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Joel Callahan 1754–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1847

Death Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Father: David Callahan

Mother: Elizabeth Joyce

Spouse(s): ELIZABETH MCMURRAY

Children(s): Joseph Callahan

Joel Callahan was born in 1754 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA, the child of David Callahan And Elizabeth Joyce. Joel Callahan married Elizabeth Mcmurray, and had children including Joseph Callahan. Joel Callahan passed away in 1847 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Joel Callahan was born in 1754 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA, the child of David Callahan And Elizabeth Joyce.
  • Joel Callahan married Elizabeth Mcmurray, and had children including Joseph Callahan.
  • Joel Callahan passed away in 1847 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Callahan
1731–1785
Birth Location: , Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Joyce
1728–1798
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

ELIZABETH MCMURRAY
1764–1820
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Joseph Callahan
1781–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Joel Callahan's Ancestors

Self
Joel Callahan
1754–1847
Birth Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Parents
David Callahan
1731–1785
, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Joyce
1728–1798
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Nicholas (Callaham) Sr.
1699–1757
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Joyce Weaver
1699–1757
Isle Of Wight, Virginia
Joshua (Joyce *) 1699
1699–1760
Godalming, Surrey, England
Elizabeth (Chitty * Joyce) 1708
1708–1762
Godalming, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
John Weaver
1659–1719
Elizabeth Cooke
1657–1719
JOSHUA JOYCE
1664–1725
Mary Chitty
1675–1735
Edward Chitty
1682–1728
Lydia Merchant
1682–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Weaver
1628–1678
Mary, (Weaver)
1633–1680
Joshua *
1631–1682
Judeth 1636
1635–1720
Richard Chitty
1655–
Ann 1655
1655–
John Chitty
1655–1722
Joan Chity
1655–1721
Johannis Merchant
1655–
Anna Kildale
1658–

Joel Callahan's Descendants

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Joel Callahan (1754–1847) m. ELIZABETH MCMURRAY (1764–1820)
  1. 1. Joseph Callahan 1781–1850 m. Elizabeth (Eliza) Chandler 1787–1850
    1. 1. Lucinda Callahan 1824–1900 m. George (Burton) Webb 1816–1880
      1. 1. W (C) Webb 1843–1933 m. Martha (Ann "Mattie") Madden 1857–1933
        1. 1. Mary (Ida (Mollie)) Webb 1887–1979 m. Thomas (Luck) Carter 1885–1983

Joel Callahan's Timeline

3 Records

1754
1754
Birth of Joel Callahan in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
1774
1774
Age 20
Joel Callahan was married in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1847
1847
Age 93
Death of Joel Callahan in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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