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Josiah Cherry 1750–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: Jun 1805

Death Location: Currituck, North Carolina, United States

Father: Luke Cherry

Mother: SARAH HOPKINS

Spouse(s): LYDIA BALLENTINE

Children(s): Miriam Cherry

Josiah Cherry was born in 1750 in North Carolina, the child of Luke Cherry And Sarah Hopkins. Josiah Cherry married Lydia Ballentine, and had children including Miriam Cherry. Josiah Cherry passed away in 1805 in Currituck, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Josiah Cherry was born in 1750 in North Carolina, the child of Luke Cherry And Sarah Hopkins.
  • Josiah Cherry married Lydia Ballentine, and had children including Miriam Cherry.
  • Josiah Cherry passed away in 1805 in Currituck, North Carolina, United States.

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Josiah Cherry's Ancestors

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Josiah Cherry
1750–1805
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Luke Cherry
1775–1811
Pitt CO, NC, USA
SARAH HOPKINS
1750–
NORTH CAROLINA
Grandparents
Samuel (Maund) Cherry
1736–1815
Edgecombe, North Carolina
WILLIAM HOPKINS
1720–
NORTH CAROLINA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Cherry's Descendants

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Josiah Cherry (1750–Jun 1805) m. LYDIA BALLENTINE (ABT. 1740–1782)
  1. 1. Miriam Cherry 1764–1850 m. Jesse Ives 1760–1840
    1. 1. Margaret ((Peggy)) Ives 1798–1876 m. Solomon (J) Linthicum 1796–1880
      1. 1. Zaccheus (Linthicum "ZACH" many) variations 1819–1901 m. Jane Alexander 1821–1846
        1. 1. Catherine Linthicum 1841–1906 m. John Dillon 1838–1903

Josiah Cherry's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1750
Birth of Josiah Cherry in North Carolina
North Carolina
1805
Jun 1805
Age 55
Death of Josiah Cherry in Currituck, North Carolina, United States
Currituck, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1805
    Event Place: Currituck, North Carolina, United States

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