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Joseph Shirk 1753–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1753

Birth Location: East Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 17 Mar 1826

Death Location: Caernarvon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Peter Shirk

Mother: Maria Swar

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Joseph Shirk was born in 1753 in East Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Peter Caspar Scherick Shirk And Maria Swar. Joseph Shirk passed away in 1826 in Caernarvon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Shirk was born in 1753 in East Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Peter Caspar Scherick Shirk And Maria Swar.
  • Joseph Shirk passed away in 1826 in Caernarvon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Joseph Shirk's Ancestors

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Joseph Shirk
1753–1826
Birth Place: East Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Peter Caspar Scherick Shirk
1696–1770
Sumiswald,Canton Bern,Switzerland
Maria Swar
1696–1810
Sumiswald, Canton, Bern, Switzerland
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Joseph Shirk's Timeline

2 Records

1753
16 Nov 1753
Birth of Joseph Shirk in East Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
East Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1826
17 Mar 1826
Age 73
Death of Joseph Shirk in Caernarvon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Caernarvon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1753
    Event Place: East Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1826
    Event Place: Caernarvon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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