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Joshua Nixon 1805–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 February 1805

Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 7 April 1861

Death Location: Clay County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Nixon

Mother: Joanna Clark

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In 1805, Joshua Nixon entered the world in Virginia, United States of America, born to Benjamin B Nixon And Joanna Clark. Joshua Nixon passed away in 1861 in Clay County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1805, Joshua Nixon entered the world in Virginia, United States of America, born to Benjamin B Nixon And Joanna Clark.
  • Joshua Nixon passed away in 1861 in Clay County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Joshua Nixon's Ancestors

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Joshua Nixon
1805–1861
Birth Place: Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin B. Nixon
1780–1855
Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Joanna Clark
1784–
Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Hugh Nixon
1747–1814
Saint Johns Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
Elizabeth Belt
1742–1840
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Nixon
1708–1794
Mary Sherrat
1730–1764
Benjamin SR
1718–1775
Ruth Harris
1712–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Nixon's Timeline

2 Records

1805
20 February 1805
Birth of Joshua Nixon in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America
1861
7 April 1861
Age 56
Death of Joshua Nixon in Illinois, United States of America
Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1805
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 April 1861
    Event Place: Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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