1883

Death Location: Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Stephen Trent

Mother: Elizabeth Coupland

Spouse(s): Eliza Deane

Children(s): Anna Trent, Caroline Trent, Stephen Trent

William Alexander Trent was born in 1796 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA, the child of Stephen Woodson Trent And Elizabeth Bassett Coupland. William Alexander Trent married Eliza Sumner Deane, and had children including Anna Harrison Trent, Caroline Trent, Stephen A Trent. William Alexander Trent passed away in 1883 in Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Alexander Trent was born in 1796 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA, the child of Stephen Woodson Trent And Elizabeth Bassett Coupland.
  • William Alexander Trent married Eliza Sumner Deane, and had children including Anna Harrison Trent, Caroline Trent, Stephen A Trent.
  • William Alexander Trent passed away in 1883 in Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Trent's Ancestors

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William Trent
1796–1883
Birth Place: Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Stephen Woodson Trent
1769–1853
Elizabeth (Bassett) Coupland
1776–1844
Grandparents
David (Coupland) Sr
1749–
Nancy (Ann) Harrison
1753–1831
VA
Great-Grandparents
DS V
1726–1791
Elizabeth Basset
1730–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin IV
1695–1745
Anne Carter
1704–1745

William Trent's Descendants

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William (Alexander) Trent (15 Sep 1796–13 Jan 1883) m. Eliza (Sumner) Deane (23 Apr 1801–24 Jan 1875)
  1. 1. Anna (Harrison) Trent 1838–
  2. 2. Caroline Trent 1840–1918
  3. 3. Stephen (A) Trent 1842–1869

William Trent's Timeline

2 Records

1796
15 Sep 1796
Birth of William Alexander Trent in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
1883
13 Jan 1883
Age 87
Death of William Alexander Trent in Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1796
    Event Place: Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 100 : 1913

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1883
    Event Place: Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 100 : 1913

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

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