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Joseph Alexander Rankin 1806–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1806

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 15 Feb 1888

Death Location: Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Rankin

Mother: Abigail McGinley

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Joseph Alexander Rankin was born in 1806 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Rankin And Abigail Mcginley. Joseph Alexander Rankin passed away in 1888 in Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Alexander Rankin was born in 1806 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Rankin And Abigail Mcginley.
  • Joseph Alexander Rankin passed away in 1888 in Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Joseph Rankin's Ancestors

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Joseph Rankin
1806–1888
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Rankin
1770–1847
Antrim, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Abigail McGinley
1773–1812
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William (Steele) Rankin
1723–1792
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Huston
1742–1824
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Colony, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev Rankin
1688–1747
Mary Steele
1689–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Rankin
1658–1730
Dorothy Black
1668–1747
John Steele
1660–1698
Melatiah Bradford
1664–1739

Joseph Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1806
7 Sep 1806
Birth of Joseph Alexander Rankin in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1888
15 Feb 1888
Age 82
Death of Joseph Alexander Rankin in Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1806
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1888
    Event Place: Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA

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