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Joshua Woodruff 1767–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1767

Birth Location: Morristown, Mendham Tp, Morris Co, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: Oct 1845

Death Location: Lebanon, Meigs Co, Ohio, USA

Father: BENJAMINE father

Mother: Jane Thorpe

Spouse(s): Vashti Hitchcock

Children(s): Sophia Woodruff

The story of Joshua Woodruff began in 1767 in Morristown, Mendham Tp, Morris Co, New Jersey, USA. Joshua Woodruff married Vashti Hitchcock, and had children including Sophia Margaret Woodruff. Joshua Woodruff passed away in 1845 in Lebanon, Meigs Co, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Woodruff began in 1767 in Morristown, Mendham Tp, Morris Co, New Jersey, USA.
  • Joshua Woodruff married Vashti Hitchcock, and had children including Sophia Margaret Woodruff.
  • Joshua Woodruff passed away in 1845 in Lebanon, Meigs Co, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

BENJAMINE father
1726–1786
Birth Location: Westfield, Union, New Jersey, Colonial America
Bf
Jane Thorpe
1731–1790
Birth Location: New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Vashti Hitchcock
1775–1842
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Sophia Woodruff
1818–1867
Birth Location: Mason, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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Joshua Woodruff's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Woodruff
1767–1845
Birth Place: Morristown, Mendham Tp, Morris Co, New Jersey, USA
Parents
BENJAMINE Woodruff \ Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War, Inherited 1 negro slave boy from his father
1726–1786
Westfield, Union, New Jersey, Colonial America
Jane (Cross) Thorpe
1731–1790
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, Colonial America
Grandparents
Benjamin Thorpe
1712–1772
Margaret Gilbert
1717–1745
Fairfield, Fairfirld, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Thorpe
1684–1733
Obadiah Gilbert
1662–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Woodruff's Descendants

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Joshua Woodruff (31 May 1767–Oct 1845) m. Vashti Hitchcock (1775–12 Jan 1842)
  1. 1. Sophia (Margaret) Woodruff 1818–1867 m. Andrew (John Spaun) (Spoon) 1815–1864
    1. 1. Samuel Spaun 1843–1922 m. Elizabeth Snow 1850–1927
      1. 1. Evaline ("Eva") Spaun 1885–1906 m. Otto (A F) BURLESON 1878–
        1. 1. Howard (Charles price) Burleson 1905–1989 m. Emma (Blanch) Fogle 1921–1968
      2. 2. Fred Spaun 1881–1965
      3. 3. Susan Spaun 1870–
      4. 4. Joseph Spaun 1875–
      5. 5. Rutherford (Benjamin) Spaun 1877–1961
      6. 6. Carrie Spaun 1872–
      7. 7. Perry Spaun 1867–

Joshua Woodruff's Timeline

2 Records

1767
31 May 1767
Birth of Joshua Woodruff in Morristown, Mendham Tp, Morris Co, New Jersey, USA
Morristown, Mendham Tp, Morris Co, New Jersey, USA
1845
Oct 1845
Age 78
Death of Joshua Woodruff in Lebanon, Meigs Co, Ohio, USA
Lebanon, Meigs Co, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1767
    Event Place: Morristown, Mendham Tp, Morris Co, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1845
    Event Place: Lebanon, Meigs Co, Ohio, USA
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