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James (The Elder) Skinner 1769 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 April 1769

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 11 September 1840

Death Location: Perry County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Reuben Skinner

Mother: Sarah Higgins

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James (The Elder) Skinner was born in 1769 in Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Reuben S. Skinner and Sarah Higgins. James (The Elder) Skinner passed away in 1840 in Perry County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James (The Elder) Skinner was born in 1769 in Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Reuben S. Skinner and Sarah Higgins.
  • James (The Elder) Skinner passed away in 1840 in Perry County, Ohio, United States of America.

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James Skinner's Ancestors

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James Skinner
1769 – 1840
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Reuben S. Skinner
1736 – 1814
Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Sarah Higgins
1736 – 1832
Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Skinner
1707 – 1801
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Elizabeth Rolfe
1718 – 1799
United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Richard Skinner
1668 – 1767
Sarah Moore
1663 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Skinner
1639 – 1688
Susana Poulain
1644 – 1714
Matthew Moore
1638 – 1691
Sarah Savory
1640 – 1691

James Skinner's Timeline

2 Records

1769
11 April 1769
Birth of James (The Elder) Skinner in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Pennsylvania, United States of America
1840
11 September 1840
Age 71
Death of James (The Elder) Skinner in Perry County, Ohio, United States of America
Perry County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 April 1769
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 September 1840
    Event Place: Perry County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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