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James Black 1777 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1777

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 21 June 1839

Death Location: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: SGT Black

Mother: Ruth Scudder

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James Black Jr. was born in 1777 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of SGT John James Black and Ruth Scudder. James Black Jr. passed away in 1839 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • James Black Jr. was born in 1777 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of SGT John James Black and Ruth Scudder.
  • James Black Jr. passed away in 1839 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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James Black's Ancestors

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James Black
1777 – 1839
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
SGT John James Black
1740 – 1781
Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Ruth Scudder
1740 – 1816
Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
James Black
1680 – 1740
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Eleanor (Marion) Creig
1675 – 1740
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Jonathan ((David)) Scudder
1715 – 1767
Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Mary Templn
1720 – 1772
Delaware, United States
Great-Grandparents
Margrat Coultrie
1635 – 1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Black's Timeline

2 Records

1777
19 Mar 1777
Birth of James Black Jr. in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1839
21 June 1839
Age 62
Death of James Black Jr. in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1777
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 June 1839
    Event Place: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA

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