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Joseph Ashton 1654–1708 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 July 1654

Birth Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 19 July 1708

Death Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Ashton

Mother: Margaret Hough

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In 1654, Joseph Ashton entered the world in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Isaac Ashton And Margaret Hough. Joseph Ashton passed away in 1708 in Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1654, Joseph Ashton entered the world in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Isaac Ashton And Margaret Hough.
  • Joseph Ashton passed away in 1708 in Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA.

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Joseph Ashton's Ancestors

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Joseph Ashton
1654–1708
Birth Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Isaac Ashton
1625–1699
Overton, Cheshire, , England
Margaret Hough
1630–1681
Winwick, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Ashton
1600–1670
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Penn
1600–1639
London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Richard Hough
1613–1672
of Neston, Cheshire, England
Margery (Claws) Hough
1615–1677
Neston, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Ashton
1569–1633
Helen Clayton
1574–1641
Richard Hough
1589–1644
Edward Claws
1580–1651
Margaret Trafford
1579–1644
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Prestwich
1521–1584
Robert Clayton
1539–1627
Elizabeth Pearson
1544–1574
John Hough
1565–1627
Anis Cooper
1567–1616
Anthony Claws
1558–1629
Gillian Hicks
1560–1622
Philip Trafford
1556–1621

Joseph Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1654
20 July 1654
Birth of Joseph Ashton in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1708
19 July 1708
Age 54
Death of Joseph Ashton in Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 July 1654
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 July 1708
    Event Place: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA

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