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Joseph Avent 1740–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Northampton, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 24 Aug 1798

Death Location: Washington, Georgia, United States

Father: Peter Avent

Mother: Amy Massey

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Joseph Avent was born in 1740 in Northampton, North Carolina, United States, the child of Peter Avent And Amy Massey. Joseph Avent passed away in 1798 in Washington, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Avent was born in 1740 in Northampton, North Carolina, United States, the child of Peter Avent And Amy Massey.
  • Joseph Avent passed away in 1798 in Washington, Georgia, United States.

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Joseph Avent's Ancestors

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Joseph Avent
1740–1798
Birth Place: Northampton, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Peter Avent
1720–1779
Surrey, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Amy Massey
1730–1776
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Col. (Thomas) Avent
1671–1757
Rouen, Normandy, France
Margaret (Elizabeth) Gooch
1680–1756
Scotts Comfort, Charles, MD, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Avent
1638–1710
Anne Avent
1644–1710
William Gooch
1656–1714
Ursula Claiborne
1650–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Avent
1608–1675
Johan Rouse
1611–

Joseph Avent's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Joseph Avent in Northampton, North Carolina, United States
Northampton, North Carolina, United States
1798
24 Aug 1798
Age 58
Death of Joseph Avent in Washington, Georgia, United States
Washington, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1798
    Event Place: Washington, Georgia, United States

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