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Joseph Maxwell 1829–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Gretna, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1895

Death Location: Hoddam, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Grizell Thomson

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Joseph Maxwell was born in 1829 in Gretna, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of John Maxwell And Grizell Thomson. Joseph Maxwell passed away in 1895 in Hoddam, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Joseph Maxwell was born in 1829 in Gretna, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of John Maxwell And Grizell Thomson.
  • Joseph Maxwell passed away in 1895 in Hoddam, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Joseph Maxwell's Ancestors

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Joseph Maxwell
1829–1895
Birth Place: Gretna, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
John Maxwell
1786–1869
Kirkland, Thornhill, Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Grizell Thomson
1798–
Kirkpatrick-Fleming, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Maxwell
1749–
Penpont, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Sarah (Jean) Howat
1759–1851
Old Cummock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1716–1795
Helen Pagan
1715–1782
William Howat
1730–1763
Agnes Winnin
1738–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1695–1719
Bethia Black
1698–1719
John Pagan
1695–1728

Joseph Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1829
1829
Birth of Joseph Maxwell in Gretna, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Gretna, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1895
1895
Age 66
Death of Joseph Maxwell in Hoddam, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Hoddam, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Gretna, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Hoddam, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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