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John Wister Miles 1778–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 September 1778

Birth Location: Spring Mills, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 29 October 1829

Death Location: Milesburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Samuel Sr

Mother: Catharine Wister

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In 1778, John Wister Miles entered the world in Spring Mills, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Samuel Miles Sr And Catharine Wister. John Wister Miles passed away in 1829 in Milesburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1778, John Wister Miles entered the world in Spring Mills, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Samuel Miles Sr And Catharine Wister.
  • John Wister Miles passed away in 1829 in Milesburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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John Miles's Ancestors

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John Miles
1778–1829
Birth Place: Spring Mills, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Samuel Miles Sr
1739–1805
Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, British America
Catharine Wister
1743–1797
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
James (Miles) II
1705–1784
Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah Pugh
1715–1779
Radnor, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
John Wister
1708–1789
Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sr
1654–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Miles
1622–1702
Katherine Brimer
1626–1712

John Miles's Timeline

2 Records

1778
9 September 1778
Birth of John Wister Miles in Spring Mills, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Spring Mills, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
1829
29 October 1829
Age 51
Death of John Wister Miles in Milesburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Milesburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 September 1778
    Event Place: Spring Mills, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 October 1829
    Event Place: Milesburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Milesburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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