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Family: Brig. Gen. William Henry WINDER / Gertrude POLK (F578)

m. 9 May 1799

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  • Brig. Gen. William Henry WINDER Male
    Brig. Gen. William Henry WINDER

    Birth  18 Feb 1775  Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  24 May 1824  , Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Marriage  9 May 1799  [1 Quantico, Somerset, Maryland, USA  [1Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Gen. William WINDER | F576 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Charlotte HENRY | F576 Group Sheet 

    Female
    Gertrude POLK

    Birth  13 Apr 1781  , Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  28 Dec 1872   
    Burial     
    Father  Judge William POLK | F579 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Esther WINDER | F579 Group Sheet 

    Brig.-Gen. John Henry WINDER Male
    Brig.-Gen. John Henry WINDER

    Birth  21 Feb 1800  Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  8 Feb 1865  Florence, Darlington, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  Elizabeth SHEPERD | F4736 
    Marriage  12 Feb 1823   
    Spouse  Caroline A. COX | F580 
    Marriage  10 Nov 1830  Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Male
    William Henry WINDER

    Birth  3 May 1804  Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  7 Feb 1865  Florence, Darlington, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     

    Female
    Charlotte Aurelia WINDER

    Birth  1806  Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Yes, date unknown   
    Burial     
    Spouse  James C. TOWNSEND | F5293 
    Marriage  14 Nov 1846   

    Male
    Charles H. WINDER

    Birth  Abt 1810  Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  12 Apr 1881  Washington DC, , , USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  Mary STERETT | F5291 
    Marriage  22 May 1832  , Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Male
    William Taskar WINDER

    Birth  Abt 1814  Rewastico Creek, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Yes, date unknown   
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    Female
    Gertrude WINDER

    Birth  1815  Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1838   
    Burial     

  • Notes  Married:
    • Location became Wicomico county in 1867. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S151] F. Edward Wright, Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records 1648-1725, (Family Line Publications, Silver Spring MD, 1982 ,), Book 4, 1776-1800, Pg. 76 (Reliability: 0).

    2. [S418] Somerset Co., MD Marriage Licences 1796 - 1832 by bride surname, (Rootsweb Archives http://searches.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/md/somerset/vital/bride.txt).


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