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James Barker 1726 – 1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1726

Birth Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 21 Aug 1803

Death Location: Kanawha, Virginia, United States

Father: James Barker

Mother: -Martha Hitchin

Spouse(s): Mary Cook

Children(s): Jacob BARKER

1726 marked the beginning of James Barker's life in Wigan, Lancashire, England, to parents James William Barker and -Martha Hitchin. Eventually, James Barker married Mary Smith Cook, and they welcomed Jacob 'Welch' BARKER. James Barker passed in 1803 at Kanawha, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

James Barker
1697 – 1735
Birth Location: Winstanley, Wigin Lancashire England
JB
-Martha Hitchin
1707 – 1735
Birth Location: Hodnet, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cook
1736 – 1783
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, , England
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Children(s)

Jacob BARKER
1761 – 1829
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Feb 1726
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 5 Jan 1748
    Event Place: Newport, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1751
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1751
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 Aug 1803
    Event Place: Kanawha, Virginia, United States
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