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Joshua Gist 1739–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1739

Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 22 Dec 1819

Death Location: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States

Father: Captain Colonel

Mother: Wur-teh Watts

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In 1739, Joshua Gist entered the world in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, born to Captain Benjamin Gist Colonel And Wur Teh Watts. Joshua Gist passed away in 1819 in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1739, Joshua Gist entered the world in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, born to Captain Benjamin Gist Colonel And Wur Teh Watts.
  • Joshua Gist passed away in 1819 in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States.

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Joshua Gist's Ancestors

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Joshua Gist
1739–1819
Birth Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Parents
Captain Benjamin Gist Colonel
1733–1796
Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
Wur-teh Watts
1730–1814
Tuskegee (Taskigi), Cherokee Nation, Tenessee, America
Grandparents
Christopher (R Gist) Captain
1705–1759
St Pauls Parish, Baltimore, Maryland
Sarah Howard
1711–1759
Garrison Forest, Baltimore, MD, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Militial)
1684–1741
Zipporah Murray*
1684–1760
Joshua Howard
1659–1739
Joanna O'Carroll
1675–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Gist\Guess\Guest
1650–1690
+ Great-Grandmother
1660–1694
Lord Edinburg
1665–1704
🐎Jemima (Murray)
1668–1711
Capt. Howard
1637–1680
Elizabeth Gorsuch
1641–1680
***Daniel Lisheenboy
1658–1724
Elizabeth\Elisabeth (Immigrant)Deachlauth
1660–1706

Joshua Gist's Timeline

2 Records

1739
7 Jul 1739
Birth of Joshua Gist in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1819
22 Dec 1819
Age 80
Death of Joshua Gist in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1739
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1819
    Event Place: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States

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