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John Gist 1722–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1722

Birth Location: Stafford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 Jun 1778

Death Location: Loudoun, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Gist

Mother: Ann Simpson

Spouse(s): Mary Lewis

Children(s):

John Gist was born in 1722 in Stafford, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Gist And Ann Simpson. John Gist married Mary Lewis. John Gist passed away in 1778 in Loudoun, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Gist was born in 1722 in Stafford, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Gist And Ann Simpson.
  • John Gist married Mary Lewis.
  • John Gist passed away in 1778 in Loudoun, Virginia, USA.

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John Gist's Ancestors

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John Gist
1722–1778
Birth Place: Stafford, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Gist
1685–1739
Ann Simpson
1689–1769
Satfford, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (The Scotsman) Simpson
1645–1709
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Mary Scruton
1647–1696
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sympson
1629–1698
Henry Thompson
1629–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Simpson
1606–1689
Helen Henderson
1607–1648

John Gist's Timeline

2 Records

1722
1722
Birth of John Gist in Stafford, Virginia, USA
Stafford, Virginia, USA
1778
5 Jun 1778
Age 56
Death of John Gist in Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Loudoun, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Stafford, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1778
    Event Place: Loudoun, Virginia, USA

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