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Joshua Josias Massey 1829–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1829

Birth Location: Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 24 Dec 1906

Death Location: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Father: James Massey

Mother: Mary Nation

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In 1829, Joshua Josias Massey entered the world in Jefferson, Alabama, United States, born to James Maynard Massey And Mary Nation. Joshua Josias Massey passed away in 1906 in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1829, Joshua Josias Massey entered the world in Jefferson, Alabama, United States, born to James Maynard Massey And Mary Nation.
  • Joshua Josias Massey passed away in 1906 in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.

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Joshua Massey's Ancestors

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Joshua Massey
1829–1906
Birth Place: Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Parents
James Maynard Massey
1782–1857
Chesteron, Kent County, Maryland
Mary Nation
1794–1875
Guilford (Old Rowan), North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Josias (Massey) Sr
1757–1790
Chesterton, Shrewsbury Parish, Kent, Maryland, Colony
Elizabeth Spry
1760–1786
Kent, Maryland, Colony
Abraham NATIONS
1742–1820
Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Rebecca (Moytoy Cherokee) Indian
1750–1846
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Massey
1714–1773
Notley Wright
1717–1773
Great Moytoy
1705–1777
Wurteh clan
1710–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moytoy Indian
1687–1730
Ani Clan
1690–1730
Chief Moytoy
1640–1730
Quatsy Tellico
1650–1692

Joshua Massey's Timeline

2 Records

1829
8 Jun 1829
Birth of Joshua Josias Massey in Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Jefferson, Alabama, United States
1906
24 Dec 1906
Age 77
Death of Joshua Josias Massey in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1829
    Event Place: Jefferson, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1906
    Event Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

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