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Joseph Bonapart Acton 1877–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1877

Birth Location: Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 10 Jun 1910

Death Location: Acton, Indiana, USA

Father: John Acton

Mother: Sarah Lemaster

Spouse(s): Dora Thompson

Children(s): Joseph Acton, William Acton

Joseph Bonapart Acton was born in 1877 in Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, USA, the child of John Wesley Acton And Sarah Jane Lemaster. Joseph Bonapart Acton married Dora Elizabeth Thompson, and had children including Joseph Daniel Acton, William B Acton. Joseph Bonapart Acton passed away in 1910 in Acton, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Bonapart Acton was born in 1877 in Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, USA, the child of John Wesley Acton And Sarah Jane Lemaster.
  • Joseph Bonapart Acton married Dora Elizabeth Thompson, and had children including Joseph Daniel Acton, William B Acton.
  • Joseph Bonapart Acton passed away in 1910 in Acton, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Acton
1848–1886
Birth Location: Johnson, Ripley, Indiana, United States
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Sarah Lemaster
1848–1888
Birth Location: Scott co., Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dora Thompson
1880–1935
Birth Location: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Acton
1903–1975
Birth Location: Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
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William Acton
1897–
Birth Location: Bartholomew County
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Joseph Acton's Ancestors

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Joseph Acton
1877–1910
Birth Place: Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, USA
Parents
John Wesley Acton
1848–1886
Johnson, Ripley, Indiana, United States
Sarah (Jane) Lemaster
1848–1888
Scott co., Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (Fortner) Acton
1824–1860
Ripley co., Indiana, USA
Martha Laswell
1825–
IN
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Jr
1794–1847
Hannah Grishaw
1785–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Acton
1746–1819
Elizabeth McCraft
1750–1826

Joseph Acton's Descendants

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Joseph (Bonapart) Acton (3 Mar 1877–10 Jun 1910) m. Dora (Elizabeth) Thompson (12 Dec 1880–5 Jul 1935)
  1. 1. Joseph (Daniel) Acton 1903–1975 m. Dorothy (Percilla) Staley 1907–1973
    1. 1. Allen (Gene) Acton 1925–1982 m. Betty (Mae) Staggs 1932–2014
  2. 2. William (B.) Acton 1897–

Joseph Acton's Timeline

2 Records

1877
3 Mar 1877
Birth of Joseph Bonapart Acton in Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, USA
Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, USA
1910
10 Jun 1910
Age 33
Death of Joseph Bonapart Acton in Acton, Indiana, USA
Acton, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1877
    Event Place: Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1910
    Event Place: Acton, Indiana, USA
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