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Joseph Needham 1749–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 FEB 1749

Birth Location: Massachusetts

Death Date: 1837

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father:

Mother: NEEDHAM None

Spouse(s): Frances Kerby

Children(s): John Needham, Joseph Needham, Molly Needham, Sarah Needham, Frances Needham, Kerby Needham, Jane Needham

Joseph Needham was born in 1749 in Massachusetts, the child of Christopher Needham And Needham. Joseph Needham married Frances Kerby, and had children including Frances Lowry Needham, Jane Needham, John Needham, Joseph Needham, Kerby Needham, Molly Needham, Sarah Gilliam Needham. Joseph Needham passed away in 1837 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Needham was born in 1749 in Massachusetts, the child of Christopher Needham And Needham.
  • Joseph Needham married Frances Kerby, and had children including Frances Lowry Needham, Jane Needham, John Needham, Joseph Needham, Kerby Needham, Molly Needham, Sarah Gilliam Needham.
  • Joseph Needham passed away in 1837 in Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

NEEDHAM None
1706–1769
Birth Location: Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Frances Kerby
1748–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Needham
1774–1855
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Needham
1770–
Birth Location: –
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Molly Needham
1776–
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Needham
1781–1861
Birth Location: –
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Frances Needham
1788–1857
Birth Location: –
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Kerby Needham
1789–1828
Birth Location: –
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Jane Needham
1792–
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Needham's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Needham
1749–1837
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Parents
NEEDHAM
1706–1769
Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Needham's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Needham (19 FEB 1749–1837) m. Frances Kerby (ABT 10 JUN 1748–)
  1. 1. John Needham 1774–1855 m. Mary (Ann) Raser 1778–1835 m. Elizabeth Kerby 1780– m. Nancy Earley 1780–
    1. 1. Jesse (M.) Needham 1795–1847 m. Sarah Runyan 1797–1879
      1. 1. Amos (Benjamin) Needham 1836–1922 m. Helen (Jane) Edgar 1837–1871 m. Mary (Catherine) Bealor 1850–1885
        1. 1. Melville (B) Needham 1868– m. Mable (Deer) Reischling 1882–1960
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Needham 1858–1932 m. James (Harvey) Davis 1853–1935
        3. 3. Melissa (Jane) Needham 1861–1944 m. Samuel (James) Crocker 1852–1930
        4. 4. Nora (B.) Needham 1863–1943 m. Frederick Herringshaw 1856–1915
        5. 5. Josiah (W.) Needham 1867–
        6. 6. Melvin (Bezeleil) Needham 1868–1950
      2. 2. Hanna (Mariah) Needham 1818–1843 m. Caleb (L.) Longsworth 1814–1843
      3. 3. John (Wesley) Needham 1821–1905 m. Mary (Ann) Shauck 1818–1890
      4. 4. Josiah (B.) Needham 1823–1898 m. Susannah (P.) Teeples 1827–1870 m. Sarah (Francis) Bunner 1844–1920
      5. 5. Deborah (Ann) Needham 1826–
      6. 6. Merritt (Grant) Needham 1829–1870 m. Louisa Smith 1839–1925
      7. 7. Melissa (Ann) Needham 1832–1929 m. Charles Fidler 1833–1904
        1. 1. Milo (Elofts) Fidler 1865–1922
      8. 8. David (S.) Needham 1835–1880 m. Mary (Jane) Otto 1841–1890
      9. 9. Eliza Needham 1838–1838
      10. 10. Mary (Jane) Needham 1840–1864 m. Abraham Frick 1838–1919
      11. 11. William (H H) Needham 1843–1864
    2. 2. David (L.) Needham 1798–1880 m. Margaret (Ann) Shafer 1802–1860
    3. 3. Ruth Needham 1802– m. James Gragg 1801–1857
    4. 4. John (Wesley) Needham 1804–1891 m. Elizabeth Mealman 1808–1882
    5. 5. Ruth Needham 1805– m. James Gragg 1801–1857
    6. 6. Isaac (M) Needham 1806–1875 m. Jane McClintock 1802–1869 m. Susannah Shuster 1813–
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Needham 1808–
    8. 8. James Needham 1810– m. Hannah Morris 1814– m. Sarah J. 1817–
    9. 9. Rachel Needham 1816–1885 m. Samuel (J.) McFerren 1818–1884
    10. 10. Amos (K.) Needham 1818– m. Elizabeth (Bricker) Bear 1824–1893
  2. 2. Joseph Needham 1770–
  3. 3. Molly Needham 1776–
  4. 4. Sarah (Gilliam) Needham 1781–1861 m. Thomas JONES 1774–1809
  5. 5. Frances (Lowry) Needham 1788–1857 m. Michael King 1790–1857
  6. 6. Kerby Needham 1789–1828 m. Jane (Sinclair) Watts 1797–
  7. 7. Jane Needham 1792–

Joseph Needham's Timeline

2 Records

1749
19 FEB 1749
Birth of Joseph Needham in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1837
1837
Age 88
Death of Joseph Needham in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 FEB 1749
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch
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