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Joseph Whitfield 1807 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 November 1807

Birth Location: Idle, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 31 January 1886

Death Location: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA

Father: JOHN WHITFIELD

Mother: Mary Page

Spouse(s): Margaret Hollingsworth

Children(s): William Whitfield

Joseph Whitfield was born in 1807 in Idle, Yorkshire, England, the child of JOHN WHITFIELD and Mary Page. Joseph Whitfield married Margaret Hollingsworth, and had children including William Whitfield. Joseph Whitfield passed away in 1886 in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Whitfield was born in 1807 in Idle, Yorkshire, England, the child of JOHN WHITFIELD and Mary Page.
  • Joseph Whitfield married Margaret Hollingsworth, and had children including William Whitfield.
  • Joseph Whitfield passed away in 1886 in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA.

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Joseph Whitfield's Ancestors

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Joseph Whitfield
1807 – 1886
Birth Place: Idle, Yorkshire, England
Parents
JOHN WHITFIELD
1788 – 1852
Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
Mary Page
1790 – 1856
Idle, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England
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Joseph Whitfield's Descendants

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Joseph Whitfield (8 November 1807 – 31 January 1886) m. Margaret Hollingsworth (1805 – 9 July 1864)
  1. 1. William Whitfield (Abt 1846 – 15 January 1921) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Hargreaves (July 1845 – 30 Dec 1914)
    1. 1. James (W.) Whitfield (8 May 1875 – 28 Apr 1956) m. Harriet (Eliza) Whitfield (24 August 1873 – 7 March 1917)
      1. 1. George (Hinman) Whitfield (abt 1899 – 15 Jan 1929)
      2. 2. William (Lloyd) Whitfield (March 8 1902 – 29 Jan 1946) m. Teresa (Blanche) Beare (1907-09-09 – 17 Feb 2005)
        1. 1. Evelyn (Teresa) Whitfield (14 Mar 1926 – 12 June 2014)
        2. 2. Charles (Raymond (buddy)) Whitfield (12 Jul 1928 – 31 Dec 1970)
        3. 3. Sherman (Harold) Whitfield (29 June 1929 – 15 January 2014) m. Miriam (E) Sawatzky (26 July 1931 – 1 August 2006)
        4. 4. Betty (Marie) Whitfield (20 Sep 1930 – 20 Mar 2019)
      3. 3. William (Lloyd) Whitfield (abt 1903 – 29 Jan 1946)
      4. 4. Eleanore Whitfield (abt 1906 – )
      5. 5. Eleanore (Ida) Whitfield (abt 1906 – )

Joseph Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1807
8 November 1807
Birth of Joseph Whitfield in Idle, Yorkshire, England
Idle, Yorkshire, England
1886
31 January 1886
Age 79
Death of Joseph Whitfield in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 November 1807
    Event Place: Idle, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 January 1886
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA

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