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Joshua Shurtliff Sumner 1753–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Nov 1753

Birth Location: New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 4 Jan 1829

Death Location: Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Elizabeth Kent

Mother: John Perry

Spouse(s): Sarah Summer

Children(s): Amy SUMNER

The story of Joshua Shurtliff Sumner began in 1753 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States. Joshua Shurtliff Sumner married Sarah Slly E Cox Summer, and had children including Amy Sumner. Joshua Shurtliff Sumner passed away in 1829 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Shurtliff Sumner began in 1753 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States.
  • Joshua Shurtliff Sumner married Sarah Slly E Cox Summer, and had children including Amy Sumner.
  • Joshua Shurtliff Sumner passed away in 1829 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elizabeth Kent
1737–1761
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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John Perry
1735–1787
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
JP

Spouses(s)

Sarah Summer
1760–1810
Birth Location: New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Amy SUMNER
1782–1823
Birth Location: New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina
AS

Joshua Sumner's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Sumner
1753–1829
Birth Place: New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Elizabeth Kent
1737–1761
Boston, Massachusetts
John (Henry Robertson Sumner Reynolds) Perry
1735–1787
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Elizabeth Hasey
1716–1746
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Stephen Kent
1706–
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Foster
1676–1731
Rebecca Chittenden
1682–1762
Joseph Kent
1675–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mehitable Buck
1657–1701
Stephen Chittenden
1654–1723
Hannah Griswold
1644–1691

Joshua Sumner's Descendants

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Joshua (Shurtliff) Sumner (2 Nov 1753–4 Jan 1829) m. Sarah (Slly E Cox) Summer (1760–1810)
  1. 1. Amy SUMNER 1782–1823 m. Robert Canaday 1777–1836
    1. 1. Sarah Canaday 1814–1891 m. Aaron Mills 1810–1865
      1. 1. Milton (Eleason) Mills 1848–1888 m. Ella (F) Cooper 1856–1945
        1. 1. Edwin (R) Mills 1880–1962 m. Mary (Ellen) Davis 1882–1980

Joshua Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1753
2 Nov 1753
Birth of Joshua Shurtliff Sumner in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
1829
4 Jan 1829
Age 76
Death of Joshua Shurtliff Sumner in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1753
    Event Place: New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1829
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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