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James John Platt 1811–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Dec 1811

Birth Location: Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: Mar 1862

Death Location: Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Platt

Mother: Sarah Byrne

Spouse(s): Rachel Farrell

Children(s): Margaret Platt, Andrew Platt, Michael Platt, Celestine Platt, John Platt, Eusebius Platt

James John Platt was born in 1811 in Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Platt And Sarah Byrne. James John Platt married Rachel Farrell, and had children including Andrew Lawrence Platt, Celestine Cosmos Platt, Eusebius Platt, John Chrystoston Platt, Margaret Ellen Platt, Michael Alphonse Platt. James John Platt passed away in 1862 in Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • James John Platt was born in 1811 in Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Platt And Sarah Byrne.
  • James John Platt married Rachel Farrell, and had children including Andrew Lawrence Platt, Celestine Cosmos Platt, Eusebius Platt, John Chrystoston Platt, Margaret Ellen Platt, Michael Alphonse Platt.
  • James John Platt passed away in 1862 in Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Platt
1790–1862
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Byrne
1784–1851
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Farrell
1826–1889
Birth Location: Carrolltown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Margaret Platt
1858–
Birth Location: –
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Andrew Platt
1858–1914
Birth Location: –
AP
Michael Platt
1855–1858
Birth Location: –
MP
Celestine Platt
1853–1920
Birth Location: Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Platt
1849–1851
Birth Location: –
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Eusebius Platt
1845–
Birth Location: Plattville, Cambria Co., PA
EP

James Platt's Ancestors

Self
James Platt
1811–1862
Birth Place: Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Platt
1790–1862
Sarah Byrne
1784–1851
Ireland
Grandparents
John Platt
1747–1850
Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Wysong
1750–
York, Pennsylvania, USA
John Byrne
1740–1838
Ann (Earle) Driskle
1750–1795
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Ludwig Wysong
1678–1784
Mary Hammer
1710–1788
John Byrne
1703–1775
Mary O'Brien
1704–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Weissang
1640–1710
Rosamunde Reifsnyder
1659–1744
Susan Maria
1679–1718

James Platt's Descendants

1.
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James (John) Platt (07 Dec 1811–Mar 1862) m. Rachel Farrell (15 May 1826–27 Oct 1889)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ellen) Platt 1858–
  2. 2. Andrew (Lawrence) Platt 1858–1914
  3. 3. Michael (Alphonse) Platt 1855–1858
  4. 4. Celestine (Cosmos) Platt 1853–1920 m. Mary (Matilda) Rudolph 1855–1932
  5. 5. John (Chrystoston) Platt 1849–1851
  6. 6. Eusebius Platt 1845– m. Mary McCombie 1845–

James Platt's Timeline

2 Records

1811
07 Dec 1811
Birth of James John Platt in Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
1862
Mar 1862
Age 51
Death of James John Platt in Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1811
    Event Place: Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1862
    Event Place: Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
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