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Joshua Stanton 1740–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1740

Birth Location: Preston, New London County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 28 October 1806

Death Location: Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Elijah Stanton

Mother: Elizabeth Whitney

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Joshua Stanton was born in 1740 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut, USA, the child of Elijah Stanton And Elizabeth Whitney. Joshua Stanton passed away in 1806 in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Stanton was born in 1740 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut, USA, the child of Elijah Stanton And Elizabeth Whitney.
  • Joshua Stanton passed away in 1806 in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Joshua Stanton's Ancestors

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Joshua Stanton
1740–1806
Birth Place: Preston, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Elijah Stanton
1700–1777
Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Whitney
1720–1764
Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Stanton
1671–1718
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Mary Pendleton
1670–1721
Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Captain Sr
1641–1713
Hannah Thompson
1645–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maj III
1616–1677
Anna Lord
1614–1688

Joshua Stanton's Timeline

2 Records

1740
April 1740
Birth of Joshua Stanton in Preston, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Preston, New London County, Connecticut, USA
1806
28 October 1806
Age 66
Death of Joshua Stanton in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1740
    Event Place: Preston, New London County, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 October 1806
    Event Place: Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

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