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Maria Meade Stith Davenport

Birth
King George County, Virginia, USA
Death
12 Jun 1862 (aged 43)
Burial
Edna, Jackson County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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She was born in 1818 at Gunston Hall, King George County, Virginia to John and Sallie Stith. She was the granddaughter of George Mason (1725-1792) a noted patriot and founding father of the United States. Mr. Mason was the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and a close friend of his neighbor and future U. S. President George Washington. George Mason was a delegate at the Federal Convention of 1787 and worked in creating the United States Constitution.
She was born in 1818 at Gunston Hall, King George County, Virginia to John and Sallie Stith. She was the granddaughter of George Mason (1725-1792) a noted patriot and founding father of the United States. Mr. Mason was the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and a close friend of his neighbor and future U. S. President George Washington. George Mason was a delegate at the Federal Convention of 1787 and worked in creating the United States Constitution.


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