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James Means 1807–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Snow Shoe, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 1865

Death Location: Jefferson Co., PA

Father: John Means

Mother: Jane Bows

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In 1807, James Means entered the world in Snow Shoe, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to John B Means And Jane Elizabeth Boaz Bows. James Means passed away in 1865 in Jefferson Co., PA.

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Biography

  • In 1807, James Means entered the world in Snow Shoe, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to John B Means And Jane Elizabeth Boaz Bows.
  • James Means passed away in 1865 in Jefferson Co., PA.

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James Means's Ancestors

Self
James Means
1807–1865
Birth Place: Snow Shoe, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
John B Means
1777–1837
Whitesville, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane (Elizabeth Boaz) Bows
1787–1872
Ireland
Grandparents
John ((Lt.)) Means
1744–1835
Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Jemima Scudder
1744–1835
Ewing, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Means
1713–1779
Nancy Kelley
1708–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Means
1712–1739
Mary Dinwidde
1690–1717

James Means's Timeline

2 Records

1807
1807
Birth of James Means in Snow Shoe, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Snow Shoe, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1865
1865
Age 58
Death of James Means in Jefferson Co., PA
Jefferson Co., PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Snow Shoe, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Jefferson Co., PA

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