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Joshua SHELTON 1749 – 1813 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Dec 1749

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Mar 1813

Death Location: Albermarle, Virginia, United States

Father: Richard SHELTON

Mother: Mary Wright

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In 1749, Joshua SHELTON entered the world in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, born to Richard SHELTON and Mary Wright. Joshua SHELTON passed away in 1813 in Albermarle, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1749, Joshua SHELTON entered the world in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, born to Richard SHELTON and Mary Wright.
  • Joshua SHELTON passed away in 1813 in Albermarle, Virginia, United States.

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Joshua SHELTON's Ancestors

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Joshua SHELTON
1749 – 1813
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Parents
Richard SHELTON
1728 – 1821
King William, King William, Virginia, United States
Mary Wright
1735 – 1808
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Francis Wright
1710 – 1767
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Mary Hawkins
1713 – 1773
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Wright
1660 – 1713
Anne Washington
1660 – 1697
John Hawkins
1666 – 1726
Elizabeth Moseley
1657 – 1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Wright
1633 – 1663
Ann Matron
1639 – 1707
Col Washington
1627 – 1677
Anne Pope
1635 – 1669

Joshua SHELTON's Timeline

2 Records

1749
6 Dec 1749
Birth of Joshua SHELTON in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1813
Mar 1813
Age 64
Death of Joshua SHELTON in Albermarle, Virginia, United States
Albermarle, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1749
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1813
    Event Place: Albermarle, Virginia, United States

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