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John Whitaker 1806 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1806

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States

Father: Jacob Whitaker

Mother: Mary Reading

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John Whitaker was born in 1806 in Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of Jacob J. Whitaker and Mary Reading. John Whitaker passed away in 1885 in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John Whitaker was born in 1806 in Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of Jacob J. Whitaker and Mary Reading.
  • John Whitaker passed away in 1885 in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States.

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John Whitaker's Ancestors

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John Whitaker
1806 – 1885
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jacob J. Whitaker
1785 – 1847
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Mary Reading
1785 – 1882
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Abraham (Issac) Whitaker
1727 – 1808
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Mary (Ann) Poteet
1739 – 1797
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Thomas Reading
1740 – 1821
Bishops Tachbrook, Warwickshire, England
Mary Holloway
1748 – 1840
Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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John Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1806
9 Jun 1806
Birth of John Whitaker in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States
1885
1885
Age 79
Death of John Whitaker in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1806
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States

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