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Joseph Miller Ligon 1790–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 MAY 1790

Birth Location: Amelia City, VA, USA

Death Date: 16 FEB 1857

Death Location: Grenada, Grenada, MS, USA

Father: William Ligon

Mother: Susanna Woodson

Spouse(s): Nancy Woodson

Children(s):

Joseph Miller Ligon was born in 1790 in Amelia City, VA, USA, the child of William Ligon And Susanna Woodson. Joseph Miller Ligon married Nancy Woodson. Joseph Miller Ligon passed away in 1857 in Grenada, Grenada, MS, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Miller Ligon was born in 1790 in Amelia City, VA, USA, the child of William Ligon And Susanna Woodson.
  • Joseph Miller Ligon married Nancy Woodson.
  • Joseph Miller Ligon passed away in 1857 in Grenada, Grenada, MS, USA.

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Joseph Ligon's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Ligon
1790–1857
Birth Place: Amelia City, VA, USA
Parents
William Ligon
1747–1805
Amelia, VA, USA
Susanna Woodson
1750–1828
Cumberland Co., VA, USA
Grandparents
William Ligon
1705–1796
Amelia, VA, USA
Ann Rogers
1725–1773
St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Putneys Mill, New Kent, VA, USA
John Woodson
1706–1791
Henrico, VA, USA
Mary (Susan) Miller
1710–1775
Essex , VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Ligon
1682–1764
Elizabeth Batte
1682–1764
Robert Rogers
1690–1739
Susannah Chidley
1691–1785
Benjamin Woodson
1666–1723
Sarah Porter
1668–1723
William Miller
1665–1726
Martha Taylor
1686–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ligon
1660–1688
Mary Tanner
1662–1721
Henry Batte
1635–1700
Mary Lound
1647–1727
William Rogers
1657–1727
Elizabeth Cartwright
1670–1730
John Chidley
1655–1702
Robert Woodson
1634–1707
Elizabeth Ferris
1634–1689
William Porter
1653–1738
Margaret Amos
1655–1733
Thomas Taylor
1654–1721
Elizabeth Therriot
1663–1746

Joseph Ligon's Timeline

4 Records

1790
25 MAY 1790
Birth of Joseph Miller Ligon in Amelia City, VA, USA
Amelia City, VA, USA
1790
25 MAY 1790
Joseph Miller Ligon was christened in W.P.Yalobusha Co., MS, USA
W.P.Yalobusha Co., MS, USA
1857
16 FEB 1857
Age 67
Burial of Joseph Miller Ligon in Grenada, Grenada, MS, USA
Grenada, Grenada, MS, USA
1857
16 FEB 1857
Age 67
Death of Joseph Miller Ligon in Grenada, Grenada, MS, USA
Grenada, Grenada, MS, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 MAY 1790
    Event Place: Amelia City, VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 25 MAY 1790
    Event Place: W.P.Yalobusha Co., MS, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1857
    Event Place: Grenada, Grenada, MS, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1857
    Event Place: Grenada, Grenada, MS, USA

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