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Joshua (Samuel) Compton 1807–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1807

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, USA

Father: Samuel Compton

Mother: Phoebe Edwards

Spouse(s): Mary Lambert, Edith Ballard

Children(s): Lucretia Compton, Edith Compton, Margaret Compton, William Compton, America Compton

Joshua (Samuel) Compton was born in 1807 in Ohio, USA, the child of Samuel Compton And Phoebe Edwards. Joshua (Samuel) Compton married Edith William Ballard, Mary Elizabeth Lambert, and had children including America E Joshua Compton, Edith Ann Joshua Compton, Lucretia Mary Joshua Compton, Margaret Rebecca Joshua Compton, William Joshua Compton. Joshua (Samuel) Compton passed away in 1880 in Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua (Samuel) Compton was born in 1807 in Ohio, USA, the child of Samuel Compton And Phoebe Edwards.
  • Joshua (Samuel) Compton married Edith William Ballard, Mary Elizabeth Lambert, and had children including America E Joshua Compton, Edith Ann Joshua Compton, Lucretia Mary Joshua Compton, Margaret Rebecca Joshua Compton, William Joshua Compton.
  • Joshua (Samuel) Compton passed away in 1880 in Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Compton
1766–1850
Birth Location: Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
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Phoebe Edwards
1774–1839
Birth Location: River, Saluda, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Lambert
1817–1883
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
ML
Edith Ballard
1812–1831
Birth Location: Caesars Creek, Greene, Ohio, USA
EB

Children(s)

Lucretia Compton
1831–1904
Birth Location: Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, USA
LC
Edith Compton
1834–1857
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
EC
Margaret Compton
1842–1906
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
MC
William Compton
1844–
Birth Location: –
WC
America Compton
1854–1904
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
AC

Joshua Compton's Ancestors

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Joshua Compton
1807–1880
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
Samuel Compton
1766–1850
Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Phoebe Edwards
1774–1839
River, Saluda, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Compton's Descendants

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Joshua ((Samuel)) Compton (20 Sep 1807–1880) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Lambert (17 Aug 1817–03 Oct 1883) m. Edith ((William)) Ballard (27 Jul 1812–31 Jul 1831)
  1. 1. Lucretia (Mary (Joshua)) Compton 1831–1904
  2. 2. Edith (Ann (Joshua)) Compton 1834–1857
  3. 3. Margaret (Rebecca (Joshua)) Compton 1842–1906
  4. 4. William ((Joshua)) Compton 1844–
  5. 5. America (E. (Joshua)) Compton 1854–1904

Joshua Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1807
20 Sep 1807
Birth of Joshua (Samuel) Compton in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 73
Death of Joshua (Samuel) Compton in Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, USA
Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1807
    Event Place: Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, USA
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