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Joshua Powell 1727 – 1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 July 1727

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA

Death Date: May 1781

Death Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA

Father: Edward Powell

Mother: Elizabeth Ransom

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The story of Joshua Powell began in 1727 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA. Joshua Powell passed away in 1781 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Powell began in 1727 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA.
  • Joshua Powell passed away in 1781 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA.

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Joshua Powell's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Powell
1727 – 1781
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Parents
Edward Powell
1700 – 1773
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Ransom
1705 – 1776
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Powell
1683 – 1739
Isle Wight, Essex, Virginia, USA
Mary Gibson
1684 – 1754
Essex, Virginia, USA
Edmund Ranson
1675 – 1748
Rattlesden, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Mary Ransom
Great-Grandparents
William Gibson
Elizabeth Gibson
Edmund Rannsonne
1641 – 1685
Susan Ridnall
1645 – 1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Ransonne
Elizabeth Wright
1611 – 1654

Joshua Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1727
14 July 1727
Birth of Joshua Powell in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
1781
May 1781
Age 54
Death of Joshua Powell in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 July 1727
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1781
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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