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Joshua Broughton 1782–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

Birth Location: Maryland

Death Date: September 1850

Death Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Father: Bolitha (Broughton\Braughton)

Mother: Rachael Jones

Spouse(s): Nancy Porter

Children(s): Thomas Sr, Mary Broughton, James Broughton, Martha BROUGHTON, William BROUGHTON, Nancy Broughton, Louisa Broughton, James Broughton, MARY BROUGHTON, Rachel Broughton, Mary Broughton

In 1782, Joshua Broughton entered the world in Maryland, born to Bolitha Belitha Bratten Broughton Braughton And Rachael Jones. Joshua Broughton married Mary, Nancy Elizabeth Porter, and had children including James B Broughton, James I Broughton, Louisa Ellender Broughton, Martha Patsy Broughton, Mary Ann Broughton, Mary Nancy Broughton, Nancy Elizabeth Broughton, Rachel W Broughton, Thomas A J Broughton Sr, William Francis Broughton. Joshua Broughton passed away in 1850 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1782, Joshua Broughton entered the world in Maryland, born to Bolitha Belitha Bratten Broughton Braughton And Rachael Jones.
  • Joshua Broughton married Mary, Nancy Elizabeth Porter, and had children including James B Broughton, James I Broughton, Louisa Ellender Broughton, Martha Patsy Broughton, Mary Ann Broughton, Mary Nancy Broughton, Nancy Elizabeth Broughton, Rachel W Broughton, Thomas A J Broughton Sr, William Francis Broughton.
  • Joshua Broughton passed away in 1850 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bolitha (Broughton\Braughton)
1750–1814
Birth Location: Salisbury, Wicomico Co., Maryland
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Rachael Jones
1764–1830
Birth Location: Salisbury, WicomicoCo., Maryland
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Porter
1784–1848
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
NP

Children(s)

Thomas Sr
1814–1870
Birth Location: Jasper County, Georgia, USA
TS
Mary Broughton
1808–1860
Birth Location: Hancock, Georgia, United States
MB
James Broughton
1809–1859
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Martha BROUGHTON
1812–1883
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
MB
William BROUGHTON
1814–1889
Birth Location: Paulding, Georgia, United States
WB
Nancy Broughton
1810–1850
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
NB
Louisa Broughton
1815–1862
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
LB
James Broughton
1814–1870
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
JB
MARY BROUGHTON
1812–1876
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
MB
Rachel Broughton
1811–1880
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
RB
Mary Broughton
1813–1860
Birth Location: Hancock, Georgia, United States
MB

Joshua Broughton's Ancestors

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Joshua Broughton
1782–1850
Birth Place: Maryland
Parents
Bolitha (Belitha) Bratten (Broughton\Braughton)
1750–1814
Salisbury, Wicomico Co., Maryland
Rachael Jones
1764–1830
Salisbury, WicomicoCo., Maryland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Broughton's Descendants

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Joshua Broughton (1782–September 1850) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Porter (1784–2 January 1848)
  1. 1. Thomas (A J Broughton ^) Sr 1814–1870 m. Lorinda (Caldwell) (Braughton) 1818–1870
    1. 1. Margaret (Jane Broughton) (Cass) 1841– m. James (A) Cass 1840–1880
      1. 1. Mary (Ellen "Mollie") Cass 1874–1944 m. Steven ("Steve") Speer 1871–1946
        1. 1. James (Monroe) Speers 1893–1960 m. Caledonia (Abigail Dona) Blake 1896–1965
      2. 2. Martha (Jane Cass) (Reavis) 1859–
      3. 3. Joe (Abner) Cass 1877–1956
      4. 4. John (F) Cass 1862–1899
    2. 2. John (W) Broughton 1836–1898
  2. 2. Mary (Nancy) Broughton 1808–1860
  3. 3. James (B) Broughton 1809–1859
  4. 4. Martha (Patsy) BROUGHTON 1812–1883
  5. 5. William (Francis) BROUGHTON 1814–1889
  6. 6. Nancy (Elizabeth) Broughton 1810–1850
  7. 7. Louisa (Ellender) Broughton 1815–1862
  8. 8. James (I) Broughton 1814–1870
  9. 9. MARY (ANN) BROUGHTON 1812–1876
  10. 10. Rachel (W) Broughton 1811–1880
  11. 11. Mary (Nancy) Broughton 1813–1860

Joshua Broughton's Timeline

3 Records

1782
1782
Birth of Joshua Broughton in Maryland
Maryland
1804
5 Sep 1804
Age 22
Joshua Broughton was married in Somerset County, Maryland
Somerset County, Maryland
1850
September 1850
Age 68
Death of Joshua Broughton in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1804
    Event Place: Somerset County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1850
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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