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Jacob Nixon 1785–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 SEP 1785

Birth Location: Fayette Co., Pennsylvania

Death Date: 13 JUL 1872

Death Location: Wayne Co., Ohio

Father: William Nixon

Mother: Yanacha Nixon

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Jacob Nixon was born in 1785 in Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, the child of William Nixon And Yanacha Nixon. Jacob Nixon passed away in 1872 in Wayne Co., Ohio.

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Biography

  • Jacob Nixon was born in 1785 in Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, the child of William Nixon And Yanacha Nixon.
  • Jacob Nixon passed away in 1872 in Wayne Co., Ohio.

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Jacob Nixon's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Nixon
1785–1872
Birth Place: Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
Parents
William Nixon
1745–1801
Carrickfad, Ireland
Yanacha Nixon
1754–1831
Somerset Co., New Jersey
Grandparents
Moses (Ayers) Sr.
1720–1803
Bernardstown, Basking Ridge, Somerset Co., New Jersey
Dorcas Ayers
1733–1814
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Ayers
1699–1777
John Cox
1703–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ayers
1662–1732
Marh Walker
1668–1732
Philip Cox
1676–1736
Dorcas Cox
1685–

Jacob Nixon's Timeline

2 Records

1785
20 SEP 1785
Birth of Jacob Nixon in Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
1872
13 JUL 1872
Age 87
Death of Jacob Nixon in Wayne Co., Ohio
Wayne Co., Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1785
    Event Place: Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Betty Luther's book

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 JUL 1872
    Event Place: Wayne Co., Ohio
    Record Source: Betty Luther's book

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