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Joel Melton 1727–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1727

Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1782

Death Location: Virginia, United States of America

Father: John 7G

Mother: Mary 7G

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Joel Melton was born in 1727 in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Melton 7G And Mary Elizabeth Preston 7G. Joel Melton passed away in 1782 in Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joel Melton was born in 1727 in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Melton 7G And Mary Elizabeth Preston 7G.
  • Joel Melton passed away in 1782 in Virginia, United States of America.

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Joel Melton's Ancestors

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Joel Melton
1727–1782
Birth Place: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Melton 7G
1697–1750
Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth Preston) 7G
1700–1785
County Antrim, Northern Ireland or Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Melton) 8G
1670–1742
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States,
Mary (Ross) 8G
1675–
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Melton
1647–1714
Mary Hopwood
1650–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1727
1727
Birth of Joel Melton in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
1782
1782
Age 55
Death of Joel Melton in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
    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: 1782
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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