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Colonel John Ramsey 1779–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 January, 1779

Birth Location: Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 28 August, 1831

Death Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Father: Major Ramsey

Mother: Elizabeth Porter

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In 1779, Colonel John Ramsey entered the world in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, born to Major James Ramsey And Elizabeth Betsey Porter. Colonel John Ramsey passed away in 1831 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1779, Colonel John Ramsey entered the world in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, born to Major James Ramsey And Elizabeth Betsey Porter.
  • Colonel John Ramsey passed away in 1831 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.

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Colonel Ramsey's Ancestors

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Colonel Ramsey
1779–1831
Birth Place: Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Parents
Major James Ramsey
1751–1810
Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth (Betsey) Porter
1754–1828
Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
William Porter
1729–1803
, Chester, Pennsylvania
Sarah Piersol
1733–1809
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1677–1777
Alice Bishop
1705–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pearsall
1643–1680
Ellen Crilley
1650–1715
Samuel Bishop
1669–1741
Alice Curtis
1673–1741

Colonel Ramsey's Timeline

2 Records

1779
19 January, 1779
Birth of Colonel John Ramsey in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
1831
28 August, 1831
Age 52
Death of Colonel John Ramsey in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 January, 1779
    Event Place: Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 August, 1831
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

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