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James Stephens 1767–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 March 1767

Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 23 March 1849

Death Location: Duncannon, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: ALEXANDER Captain

Mother: Sarah Baskin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Garrett

Children(s): Robert Stephens

James Stephens was born in 1767 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Alexander Andrew Stephens Captain And Sarah Baskin. James Stephens married Elizabeth Garrett, and had children including Robert Garrett Stephens. James Stephens passed away in 1849 in Duncannon, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Stephens was born in 1767 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Alexander Andrew Stephens Captain And Sarah Baskin.
  • James Stephens married Elizabeth Garrett, and had children including Robert Garrett Stephens.
  • James Stephens passed away in 1849 in Duncannon, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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James Stephens's Ancestors

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James Stephens
1767–1849
Birth Place: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
ALEXANDER ANDREW STEPHENS Captain
1726–1813
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Sarah Baskin
1750–1797
Grandparents
Brig (General William Stephens) Sr
1710–1739
Hatton of Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Leslie
1711–1762
Rayne, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
John McKinley
1724–1771
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Stephens
1677–1771
John Leslie
1689–
Anna Burgess
1699–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Burgess
1651–1722
Sarah Chew
1662–1740

James Stephens's Descendants

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James Stephens (27 March 1767–23 March 1849) m. Elizabeth Garrett (1 January 1775–3 June 1859)
  1. 1. Robert (Garrett) Stephens 1804–1881 m. Martha (Monroe) Jones 1804–1873
    1. 1. John (Jones) Stephens 1838–1920 m. Ann Stephens 1843–
      1. 1. Anna (J.) Stephens 1875–1950
        1. 1. Edith (Grace) Kanarr 1913–1990
      2. 2. Martha (A.) Stephens 1863–
    2. 2. Huldah Stephens 1850–1933
    3. 3. James (Andrew) Stephens 1831–1876
    4. 4. David (A) Stephens 1841–1864
    5. 5. Robert Stephens 1835–1860
    6. 6. Samuel (H) Stephens 1842–1926
    7. 7. Martha (J) Simpson 1833–1871
    8. 8. Amanda Ray 1837–1907

James Stephens's Timeline

2 Records

1767
27 March 1767
Birth of James Stephens in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1849
23 March 1849
Age 82
Death of James Stephens in Juniata, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA
Juniata, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 March 1767
    Event Place: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 March 1849
    Event Place: Juniata, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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