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William F Sommerville

Birth
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Death
1811
Havana, Municipio de La Habana Vieja, La Habana, Cuba
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Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: buried in unknown & unmarked location due to disease Add to Map
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Named for his uncle William who was very upset by his death as described in his diary.
William lived in New Orleans. He died in Havana of yellow fever. William was in Havana engaging in the slave trade. He was also attempting to secure a contract for importing vanilla. William was in business with his cousin Alexander Sommerville. There is documentation to support this. Not much is known about William's life except that he was the son of Joseph & Eliza Sommerville. He was probably born in Martinsburg, Va (then) as his father was an early property owner there. The family moved to Harrison Co. Va (then) in 1794. His father was engaged in merchantile business in Clarksburg.
Named for his uncle William who was very upset by his death as described in his diary.
William lived in New Orleans. He died in Havana of yellow fever. William was in Havana engaging in the slave trade. He was also attempting to secure a contract for importing vanilla. William was in business with his cousin Alexander Sommerville. There is documentation to support this. Not much is known about William's life except that he was the son of Joseph & Eliza Sommerville. He was probably born in Martinsburg, Va (then) as his father was an early property owner there. The family moved to Harrison Co. Va (then) in 1794. His father was engaged in merchantile business in Clarksburg.

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William's family is buried in Clarksburg & Martinsburg, W. Va. and Horseshoe Bend, Ala.

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