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Jacob Lea 1740–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1740

Birth Location: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 10 Jan 1757

Death Location: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: John Lea

Mother: Hannah Edge

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Jacob Lea was born in 1740 in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Lea And Hannah Edge. Jacob Lea passed away in 1757 in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Jacob Lea was born in 1740 in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Lea And Hannah Edge.
  • Jacob Lea passed away in 1757 in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Jacob Lea's Ancestors

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Jacob Lea
1740–1757
Birth Place: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Lea
1707–1759
Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Hannah Edge
1713–1750
Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Jacob Edge
1689–1720
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah ((Edge)) Jones
1690–1758
Merion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John I
1648–1711
Jane Smedley
1648–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Edge
1614–1676
Joane Barrow
1625–1675
George Smedley
1614–1676
Mary Woodforde
1612–1648

Jacob Lea's Timeline

2 Records

1740
5 Jan 1740
Birth of Jacob Lea in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1757
10 Jan 1757
Age 17
Death of Jacob Lea in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1740
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1757
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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