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John Christian Deshong 1797–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 6 Jun 1876

Death Location: Licking Creek, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Christian Deshong

Mother: Ann Dishong

Spouse(s): Margaret Strait

Children(s): Ida Deshong

The story of John Christian Deshong began in 1797 in Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania. John Christian Deshong married Margaret Kline Strait, and had children including Ida Mae Deshong. John Christian Deshong passed away in 1876 in Licking Creek, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Christian Deshong began in 1797 in Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania.
  • John Christian Deshong married Margaret Kline Strait, and had children including Ida Mae Deshong.
  • John Christian Deshong passed away in 1876 in Licking Creek, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA.

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John Deshong's Ancestors

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John Deshong
1797–1876
Birth Place: Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania
Parents
Christian Christopher Deshong
1774–1840
Belfast, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
Ann Dishong
1775–1850
Belfast, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Moritz (Wilhelm) Deshong
1730–1798
Dierdorf, Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Matthias Dishong
1696–1766
Anna Kaulbach
1695–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Deshong's Descendants

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John (Christian) Deshong (1797–6 Jun 1876) m. Margaret (Kline) Strait (1797–aft 1880)
  1. 1. Ida (Mae) Deshong 1834–1926 m. Reuben Daniels 1831–1905
    1. 1. Simon (Edward) Daniels 1877–1973 m. Bertha (Jane) Mellott 1884–1963
      1. 1. Clara (Esther B) Daniels 1902–1997 m. Ira (William) Mellott 1895–1951
        1. 1. Bertha (Viola) Mellott 1923–1985 m. William (Burden) DeShong 1920–2001

John Deshong's Timeline

2 Records

1797
1797
Birth of John Christian Deshong in Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania
Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania
1876
6 Jun 1876
Age 79
Death of John Christian Deshong in Licking Creek, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
Licking Creek, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1876
    Event Place: Licking Creek, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA

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