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John Thomas Powell 1665 – 1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1665

Birth Location: Pressbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 July 1734

Death Location: Chester, Chester Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Xa

Mother: Jane Handley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Taylor

Children(s): Arthur Powell

In 1665, John Thomas Powell entered the world in Pressbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas I Powell Xa and Jane Handley. Years later, John Thomas Powell married Elizabeth Taylor, and the couple became parents to Arthur 1694 Thomas John Powell. John Thomas Powell died in 1734 in Chester, Chester Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

Thomas Xa
1640 – 1714
Birth Location: Wybunbury, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
TX
Jane Handley
1650 – 1680
Birth Location: Nantwich, Cheshire, England
JH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Taylor
1672 – 1741
Birth Location: Warrington Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
ET

Children(s)

Arthur Powell
1694 – 1762
Birth Location: Lower Providence, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
AP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 January 1665
    Event Place: Pressbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 30 January 1702

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 July 1734
    Event Place: Chester, Chester Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

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