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Joseph Houston 1685–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Pocomoke City, (now) Worcester Co., MD

Death Date: 1757

Death Location: Somerset Co., MD

Father: Robert Houston

Mother: Grace Benson

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Children(s):

Joseph Houston was born in 1685 in Pocomoke City, (now) Worcester Co., MD, the child of Robert R Houston And Grace Benson. Joseph Houston passed away in 1757 in Somerset Co., MD.

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Biography

  • Joseph Houston was born in 1685 in Pocomoke City, (now) Worcester Co., MD, the child of Robert R Houston And Grace Benson.
  • Joseph Houston passed away in 1757 in Somerset Co., MD.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Houston's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Houston
1685–1757
Birth Place: Pocomoke City, (now) Worcester Co., MD
Parents
Robert R. Houston
1635–1693
England
Grace Benson
1640–1710
Somerset, Maryland
Grandparents
Ludovick Houston
1590–1662
Houstoun, Renfrewshire County, Scotland
Margaret Maxwell
1604–1662
Newark, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John 11GGF
1556–1610
Margaret 11GGM
1566–1626
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick 12GGF
1529–1600
Janet 12GGM
1529–1612
James Stirling
1517–1588
Jean Chisholm
1517–1603

Joseph Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685
Birth of Joseph Houston in Pocomoke City, (now) Worcester Co., MD
Pocomoke City, (now) Worcester Co., MD
1757
1757
Age 72
Death of Joseph Houston in Somerset Co., MD
Somerset Co., MD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Pocomoke City, (now) Worcester Co., MD

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Somerset Co., MD

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