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James Graham 1715–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Ulster, Northern Ireland

Death Date: Dec 1755

Death Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Anne Hanson

Spouse(s): Mary Thompson

Children(s): Elizabeth Graham, Samuel Graham, Thomas Graham, James Graham, Margaret Graham, Mary Graham, Eliza Graham, Benjamin Graham, Ann Graham

The story of James Graham began in 1715 in Ulster, Northern Ireland. James Graham married Mary Martha Thompson, and had children including Ann Graham, Benjamin Graham, Eliza Graham, Elizabeth Graham, James Graham, Margaret Graham, Mary Graham, Samuel M Graham, Thomas Graham. James Graham passed away in 1755 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Graham began in 1715 in Ulster, Northern Ireland.
  • James Graham married Mary Martha Thompson, and had children including Ann Graham, Benjamin Graham, Eliza Graham, Elizabeth Graham, James Graham, Margaret Graham, Mary Graham, Samuel M Graham, Thomas Graham.
  • James Graham passed away in 1755 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Graham's Ancestors

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James Graham
1715–1755
Birth Place: Ulster, Northern Ireland
Parents
James Graham Sr.
1680–1745
Ulster, Northern Ireland
Anne (Hannah) Hanson
1690–1780
St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Johnstone Graham, Major) General
1648–1751
Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Blanch (Grewell Irvin) (Ervin)
1650–1703
Brae, Shetland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Montrose
1630–1668
Lady Johnstone
1627–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Graham
1612–1650
Magdalen Carnegie
1612–1675

James Graham's Descendants

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James Graham (1715–Dec 1755) m. Mary (Martha) Thompson (16 Apr 1716–9 October 1757)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Graham 1753–1833 m. James Shields 1747–1779 m. Henry Burnett 1736–1817
    1. 1. Mary (Margaret (Polly)) Shields 1776–1844 m. Capt. (John) Smith 1768–1813
      1. 1. Martha (Morton Smith) (Brittain) 1802–1882 m. John Britten 1791–1859
        1. 1. Martha (A. E.) Brittain 1830–1902 m. Marion Blankenship 1834–1863
        2. 2. Martha (Ann) Brittain 1829–1912
        3. 3. Peyton (Smith ( Pate )) BRITTAIN 1836–1899
      2. 2. Elizabeth ("Beth") Smith 1798–1850
      3. 3. Ann Smith 1805–1837
        1. 1. Mary Booker 1806–1862
        2. 2. Mary Booker 1806–1862
      4. 4. Captain (James Shields) Smith 1807–1865
      5. 5. John (or Joseph) Smith 1800–1810
    2. 2. Patrick (Henry) Shields 1773–1876
    3. 3. James Shields 1780–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Burnett 1781–1833
  2. 2. Samuel (M) Graham 1739–1816
  3. 3. Thomas Graham 1736–1810
  4. 4. James Graham 1749–1816
  5. 5. Margaret Graham 1737–1791
  6. 6. Mary Graham 1742–1830
  7. 7. Eliza Graham 1738–1782
  8. 8. Benjamin Graham 1743–1800
  9. 9. Ann Graham 1751–1819

James Graham's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of James Graham in Ulster, Northern Ireland
Ulster, Northern Ireland
1755
Dec 1755
Age 40
Death of James Graham in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Ulster, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23956.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1729; Page Number: 84

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1755
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1730-1908; Index, 1729-1947; Author: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1730-1908; Index, 1729-1947; Author: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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