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Male Fortunatus Legg Click to view Fortunatus Legg in the family tree

Fortunatus was born on April 5th, 1789 in Greenbrier Co., VA.  Fortunatus' father was William Henry LEGG and his mother was Susanna Vincent.  His paternal grandparents were Thomas Legg and Elizabeth Barrington. He had eight brothers and six sisters, named Jesse, Elijah, Eli, William Henry, Jarrett, John L., Levi, Franklin, Sarah, Mary, Rachel, Nancy, Frances Catherine and Leah.  He was the oldest of the fifteen children.  He died in , Kanawha, West Virginia.


Fortunatus' first family with Nelly Foster

‌Fortunatus and Nelly were married in a religious ceremony on March 14th, 1822 in , Monroe, Virginia.  They had two sons named Achilles Anderson and Calvary M.


Fortunatus' second family with Hannah Jane Smith

‌Fortunatus and Hannah Jane were married in a religious ceremony on November 1st, 1832 in , Kanawha, Virginia.  They had two sons and four daughters, named Daniel Natis, William Henry, Louisa, Emeline, Mary F and Virginia F.


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