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John Sharpless 1817–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1817

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 22 Dec 1893

Death Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: George Sharpless

Mother: Sarah Tippin

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Sharpless

John Sharpless was born in 1817 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George Sharpless And Sarah Tippin. John Sharpless had children including Mary Bowers Sharpless. John Sharpless passed away in 1893 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • John Sharpless was born in 1817 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George Sharpless And Sarah Tippin.
  • John Sharpless had children including Mary Bowers Sharpless.
  • John Sharpless passed away in 1893 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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John Sharpless's Ancestors

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John Sharpless
1817–1893
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
George Sharpless
1779–1822
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sarah Tippin
1770–1820
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
William Tupin
1750–
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
James Tippen
1740–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sharpless's Descendants

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John Sharpless (27 Feb 1817–22 Dec 1893)
  1. 1. Mary (Bowers) Sharpless 1843–1915 m. William Venable 1833–1882
    1. 1. Wilford (Venable) Sharpless 1866–1957 m. Mildred (L) Lister 1871–1961
      1. 1. Martha Sharpless 1888– m. Thomas (James) Butterly 1887–
        1. 1. Martha Butterly 1918–2008 m. John (W.) Jovell 1913–2004

John Sharpless's Timeline

3 Records

1817
27 Feb 1817
Birth of John Sharpless in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1839
1839
Age 22
John Sharpless was married in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1893
22 Dec 1893
Age 76
Death of John Sharpless in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1817
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1893
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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