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James Sparks 1755–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

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

Death Date: 1841

Death Location: Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Joseph Sparks

Mother: Mary McDonald

Spouse(s): Nancy Rogers

Children(s): Absalom Sparks, Mary Sparks, Elizabeth Sparks, David Sparks, Daniel Sparks, William Sparks

The story of James Sparks began in 1755 in Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA. James Sparks married Nancy Ann Rogers, and had children including Absalom Sparks, Daniel Sparks, David Sparks, Elizabeth Sparks, Mary Sparks, William Sparks. James Sparks passed away in 1841 in Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Sparks began in 1755 in Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA.
  • James Sparks married Nancy Ann Rogers, and had children including Absalom Sparks, Daniel Sparks, David Sparks, Elizabeth Sparks, Mary Sparks, William Sparks.
  • James Sparks passed away in 1841 in Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Sparks
1730–1809
Birth Location: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
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Mary McDonald
1730–1808
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Rogers
1765–1835
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, USA
NR

Children(s)

Absalom Sparks
1804–1862
Birth Location: Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
AS
Mary Sparks
1800–
Birth Location: Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
MS
Elizabeth Sparks
1811–1888
Birth Location: Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
ES
David Sparks
1809–1869
Birth Location: Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
DS
Daniel Sparks
1806–1877
Birth Location: Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
DS
William Sparks
1799–1870
Birth Location: Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
WS

James Sparks's Ancestors

Self
James Sparks
1755–1841
Birth Place: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
Parents
Joseph Sparks
1730–1809
Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
Mary McDonald
1730–1808
Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Sparks
1689–1749
Talbot, Maryland, USA
Rachel (Mary) Sample
1695–1749
Frederick, Maryland, USA
James McDonald
1718–1774
Delaware, USA
Rebecca McDonald
1719–1784
Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sparks
1640–1709
Mary Wright
1640–1730
Bryan McDonald
1686–1757
Catherine Robinson
1694–1777
Bryan McDonald
1686–1757
Catherine Robinson
1694–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sparks
1615–1673
JoAne Davis
1619–1658
Wright
1619–
Bryan McDonald
1645–1707
Mary Doyle
1647–1709
James Robinson
1667–1726
Catherine Howell
1668–1750
Bryan McDonald
1645–1707
Mary Doyle
1647–1709
James Robinson
1667–1726
Catherine Howell
1668–1750

James Sparks's Descendants

1.
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James Sparks (1755–1841) m. Nancy (Ann) Rogers (1765–1835)
  1. 1. Absalom Sparks 1804–1862
  2. 2. Mary Sparks 1800–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Sparks 1811–1888
  4. 4. David Sparks 1809–1869
  5. 5. Daniel Sparks 1806–1877
  6. 6. William Sparks 1799–1870

James Sparks's Timeline

3 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [3] OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [3] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [4] OneWorldTree, Database online.
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