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James Boston 1778–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 4 Mar 1833

Death Location: Goose Creek, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Father: Esau II

Mother: Sarah Boston

Spouse(s): Anna Finley

Children(s): Mary Boston

James Boston was born in 1778 in Somerset, Maryland, United States, the child of Esau Boston Ii And Sarah Boston. James Boston married Anna Finley, and had children including Mary Ann Boston. James Boston passed away in 1833 in Goose Creek, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James Boston was born in 1778 in Somerset, Maryland, United States, the child of Esau Boston Ii And Sarah Boston.
  • James Boston married Anna Finley, and had children including Mary Ann Boston.
  • James Boston passed away in 1833 in Goose Creek, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Esau II
1753–1794
Birth Location: Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States
EI
Sarah Boston
1754–1785
Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
SB

Spouses(s)

Anna Finley
1786–1861
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Boston
1819–1893
Birth Location: Kentucky
MB

James Boston's Ancestors

Self
James Boston
1778–1833
Birth Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States
Parents
Esau Boston II
1753–1794
Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Sarah Boston
1754–1785
Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
Lazarus Boston
1727–1789
Morumsco, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Grace Matthews
1731–1800
Morumsco, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Joseph (L.) Ward
1722–1776
Saint Pauls Parish, Kent, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Ellis Dennis
1701–1730
Teague Matthews
1695–1761
Elizabeth Adams
1710–1765
Joseph Ward
1688–1765
Mary Warwick
1677–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Michaell
1669–1720
William (Mathews)
1661–1726
Mary Riggin
1668–1726
William Adams
1681–1760
Mary Radforde
1664–1733

James Boston's Descendants

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James Boston (1778–4 Mar 1833) m. Anna Finley (14 June 1786–9 April 1861)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Boston 1819–1893 m. William (Patrick) Smith 1816–1895
    1. 1. Anna (B) Smith 1849–1934 m. Alfred (Ignatius) Hagan 1842–1926
      1. 1. Charles (D) Hagan 1883–1964 m. Elizabeth Waltrip 1884–1960
        1. 1. Darris (Reryl) Hagan 1905–1981 m. Charles (Martin) Conrad 1903–1970

James Boston's Timeline

3 Records

1778
1778
Birth of James Boston in Somerset, Maryland, United States
Somerset, Maryland, United States
1805
1 Oct 1805
Age 27
James Boston was married in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
1833
4 Mar 1833
Age 55
Death of James Boston in Goose Creek, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Goose Creek, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1805
    Event Place: Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1833
    Event Place: Goose Creek, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
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