Peter Faure, III

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Peter Faure, III

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Birthplace: King William Parish, Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Death: March 20, 1844 (98)
Ruggles Fort, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Pierre Pierre Faure, II and Marie Faure
Husband of Sarah Faure
Father of Peter Faure, IV; William Patrick Faure; John Pryor Faure and Joseph Faure
Brother of Judith Faure; Joseph Foree; Archelaus Faure; William Faure; Francis "Frank" Fore and 8 others

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About Peter Faure, III

Peter Foree, DAR Ancestor #: A039576, served as a private under Colonel Joseph Williams and Captains McAnally, Morgan, and Henderson in Surry County, North Carolina.

Peter, of French Huguenot descent, was born to Pierre and Marie Faure in Cumberland County, Virginia, on 25 October 1744.

He moved to North Carolina where he served ten tours during the Revolution, from March 1776 to April 1781.

He was married to Sarah "Sally" Pryor/Prior around 1770 and had eight sons and one daughter.

In the late 1790s, they moved to Henry County, Kentucky, about 3/4 mile from New Castle.

Peter filed for and received a pension in 1834 (*S31036, Peter "Force.") He died in Henry County, Kentucky, at age 99 on March 20, 1844, and is buried in the New Castle Cemetery.

http://www.kentuckydar.org/chaptersites/peterforee.html

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Peter Faure, III's Timeline

1745
September 25, 1745
King William Parish, Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
1783
June 7, 1783
1785
1785
1844
March 20, 1844
Age 98
Ruggles Fort, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States
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