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Joshua Sanford Wilson 1792 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1792

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1862

Death Location: Clarke, Alabama, United States

Father: Joshua Wilson

Mother: Barbara Roper

Spouse(s): Dorliska White, Ann McDonald

Children(s):

In 1792, Joshua Sanford Wilson entered the world in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, born to Joshua (4) Wilson and Barbara Sanford (6) Roper. Joshua Sanford Wilson married Dorliska White, Ann McDonald. Joshua Sanford Wilson passed away in 1862 in Clarke, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1792, Joshua Sanford Wilson entered the world in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, born to Joshua (4) Wilson and Barbara Sanford (6) Roper.
  • Joshua Sanford Wilson married Dorliska White, Ann McDonald.
  • Joshua Sanford Wilson passed away in 1862 in Clarke, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Wilson
1792 – 1862
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joshua (4) Wilson
1759 – 1844
Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Barbara (Sanford (6)) Roper
1760 – 1844
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Mary (Martha) Moore
1724 – 1803
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
John ((5)) Roper
1750 – 1797
Virginia, USA
Lucy Haws
1740 – 1803
, , North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Roper
1711 – 1784
Mary Clay
1710 – 1770
John Hawes
1725 – 1790
Mary
1710 – 1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Roper
1660 – 1759
Susannah Unknown
1665 – 1720
John Hawes
1700 – 1790
Mary Smith
– 1730

Joshua Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1792
1792
Birth of Joshua Sanford Wilson in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
1862
1862
Age 70
Death of Joshua Sanford Wilson in Clarke, Alabama, United States
Clarke, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama, United States

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