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Joseph DODSON 1773 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1773

Birth Location: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 27 Nov 1855

Death Location: Nescopeck, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Samuel DODSON

Mother: Elizabeth RHODES

Spouse(s): Hannah TAYLOR

Children(s): Rhoda DODSON\DUTSON

Joseph DODSON was born in 1773 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Samuel "Silas" DODSON and Elizabeth RHODES. In 1850, Joseph DODSON resided in Huntington, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA. Joseph DODSON married Hannah TAYLOR, and had children including Rhoda Harmon "Rode" DODSON\DUTSON. Joseph DODSON passed away in 1855 in Nescopeck, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph DODSON was born in 1773 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Samuel "Silas" DODSON and Elizabeth RHODES.
  • In 1850, Joseph DODSON resided in Huntington, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Joseph DODSON married Hannah TAYLOR, and had children including Rhoda Harmon "Rode" DODSON\DUTSON.
  • Joseph DODSON passed away in 1855 in Nescopeck, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Joseph DODSON's Ancestors

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Joseph DODSON
1773 – 1855
Birth Place: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Samuel "Silas" DODSON
1738 – 1796
Pennsylvania, USA?
Elizabeth RHODES
1744 – 1815
Pennsylvania, USA?
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph DODSON's Descendants

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Joseph DODSON (6 May 1773 – 27 Nov 1855) m. Hannah TAYLOR (1773? – 1847?)
  1. 1. Rhoda (Harmon "Rode") DODSON\DUTSON (1813? – 1911?) m. Thomas JOHNSON (1807 – January 1880)
    1. 1. William (Richard) JOHNSON (1840? – 1868?) m. Meredian (Angaline "Ann") WEST (7 Feb 1850 – 31 Oct 1942)
      1. 1. Prudence (Rebecca) JOHNSON (19 May 1868 – 24 Mar 1944) m. Francis (Marion "Frank") SPARKS (Nov 1841/7/8? – 1914)
        1. 1. Bessie (Bell) SPARKS (9 Jul 1897 – 15 Nov 1968) m. Reuben (Theodore\Theodore Reuben "Ted") HEPNER (16 Jul 1882 – 20 Mar 1951)

Joseph DODSON's Timeline

3 Records

1773
6 May 1773
Birth of Joseph DODSON in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 77
Joseph DODSON resided here in Huntington, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Huntington, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1855
27 Nov 1855
Age 82
Death of Joseph DODSON in Nescopeck, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Nescopeck, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1773
    Event Place: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Huntington, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 793; Page: 156b
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Huntington, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Huntington, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 793; Page: 156b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1855
    Event Place: Nescopeck, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harveyville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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