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Joseph (Josephus) Fox 1692–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1692

Birth Location: Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 Dec 1767

Death Location: Gnosall, Stafford, England

Father: Joshua Fox

Mother: Elizabeth Rowley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Fox)

Children(s): Josephus Fox

In 1692, Joseph (Josephus) Fox entered the world in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Joshua Fox And Elizabeth Rowley. Joseph (Josephus) Fox married Elizabeth Barber Fox, and had children including Josephus Joseph Fox. Joseph (Josephus) Fox passed away in 1767 in Gnosall, Stafford, England.

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Biography

  • In 1692, Joseph (Josephus) Fox entered the world in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Joshua Fox And Elizabeth Rowley.
  • Joseph (Josephus) Fox married Elizabeth Barber Fox, and had children including Josephus Joseph Fox.
  • Joseph (Josephus) Fox passed away in 1767 in Gnosall, Stafford, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Fox's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Fox
1692–1767
Birth Place: Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Joshua Fox
1668–1703
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Rowley
1673–1755
Thornhill, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Foxe
1635–1713
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Dorothy More
1635–1698
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, , England
William Rowley
1646–1707
Thornhill, Yorkshire, England
Mary Howgate
1637–1707
Thornhill, West Yorkshire, UK
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rowley
1621–1699
Elizabeth Wood
1625–1673
Thomas Howgate
1606–1707
Elizabeth White
1603–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rowley
1570–1610
Jane Morton
1573–1640
William Wood\Woodde
1602–1638
Alice Spenlowe
1600–1642
Thomas Howgate
1586–
Richard White
1586–1647
Anne Clarsonn
1584–1612

Joseph Fox's Descendants

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Joseph ((Josephus)) Fox (20 May 1692–26 Dec 1767) m. Elizabeth (Barber) (Fox) (08 Jan 1692–Aug 1791)
  1. 1. Josephus ((Joseph)) Fox 1715–1784 m. Alice Hopkin 1709–1782
    1. 1. Susannah Fox 1744–1824 m. Benjamin Purdy 1743–1774
      1. 1. Joseph (Purdy) (weaver) 1767–1853 m. Martha (Purdy Fell) Senior 1771–1828
        1. 1. Jacob Purdy 1803–1864 m. Mary Kershaw 1804–1864

Joseph Fox's Timeline

4 Records

1692
20 May 1692
Birth of Joseph (Josephus) Fox in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1695
25 Jul 1695
Age 3
Joseph (Josephus) Fox was baptized in Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
1767
1767
Age 75
Death of Joseph (Josephus) Fox in Dewsbury West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Dewsbury West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1767
26 Dec 1767
Age 75
Burial of Joseph (Josephus) Fox in Gnosall, Stafford, England
Gnosall, Stafford, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1692
    Event Place: Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1695
    Event Place: Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP9/4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Dewsbury West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1767
    Event Place: Gnosall, Stafford, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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