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Joshua Lawrence Griffin 1847–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1847

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: Abt. 1890

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: Margaret Whitehead

Mother: Rebecca Smith

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Joshua Lawrence Griffin was born in 1847 in North Carolina, the child of Margaret Ann Whitehead And Rebecca Smith. In 1850, Joshua Lawrence Griffin resided in Tafts, Pitt, North Carolina, USA. Joshua Lawrence Griffin passed away in 1890 in North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Lawrence Griffin was born in 1847 in North Carolina, the child of Margaret Ann Whitehead And Rebecca Smith.
  • In 1850, Joshua Lawrence Griffin resided in Tafts, Pitt, North Carolina, USA.
  • Joshua Lawrence Griffin passed away in 1890 in North Carolina, USA.

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Joshua Griffin's Ancestors

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Joshua Griffin
1847–1890
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Margaret Ann Whitehead
1815–1873
North Carolina
Rebecca Smith
1804–1840
Pitt County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Matthew (Whitehead) Sr
1771–1851
Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia Colony
Margaret Knight
1770–
Edgecombe, North Carolina Colony
Henry (Arthur) Smith
1777–1839
Wayne County, North Carolina
Sarah PARKS
1790–1870
Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States (Wilks , NC)
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Joshua Griffin's Timeline

3 Records

1847
abt 1847
Birth of Joshua Lawrence Griffin in North Carolina
North Carolina
1850
1850
Age 3
Joshua Lawrence Griffin resided here in Tafts, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
Tafts, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
1890
Abt. 1890
Age 43
Death of Joshua Lawrence Griffin in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1847
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Tafts, Pitt, North Carolina; Roll: 641; Page: 64a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Tafts, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Tafts, Pitt, North Carolina; Roll: 641; Page: 64a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1890
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

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