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John Willard Chance 1847–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1847

Birth Location: California, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: San Joaquin County, California, USA

Father: Dennis Chance

Mother: Sarah Smith

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Children(s):

John Willard Chance was born in 1847 in California, USA, the child of Dennis Chance And Sarah Ann Smith. John Willard Chance passed away in 1880 in San Joaquin County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • John Willard Chance was born in 1847 in California, USA, the child of Dennis Chance And Sarah Ann Smith.
  • John Willard Chance passed away in 1880 in San Joaquin County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dennis Chance
1814–1852
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Sarah Smith
1823–1874
Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Chance's Ancestors

Self
John Chance
1847–1880
Birth Place: California, USA
Parents
Dennis Chance
1814–1852
North Carolina
Sarah (Ann) Smith
1823–1874
Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Chance) Sr
1783–1864
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Cherokee (Choctaw) Indian
1785–1845
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Chance's Timeline

2 Records

1847
1847
Birth of John Willard Chance in California, USA
California, USA
1880
1880
Age 33
Death of John Willard Chance in San Joaquin County, California, USA
San Joaquin County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: California, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: San Joaquin County, California, USA
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