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Capt. Solomon Sparks 1760–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1760

Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 8 Apr 1838

Death Location: Providence, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: George Sparks

Mother: Mary Sparks

Spouse(s): Catharine Sparks

Children(s): George Sr., Jonathan Sparks, John Sparks

Capt. Solomon Sparks / was born in 1760 in Frederick, Maryland, USA, the child of George Sparks And Mary Bostwick Sparks. Capt. Solomon Sparks married Catharine Hillegas Sparks, and had children including George Hilligas Sparks Sr, John Oliver Sparks, Jonathan Boston Sparks. Capt. Solomon Sparks / passed away in 1838 in Providence, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. Solomon Sparks // was born in 1760 in Frederick, Maryland, USA, the child of George Sparks And Mary Bostwick Sparks.
  • Capt. Solomon Sparks // married Catharine Hillegas Sparks, and had children including George Hilligas Sparks Sr, John Oliver Sparks, Jonathan Boston Sparks.
  • Capt. Solomon Sparks // passed away in 1838 in Providence, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Capt. Sparks's Ancestors

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Capt. Sparks
1760–1838
Birth Place: Frederick, Maryland, USA
Parents
George Sparks
1733–1806
Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
Mary (Bostwick) Sparks
1737–1803
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Sparks) I
1688–1749
Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Rachel (Mary Sample) Sparks
1695–1749
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1640–1709
Mary Sparks
1650–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas I
1615–1673
Joanne Sparks
1619–1658
William Wright
1588–1634
Priscilla Wright
1598–1689

Capt. Sparks's Descendants

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Capt. (Solomon) Sparks (13 Jul 1760–8 Apr 1838) m. Catharine (Hillegas) Sparks (15 Feb 1777–14 Mar 1859)
  1. 1. George (Hilligas Sparks) Sr. 1814–1887 m. Jane (Ann Davidson) Sparks 1821–1902
    1. 1. Oliver (Sitton) Sparks 1842–1910 m. Rebecca (Jane Sitton) Sparks 1848–1940
      1. 1. Philip (Monroe) Sparks 1871–1950 m. Mary (Rose Preston) Sparks 1881–1967
        1. 1. Ester (Peris Sparks) Erwin 1904–1982 m. Weldon (Charles Erwin) Sr. 1902–1974
        2. 2. Neil (Roley Sparks) Sr. 1909–1972 m. Marion (F Hargrave) Sparks 1905–1999
        3. 3. Pvt. (Richard Elwood) Sparks 1926–1954
      2. 2. Bertha (Ann Sparks Davis) McCurdy 1869–1958 m. Frank (A) Davis 1866– m. Robert (L) McCurdy 1878–
        1. 1. PFC (Harold) Davis 1899–
    2. 2. Monroe Sparks 1847–1925
  2. 2. Jonathan (Boston) Sparks 1812–1862
  3. 3. John (Oliver) Sparks 1820–1892 m. Barbara (Ann) Sparks 1830–1911
    1. 1. Inez (Belle Sparks) Knapp 1851–1918 m. James (Ferdinand) Knapp 1842–1915
      1. 1. Curtis (Ferdinand) Knapp 1885–1952 m. Reatha (Adelle Sparks) Knapp 1903–1937
        1. 1. Richard (Piatt) Knapp 1925–1983 m. Helen (Louise Logan) Knapp 1920–1995
        2. 2. Larry (Duane) Knapp 1936–1952
      2. 2. Charles (Oliver Knapp) I 1878–1958 m. Agnes (Camilla) Allman 1879–1959
        1. 1. Charles (Oliver Knapp) II 1918–1984 m. Mary (Margaret Hayes) Knapp 1919–1985
        2. 2. John (Duane Knapp) Sr. 1911–1983 m. Martha (Mary Carey) Knapp 1911–
    2. 2. Mary (Kate Sparks) Piatt 1854–1906

Capt. Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1760
13 Jul 1760
Birth of Capt. Solomon Sparks // in Frederick, Maryland, USA
Frederick, Maryland, USA
1838
8 Apr 1838
Age 78
Death of Capt. Solomon Sparks // in Providence, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Providence, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1760
    Event Place: Frederick, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 028901-031900
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 430.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EET

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1838
    Event Place: Providence, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA

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