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Joseph Burruss Sweeney 1828–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: Bef. 1910

Death Location: Montgomery County, Virginia

Father: Moses Sweeney

Mother: Martha Burruss

Spouse(s): Eliza Jewell

Children(s):

Joseph Burruss Sweeney was born in 1828 in Virginia, the child of Moses Sweeney And Martha Gaddy Burruss. In 1850, Joseph Burruss Sweeney resided in District 41, Montgomery, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Joseph Burruss Sweeney resided in Montgomery, Virginia. Joseph Burruss Sweeney married Eliza Jane Jewell. Joseph Burruss Sweeney passed away in 1910 in Montgomery County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Joseph Burruss Sweeney was born in 1828 in Virginia, the child of Moses Sweeney And Martha Gaddy Burruss.
  • In 1850, Joseph Burruss Sweeney resided in District 41, Montgomery, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Joseph Burruss Sweeney resided in Montgomery, Virginia.
  • Joseph Burruss Sweeney married Eliza Jane Jewell.
  • Joseph Burruss Sweeney passed away in 1910 in Montgomery County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Sweeney
1756–1833
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
MS
Martha Burruss
1788–1853
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia
MB

Spouses(s)

Eliza Jewell
1826–
Birth Location: Virginia
EJ

Children(s)

Joseph Sweeney's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Sweeney
1828–1910
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Moses Sweeney
1756–1833
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Martha (Gaddy) Burruss
1788–1853
Bedford County, Virginia
Grandparents
Moses (Edmund) Sweeney
–1763
Anne (Mildred) Seymour
–1785
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Sweeney's Timeline

7 Records

1828
1828
Birth of Joseph Burruss Sweeney in Virginia
Virginia
1850
1850
Age 22
Joseph Burruss Sweeney resided here in District 41, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
District 41, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 32
Joseph Burruss Sweeney resided here in Montgomery, Virginia
Montgomery, Virginia
1870
1870
Age 42
Joseph Burruss Sweeney resided here in Alleghany, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Alleghany, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 52
Joseph Burruss Sweeney resided here in Alleghany, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Alleghany, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 72
Joseph Burruss Sweeney resided here in Radford Ward 1, Radford City, Virginia, USA
Radford Ward 1, Radford City, Virginia, USA
1910
Bef. 1910
Age 82
Death of Joseph Burruss Sweeney in Montgomery County, Virginia
Montgomery County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Alleghany, Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: 1378; Family History Film: 1255378; Page: 424D; Enumeration District: 053
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Alleghany, Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: M593_1664; Page: 27B; Family History Library Film: 553163
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Radford Ward 1, Radford City, Virginia; Roll: 1737; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1241737
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: M653_1363; Page: 739; Family History Library Film: 805363
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 41, Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: M432_962; Page: 28B; Image: 62

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 41, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 41, Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: M432_962; Page: 28B; Image: 62

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: M653_1363; Page: 739; Family History Library Film: 805363

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Alleghany, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Alleghany, Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: M593_1664; Page: 27B; Family History Library Film: 553163

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Alleghany, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Alleghany, Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: 1378; Family History Film: 1255378; Page: 424D; Enumeration District: 053

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Radford Ward 1, Radford City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Radford Ward 1, Radford City, Virginia; Roll: 1737; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1241737

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1910
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia
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