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Joseph Kerr 1806–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1806

Birth Location: Sussex, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 11 Apr 1891

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Aaron Kerr

Mother: Sarah Peppard

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Joseph Kerr began in 1806 in Sussex, New Jersey, USA. Joseph Kerr passed away in 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Kerr began in 1806 in Sussex, New Jersey, USA.
  • Joseph Kerr passed away in 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Aaron Kerr
1776–1866
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
AK
Sarah Peppard
1776–1860
Birth Location: Morris, New Jersey, USA
SP

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Kerr
1806–1891
Birth Place: Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Aaron Kerr
1776–1866
Maryland, USA
Sarah Peppard
1776–1860
Morris, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Francis (William) Peppard
1724–1797
Ireland
Phebe Whitaker
1744–1826
Mine Brook, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Whitaker
1725–1786
Mary Miller
1725–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Whitaker
1690–1763
Elizabeth Jarvis
1693–1731

Joseph Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1806
5 Feb 1806
Birth of Joseph Kerr in Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Sussex, New Jersey, USA
1891
11 Apr 1891
Age 85
Death of Joseph Kerr in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1806
    Event Place: Sussex, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1891
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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