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James Morell Ashton 1801–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1801

Birth Location: Ways Mills, Half Moon Twp, Huntingdon Pennsylvania

Death Date: 7 Dec 1889

Death Location: Boalsburg, Centre, PA, USA

Father: Owen Austin

Mother: Margaret Morrell

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Children(s): Martha Aston

James Morell Ashton was born in 1801 in Ways Mills, Half Moon Twp, Huntingdon Pennsylvania, the child of Owen Phipps Austin And Margaret Margery Morrell. James Morell Ashton had children including Martha Hannah Aston. James Morell Ashton passed away in 1889 in Boalsburg, Centre, PA, USA.

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Biography

  • James Morell Ashton was born in 1801 in Ways Mills, Half Moon Twp, Huntingdon Pennsylvania, the child of Owen Phipps Austin And Margaret Margery Morrell.
  • James Morell Ashton had children including Martha Hannah Aston.
  • James Morell Ashton passed away in 1889 in Boalsburg, Centre, PA, USA.

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James Ashton's Ancestors

Self
James Ashton
1801–1889
Birth Place: Ways Mills, Half Moon Twp, Huntingdon Pennsylvania
Parents
Owen Phipps Austin
1765–1849
Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret ((Margery)) Morrell
1771–1854
chester county, pennsylvania
Grandparents
Rachel Phipps
1739–1830
Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Owen (Aston) Capt.
1735–1814
West Natmill, Chester, PA, USA
Robert Morell
1730–1813
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Cloyd) (Morrell)++
1732–1828
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph III
1699–1772
Mary Helsby
1713–1782
Capt. Jr.
1715–1766
Hester Thomas
1710–1758
Joseph Morrell
1693–1761
Elizabeth Wood
–1758
James Cloyd
1707–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Phips
1671–1762
Mary Woodyear
1675–1742
Joseph Helsby
1690–1747
Jean Austin
1690–1745
George Sr.
1671–1738
Elizabeth Hunter
1682–1722
Rev Thomas-WHE
1688–1740
Sarah Townsend
1690–1732
Joseph Morrell
1667–1742
Hannah Reed
1671–1744
James McLeod
1680–1769
Margery Cloyd
1684–1771

James Ashton's Descendants

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James (Morell) Ashton (9 Aug 1801–7 Dec 1889)
  1. 1. Martha (Hannah) Aston 1840–1924
    1. 1. Grace (Etta) Jones 1871–1948
      1. 1. James (Jones) Denning 1907–1962

James Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1801
9 Aug 1801
Birth of James Morell Ashton in Ways Mills, Half Moon Twp, Huntingdon Pennsylvania
Ways Mills, Half Moon Twp, Huntingdon Pennsylvania
1889
7 Dec 1889
Age 88
Death of James Morell Ashton in Boalsburg, Centre, PA, USA
Boalsburg, Centre, PA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1801
    Event Place: Ways Mills, Half Moon Twp, Huntingdon Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1889
    Event Place: Boalsburg, Centre, PA, USA

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