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Meriwether Clements

1804–1887

Lucy Smith (m. Clements) 1758–1840William Lewis Clements, Esq. 1760–1806Mary Anne Latane 1725–1778Dr. John Clements 1721–1766Mary Deane 1673–1732Reverend Louis Lewis Latane 1672–1732Susanna DeBarrau 1652–1700Henri Latane 1648–1700Sier DeFournir DeBarrauSusanna de BarrauPierre Latane 1590–Marguerite (Marie) de LA PLACE 1553–1601Guillaume de Barraud 1544–1615Jeanne Batard 1520–c. 1571Poncet de LA PLACE c. 1515–c. 1570Jacquette Saint Pierre 1520–1593
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Life

Born
29 Jun 1804 · Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America
Died
7 Oct 1887 · Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America

Parents

FatherWilliam Lewis Clements, Esq. (1760–1806)
MotherLucy Smith (m. Clements) (1758–1840)

Research notes

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Research note · 21 Aug 2026
AUDITED 21 Aug 2026 - DUPLICATE MERGED. This man existed twice via a family-level duplication (F578/F579, see his mother Lucy Smith's note of the same date): the deleted copy [2007] (Ancestry profile 392406063085, retired by this push) carried the identical birth 29 Jun 1804 Wilkes Co., Ga. and identical death 7 Oct 1887 Hopkins Co., Ky., and no citations. Decision record: ancestry/duplicate-pairs-guide-2026-08-21.html (pair 8). Script: ancestry/rm-apply-duppairs-merges-20260821.py

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