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James Sparks 1755–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA

Death Date: May 1841

Death Location: Monroe Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Joseph II

Mother: Mary Sparks

Spouse(s): Nancy Sparks

Children(s): Absalom Sparks

In 1755, James Sparks / entered the world in Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA, born to Joseph Sparks Ii And Mary Mcdaniel Sparks. James Sparks married Nancy Ann Rogers Sparks, and had children including Absalom Sparks. James Sparks / passed away in 1841 in Monroe Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1755, James Sparks // entered the world in Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA, born to Joseph Sparks Ii And Mary Mcdaniel Sparks.
  • James Sparks // married Nancy Ann Rogers Sparks, and had children including Absalom Sparks.
  • James Sparks // passed away in 1841 in Monroe Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph II
1730–1809
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, British Colonial America
JI
Mary Sparks
1735–1808
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, United States
MS

Spouses(s)

Nancy Sparks
1765–1835
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
NS

Children(s)

Absalom Sparks
1805–1863
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
AS

James Sparks's Ancestors

Self
James Sparks
1755–1841
Birth Place: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
Parents
Joseph Sparks II
1730–1809
Queen Anne's, Maryland, British Colonial America
Mary (McDaniel) Sparks
1735–1808
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (Sparks) I
1688–1749
Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Rachel (Mary Sample) Sparks
1695–1749
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Capt. (James Bryan) McDaniel
1718–1756
Mill Creek, Hundred, Delaware, USA
Rebecca (Redman) McDaniel
1718–1784
Prince George's, Calvert, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1640–1709
Mary Sparks
1650–1730
Bryan Jr.
1686–1757
Catherine McDaniel
1694–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas I
1615–1673
Joanne Sparks
1619–1658
William Wright
1588–1634
Priscilla Wright
1598–1689
Lt. McDaniel
1645–1707
Mary McDaniel
1647–1709

James Sparks's Descendants

1.
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James Sparks (1755–May 1841) m. Nancy (Ann Rogers) Sparks (1765–1835)
  1. 1. Absalom Sparks 1805–1863 m. Mahalah (Mihalas Grubb) Sparks 1813–1888
    1. 1. James (Henry) Sparks 1841–1917
    2. 2. David (G.) Sparks 1838–1918

James Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of James Sparks // in Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
1841
May 1841
Age 86
Death of James Sparks // in Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1841
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monroe Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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