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Caleb Shonk Ransom 1843–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 December 1843

Birth Location: Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 8 November 1929

Death Location: Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Miner Ransom

Mother: Elizabeth (Ransom)

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The story of Caleb Shonk Ransom began in 1843 in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Caleb Shonk Ransom passed away in 1929 in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Caleb Shonk Ransom began in 1843 in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
  • Caleb Shonk Ransom passed away in 1929 in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Caleb Ransom's Ancestors

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Caleb Ransom
1843–1929
Birth Place: Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Miner Ransom
1813–1897
Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Elizabeth (Shonk) (Ransom)
1817–1895
Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Grandparents
George (Palmer) Ransom
1762–1850
Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth (Lamoreaux) (Ransom)
1776–1859
Monroe, Orange County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Capt.
1738–1778
Esther Lawrence
1738–1794
Thomas Lamoureux
1745–1829
Keturah Lamoreaux
1755–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Lomereaux
1723–1809
Charity (Lamoureux)
1723–1809
JONATHAN (Captain)
1727–1802
Temperance Smith
1732–1780

Caleb Ransom's Timeline

2 Records

1843
15 December 1843
Birth of Caleb Shonk Ransom in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1929
8 November 1929
Age 86
Death of Caleb Shonk Ransom in Ionia, Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States of America
Ionia, Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 December 1843
    Event Place: Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 November 1929
    Event Place: Ionia, Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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