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Joshua Cox Sr. 1773–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 1773

Birth Location: USA

Death Date: July 1, 1860

Death Location: Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Capt. Cox

Mother: Margaret Davis

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Joshua Cox Sr. was born in 1773 in USA, the child of Capt John Cox And Margaret Davis. Joshua Cox Sr. passed away in 1860 in Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Cox Sr. was born in 1773 in USA, the child of Capt John Cox And Margaret Davis.
  • Joshua Cox Sr. passed away in 1860 in Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA.

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Joshua Sr.'s Ancestors

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Joshua Sr.
1773–1860
Birth Place: USA
Parents
Capt. John Cox
1739–1818
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Davis
1736–1806
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joshua ("John" Cox) Sr.
1694–1747
Ulster, Cork, Ireland
Mary (Catherine) Rankin
1695–1756
Ulster, Ireland
Richard (John Davis) (Quaker)
1712–1778
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Aston) (Quaker)
1709–1793
Charles City, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ireland
1650–1733
Lady Bourne
1658–1715
John Rankin
1676–1749
Margaret McElwee
1689–1724
David Goshen
1685–1754
Jane Jones
1685–1764
Hannah EOL
1680–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sr.
1641–1691
Mary Bird
1637–1700
Sir Bourne
1622–1684
Alice Besbeech
1624–1686
Lt. Rankin
1635–1703
Mary Reid
1629–1667
Andrew McElwee
1635–1713
Margaret Farrar
1641–1724
Ellis Davies
1660–1720
Elizabeth Gale
1660–1770
Rees William
–1698
Hannah Price
1656–1741

Joshua Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1773
March 1773
Birth of Joshua Cox Sr. in USA
USA
1860
July 1, 1860
Age 87
Death of Joshua Cox Sr. in USA
USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1773
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1, 1860
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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