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Wilson Cary Selden Jr.

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Wilson Cary Selden Jr.

Birth
Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Death
24 Mar 1845 (aged 48–49)
Ashburn, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Ashburn, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Son of Dr. Wilson Cary Selden (1761) and Eleanor Love (1772). Grandson of Col. Wilson Cary Selden (1723-1792) and Elizabeth Selden.

Born at "Exeter," near Leesburg in Loudoun County.

Brother: John Selden, Sr.

Cousins: Through his grandfather's bother Miles (1726-1785)
John Armistead Selden. (1799-1868)
Miles Cary Selden. (1806-1880)

Husband of (1) Lousia Elizabeth Fontaine Alexander in December 1821, (2) Elizabeth Armistead, daughter of Ludwell and Elizabeth (Armistead) Lee. She was born in 1804, and died in 1887.

At Belmont, near the tomb of Wilson Selden's first wife, his second wife Elizabeth A. Lee erected a tomb to the memory of her husband, who died in 1845. Her mother and father rest behind her husband. It is inscribed as follows:

"Sacred to the Memory of Wilson Cary Selden, Junior, Who departed this life on the 24th of March, 1845, aged forty-nine years."

Children: Lousia Elizabeth Fontaine Alexander

1. Eleanor Love Selden, born April 12, 1824, m. John Augustine Washington.

2. Molly Selden, born April 9, 1826, died 1831

Children: Elizabeth Armistead Lee (no children)
Son of Dr. Wilson Cary Selden (1761) and Eleanor Love (1772). Grandson of Col. Wilson Cary Selden (1723-1792) and Elizabeth Selden.

Born at "Exeter," near Leesburg in Loudoun County.

Brother: John Selden, Sr.

Cousins: Through his grandfather's bother Miles (1726-1785)
John Armistead Selden. (1799-1868)
Miles Cary Selden. (1806-1880)

Husband of (1) Lousia Elizabeth Fontaine Alexander in December 1821, (2) Elizabeth Armistead, daughter of Ludwell and Elizabeth (Armistead) Lee. She was born in 1804, and died in 1887.

At Belmont, near the tomb of Wilson Selden's first wife, his second wife Elizabeth A. Lee erected a tomb to the memory of her husband, who died in 1845. Her mother and father rest behind her husband. It is inscribed as follows:

"Sacred to the Memory of Wilson Cary Selden, Junior, Who departed this life on the 24th of March, 1845, aged forty-nine years."

Children: Lousia Elizabeth Fontaine Alexander

1. Eleanor Love Selden, born April 12, 1824, m. John Augustine Washington.

2. Molly Selden, born April 9, 1826, died 1831

Children: Elizabeth Armistead Lee (no children)

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Aged 49 years



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