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John Congdon 1817 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Jacobstow, Cornwall, England

Death Date: Oct 1897

Death Location: Launceston, Cornwall

Father: Antipas Congdon

Mother: Betsy Grigg

Spouse(s): jane ?, jane ?

Children(s): Wm Congdon, Wm Congdon

John Congdon was born in 1817 in Jacobstow, Cornwall, England, the child of Antipas Congdon and Betsy (Elizabeth) Grigg. John Congdon married jane Gynn ?, jane Gynn ?, and had children including Wm Congdon, Wm Congdon. John Congdon passed away in 1897 in Launceston, Cornwall.

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Biography

  • John Congdon was born in 1817 in Jacobstow, Cornwall, England, the child of Antipas Congdon and Betsy (Elizabeth) Grigg.
  • John Congdon married jane Gynn ?, jane Gynn ?, and had children including Wm Congdon, Wm Congdon.
  • John Congdon passed away in 1897 in Launceston, Cornwall.

Immediate Family

Parents

Antipas Congdon
1783 – 1851
Birth Location: Poundstock, Week St Mary, Cornwall
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Betsy Grigg
1793 – 1878
Birth Location: Jacobstow, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

jane ?
1830 – 1891
Birth Location: Warbstow, Cornwall, England
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jane ?
1830 – 1891
Birth Location: Warbstow, Cornwall, England
j?

Children(s)

Wm Congdon
1849 –
Birth Location: England
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Wm Congdon
Birth Location: –
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John Congdon's Ancestors

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John Congdon
1817 – 1897
Birth Place: Jacobstow, Cornwall, England
Parents
Antipas Congdon
1783 – 1851
Poundstock, Week St Mary, Cornwall
Betsy ((Elizabeth)) Grigg
1793 – 1878
Jacobstow, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Walter Congdon
1753 – 1830
Jacobstow, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Brayben
1758 – 1815
Poundstock, Cornwall, England
Abraham Grigg
1752 – 1837
Jacobstow, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Baker
1753 – 1827
Jacobstow, Cornwall, Eng.
Great-Grandparents
Antipas Congdon
1726 – 1783
Elizabeth Stanton
1726 – 1761
William Brabyn
1725 – 1804
Honour Stanton
1735 – 1795
Humphry Grigg
1705 – 1792
Mary Wade
1709 – 1783
Richard Baker
1717 – 1801
Wilmott Luxon
1723 – 1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Antipas Congdon
1684 – 1735
Hannah Veale
1700 – 1735
Walter Stanton
1695 –
Elizabeth Clifton
1701 –
James Honey
1709 – 1776
William Stanton
1714 –
Elizabeth Grigg
1710 –
Humphry Grigg
1666 – 1721
Honour Penwarden
1675 – 1712
William Wade
– 1744
Prudence ?)
– 1753

John Congdon's Descendants

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John Congdon (1817 – Oct 1897) m. jane (Gynn) ? (1830 – 3 May 1891) m. jane (Gynn) ? (1830 – 3 May 1891)
  1. 1. Wm Congdon (1849 – ) m. Martha (J) Clark (1860 – )
    1. 1. Geo (W) Congdon (1879 – ) m. Wm Congdon
  2. 2. Wm Congdon m. Geo (W) Congdon (1879 – ) m. Martha Clark (Abt 1860 – )
    1. 1. Lillian Congdon (16 Apr 1902 – 11 Nov 1985) m. Charles (Augustus) Mead (31 Jul 1899 – 1959)
      1. 1. Dorothy (Loraine) Mead (18 Oct 1922 – 18 Nov 1995) m. Gerald Everett (abt 1912 – )
        1. 1. Virginia (A) Everett (abt 1942 – )
        2. 2. Roger (V) Woolf (abt 1942 – )
        3. 3. Martin (L) Everett (abt 1944 – )
      2. 2. Russell Mead (25 May 1926 – 4 Nov 1993)
      3. 3. C. (Edward) Mead (30 Aug 1930 – 25 Aug 2007) m. Patrica (Jane) Gavin (11 May 1932 – 23 Feb 2014)
        1. 1. Gerald (Edward) Mead (1 Jun 1953 – )
        2. 2. Debra (Ann) Mead (18 Dec 1954 – )
        3. 3. Janet (Kay) Mead (16 Jul 1956 – ) m. Ronald (Lee) Hoogewind (22 Apr 1943 – )
        4. 4. Michael (Howard) Mead (27 May 1958 – )
        5. 5. Steven (Charles) Mead (29 Sep 1962 – )
        6. 6. Timothy (James) Mead (26 Sep 1964 – )
        7. 7. Mary (Jo) Mead (19 Oct 1966 – )
    2. 2. George (W.) Congdon (Abt 1879 – )
    3. 3. Geo (W) Congdon (abt 1879 – ) m. Inez Barnes m. Wm Congdon

John Congdon's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of John Congdon in Jacobstow, Cornwall, England
Jacobstow, Cornwall, England
1897
Oct 1897
Age 80
Death of John Congdon in Launceston, Cornwall
Launceston, Cornwall

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Jacobstow, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1897
    Event Place: Launceston, Cornwall
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