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William S. Palmer 1771 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 February 1771

Birth Location: , Union, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 25 October 1840

Death Location: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Father: D Palmer

Mother: Mary Merry-Sparks-Gill

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Benjamin Palmer

The story of William S. Palmer began in 1771 in , Union, South Carolina, USA, with parents D Joshua Palmer and Mary Jane Rhoda Merry-Sparks-Gill. Their family included Benjamin F Palmer. William S. Palmer's life came to an end in 1840 in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

D Palmer
1740 – 1835
Birth Location: England
DP
Mary Merry-Sparks-Gill
1750 – 1807
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
MM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Palmer
2010 – 2006
Birth Location: Union, , Pennsylvania, USA
BP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 February 1771
    Event Place: , Union, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 October 1840
    Event Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 2 Apr 1840
    Event Place: Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
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