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James Shannon 1757 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1757

Birth Location: Rockfish, Nelson County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 October 1824

Death Location: Giles, Virginia, United States

Father: Samuel Shannon

Mother: Jean Shannon

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James Shannon was born in 1757 in Rockfish, Nelson County, Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Shannon and Jean Reid Shannon. James Shannon passed away in 1824 in Giles, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Shannon was born in 1757 in Rockfish, Nelson County, Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Shannon and Jean Reid Shannon.
  • James Shannon passed away in 1824 in Giles, Virginia, United States.

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James Shannon's Ancestors

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James Shannon
1757 – 1824
Birth Place: Rockfish, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Samuel Shannon
1727 – 1781
Sadsbury Meeting House, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Jean (Reid) Shannon
1726 – 1827
Ulster District, Munster, Ireland
Grandparents
William Shannon
1682 – 1742
Ulster District, Munster, Ireland
Mary Hall
1682 – 1749
Hainton, Lincolnshire, England
Henry (Charles) Little
1705 –
England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shannon
1630 – 1724
Annal Powell
1635 – 1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shannon
1601 – 1633
Ann Shannon
1605 – 1631
John Wood
1610 – 1680
Mary Long
1620 –

James Shannon's Timeline

2 Records

1757
11 May 1757
Birth of James Shannon in Rockfish, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Rockfish, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
1824
2 October 1824
Age 67
Death of James Shannon in Giles, Virginia, United States
Giles, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1757
    Event Place: Rockfish, Nelson County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 October 1824
    Event Place: Giles, Virginia, United States

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