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Joseph Ellis Burroughs 1817 – 1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1817

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 7 Jul 1849

Death Location: Coffee, Tennessee, United States

Father: Peter Burroughs

Mother: Elizabeth Atkinson

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Children(s): Thomas Burroughs

Joseph Ellis Burroughs was born in 1817 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Burroughs and Elizabeth "Nancy" Atkinson. Joseph Ellis Burroughs had children including Thomas Ellis Burroughs. Joseph Ellis Burroughs passed away in 1849 in Coffee, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Ellis Burroughs was born in 1817 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Burroughs and Elizabeth "Nancy" Atkinson.
  • Joseph Ellis Burroughs had children including Thomas Ellis Burroughs.
  • Joseph Ellis Burroughs passed away in 1849 in Coffee, Tennessee, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Joseph Burroughs's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Burroughs
1817 – 1849
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Parents
Peter Burroughs
1796 – 1841
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ("Nancy") Atkinson
1798 – 1839
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Burroughs
1763 – 1833
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Mary Pierce
1763 – 1844
Maryland, United States
Isaiah Atkinson
1751 – 1818
Goochland, Goochland Co, VA
Great-Grandparents
John Burroughs
1710 – 1782
Mary Keech
1714 – 1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burroughs
1674 – 1736
Ann Meriwether
1685 – 1759

Joseph Burroughs's Descendants

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Joseph (Ellis) Burroughs (6 Oct 1817 – 7 Jul 1849)
  1. 1. Thomas (Ellis) Burroughs (23 Jan 1850 – 3 Sep 1908)
    1. 1. James (Franklin) Burroughs (05 FEB 1874 – 23 OCT 1934)
      1. 1. Emma (A) Burroughs (10 Apr 1901 – 21 Aug 1976)
        1. 1. Robert (Henry) Townes (20 Jan 1928 – 1996) m. Noreen Williams m. Rose (Jerusha) Newton (16 Aug.1927 – March 1983)

Joseph Burroughs's Timeline

2 Records

1817
6 Oct 1817
Birth of Joseph Ellis Burroughs in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1849
7 Jul 1849
Age 32
Death of Joseph Ellis Burroughs in Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Coffee, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1817
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1849
    Event Place: Coffee, Tennessee, United States

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