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Captain John Christopher Houston 1744–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1744

Birth Location: Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 18 Jul 1837

Death Location: Marshall County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Robert Houston

Mother: Mary Houston

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Captain John Christopher Houston was born in 1744 in Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Robert Cunningham Houston And Mary Margaret Dunlap Davidson Houston. Captain John Christopher Houston passed away in 1837 in Marshall County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Captain John Christopher Houston was born in 1744 in Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Robert Cunningham Houston And Mary Margaret Dunlap Davidson Houston.
  • Captain John Christopher Houston passed away in 1837 in Marshall County, Tennessee, USA.

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Captain Houston's Ancestors

Self
Captain Houston
1744–1837
Birth Place: Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Robert Cunningham Houston
1720–1761
Templemore, Londonderry, Ireland
Mary (Margaret Dunlap Davidson) Houston
1725–1819
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (McClung) Houston
1690–1755
Londonderry, Templemore, Ulster, Ireland
Margaret (Mary Cunningham) Houston
1690–1754
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1744
18 Feb 1744
Birth of Captain John Christopher Houston in Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
1837
18 Jul 1837
Age 93
Death of Captain John Christopher Houston in Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
Marshall County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1744
    Event Place: Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1837
    Event Place: Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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