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Joshua Day 1742 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1742

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Day

Mother: Mary Travis

Spouse(s): Lucy Gibson

Children(s): John Daye

Joshua Day was born in 1742 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA, the child of John Palatiah Day and Mary Elizabeth Angelica Travis. Joshua Day married Lucy Ann Gibson, and had children including John Daye. Joshua Day passed away in 1785 in Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Day was born in 1742 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA, the child of John Palatiah Day and Mary Elizabeth Angelica Travis.
  • Joshua Day married Lucy Ann Gibson, and had children including John Daye.
  • Joshua Day passed away in 1785 in Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Day
1720 – 1776
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Travis
1712 – 1760
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Gibson
1739 – 1818
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Daye
1760 – 1837
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia
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Joshua Day's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Day
1742 – 1785
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Palatiah Day
1720 – 1776
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Elizabeth Angelica) Travis
1712 – 1760
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (O) Day
1701 – 1752
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, USA
Margaret (Mary) Davis
1700 – 1730
Isle of Wight, Warrosquyoake, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt Captain
1679 – 1725
Juliana Norsworthy
1682 – 1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Day
1655 – 1701
Mary Thompson
1656 – 1712

Joshua Day's Descendants

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Joshua Day (30 Jun 1742 – 1785) m. Lucy (Ann) Gibson (1739 – 1818)
  1. 1. John Daye (28 Jun 1760 – 16 Jul 1837) m. Rebecca Howe (11 Oct 1765 – 17 Mar 1856)
    1. 1. Anna* DAY (3 Mar 1799 – abt 1871) m. James Gilmore (1798 – 09 Sep 1862)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Gilmore (1818 – 1852)
      2. 2. George Gilmore (1819 – )
      3. 3. Rebecca (Becky) Gilmore (15 January 1819 – 27 June 1897)
      4. 4. Rebecca (Mary Polly) Gilmore (15 January 1819 – 27 June 1897)
      5. 5. Jane Gilmore (March 1820 – 1861)
      6. 6. William (Samuel) Gilmore (7 Aug 1820 – 28 Nov 1891) m. Jane (A.) Gillespie (abt 1819 – Aft. Jun 1880)
        1. 1. Hannah (L) Gilmore (abt 1842 – )
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Gillmore (25 Sep 1843 – 29 Apr 1929) m. Benjamin (Franklin) James (29 Feb 1817 – 28 Jan 1878)
        3. 3. Nancy (E) Gilmore (25 Sep 1845 – 20 Nov 1933)
        4. 4. Rebecca (W) Gilmore (8 Sep 1847 – 13 Mar 1911)
        5. 5. Rebecca (Ann) Gilmore (abt 1849 – 20 Nov 1959)
        6. 6. Amanda (C) Gilmore (8 Feb 1852 – 23 May 1941)
        7. 7. Mariah (Jane) Gilmore (19 Mar 1853 – 3 May 1879)
        8. 8. William (Alexander) Gilmore (1856 – )
      7. 7. Jane Gilmore (1822 – May 1903)
      8. 8. Daniel (B) Gilmore (1827 – 1867)
      9. 9. James (Oldfield) Gilmore (1845 – )

Joshua Day's Timeline

2 Records

1742
30 Jun 1742
Birth of Joshua Day in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
1785
1785
Age 43
Death of Joshua Day in Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1742
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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