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    Mary Rouse Widener

    1767 – 1810 • Pleasant View Cemetery

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    1767
    Washington County, Virginia, USA
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    1810 (aged 42–43)
    Washington County, Virginia, USA
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    Pleasant View Cemetery
    Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 36.7242203, Longitude: -81.961174
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    She was the daughter of Paulser & Mary Magdalene (Weddle) Rouse.

    She married John Thaddeus Widener, 10 May 1787, Washington County, Virginia.

    She was the daughter of Paulser & Mary Magdalene (Weddle) Rouse.

    She married John Thaddeus Widener, 10 May 1787, Washington County, Virginia.

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    • Paulser Rouse Sr

      1740–1810

    • Mary Magdalene Weddle Rouse

      1738–1815

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    • John Thaddeus Widener

      1765–1847 (m. 1787)

    Siblings

    • Dr John Rouse

      1760–1831

    • Catherine Ester "Caty" Rouse DeBusk

      1763–1837

    • Jacob Rouse

      1765–1842

    • Hannah Rouse Cole

      1772–1849

    • George Rouse

      1774–1858

    • Paulser Rouse Jr

      1778–1858

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    • Catherine Widener Mountain

      1792–1838

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    • Created by: Lela Parris Koch
    • Added: 17 Nov 2013
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    • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120433932/mary-widener: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Rouse Widener (1767–1810), Find a Grave Memorial ID 120433932, citing Pleasant View Cemetery, Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Lela Parris Koch (contributor 47311410).

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