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Joseph Ames 1785 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1785

Birth Location: Voluntown, New London, Connecticut

Death Date: 21 Nov 1875

Death Location: Smithfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania

Father: Samuel Ames

Mother: Anna Bennet

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Joseph Ames was born in 1785 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut, the child of Samuel Eames Ames and Anna Bennet. Joseph Ames passed away in 1875 in Smithfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Joseph Ames was born in 1785 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut, the child of Samuel Eames Ames and Anna Bennet.
  • Joseph Ames passed away in 1875 in Smithfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania.

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Joseph Ames's Ancestors

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Joseph Ames
1785 – 1875
Birth Place: Voluntown, New London, Connecticut
Parents
Samuel Eames Ames
1751 – 1837
Voluntown, New London, Connecticut
Anna Bennet
1757 – 1794
Voluntown, New London, Connecticut
Grandparents
Mark Eames
1726 – 1794
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Anne Grice
1729 – 1820
Connecticut, New London, Connecticut
Joseph Bennet
1723 – 1808
Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Anna Willis
1726 – 1804
Groton, New London, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Eames
1703 – 1795
Anna Barker
1709 – 1790
Richard Grice
1700 –
Elizabeth Cooper
1709 –
Joseph Bennet
1681 – 1725
Sarah Backus
1682 – 1723
William Wyllis
1705 – 1790
Mary Ashcraft
1705 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Eames
1657 – 1729
Mercy Sawyer
1668 – 1729
John Barker
1678 – 1745
Hannah Eames
1684 – 1714
John Bennett
1630 – 1691
Ursula White
1636 – 1703
William Backus
1687 – 1742
Elizabeth Royce
1661 – 1687
Noah Wyllis
1666 – 1712
Mary White
1665 –
John Ashcraft
1671 – 1732
Mary Burrows
1672 – 1750

Joseph Ames's Timeline

2 Records

1785
13 May 1785
Birth of Joseph Ames in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut
Voluntown, New London, Connecticut
1875
21 Nov 1875
Age 90
Death of Joseph Ames in Smithfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania
Smithfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1785
    Event Place: Voluntown, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1875
    Event Place: Smithfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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