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Jerusha Johnson 1745–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA

Death Date: 27 FEB 1793

Death Location: Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA

Father: Ebenezer Johnson

Mother: Amy Townsend

Spouse(s): Thomas Hand

Children(s): Esther Hand, Elizabeth Hand, Thomas Hand

Jerusha Johnson was born in 1745 in Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA, the child of Ebenezer Johnson And Amy Townsend. Jerusha Johnson married Thomas Hand, and had children including Elizabeth Hand, Esther Hand, Thomas Hand. Jerusha Johnson passed away in 1793 in Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA.

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Biography

  • Jerusha Johnson was born in 1745 in Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA, the child of Ebenezer Johnson And Amy Townsend.
  • Jerusha Johnson married Thomas Hand, and had children including Elizabeth Hand, Esther Hand, Thomas Hand.
  • Jerusha Johnson passed away in 1793 in Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Johnson
Birth Location: –
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Amy Townsend
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Hand
1752–1783
Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA
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Children(s)

Esther Hand
1774–1852
Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA
EH
Elizabeth Hand
1778–1887
Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA
EH
Thomas Hand
1780–1815
Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA
TH

Jerusha Johnson's Ancestors

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Jerusha Johnson
1745–1793
Birth Place: Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA
Parents
Ebenezer Johnson
Amy Townsend
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jerusha Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Jerusha Johnson (1745–27 FEB 1793) m. Thomas Hand (4 MAR 1752–22 MAR 1783)
  1. 1. Esther Hand 1774–1852 m. Philip Nickelson 1773–
    1. 1. Thomas (Hand) Nickelson 1797– m. Lydia Fowler 1802–
      1. 1. Hugh Nickelson 1822–1884 m. Lydia McCarty 1828–
        1. 1. Susan (W.) Nickelson 1848–1914 m. Edward (C.) Townsend 1843–1917
  2. 2. Elizabeth Hand 1778–1887
  3. 3. Thomas Hand 1780–1815

Jerusha Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Jerusha Johnson in Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA
Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA
1793
27 FEB 1793
Age 48
Death of Jerusha Johnson in Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA
Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 FEB 1793
    Event Place: Cape May, Cape May Co., N.J., USA
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