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Josiah Cherry 1761–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1761

Birth Location: Tyrell, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 Jun 1840

Death Location: Dayton, Marengo, Alabama, USA

Father: Job Sr

Mother: Abbie\Abiah Vinter\Ventress

Spouse(s): Martha Keene

Children(s): Margaret Cherry

Josiah Cherry was born in 1761 in Tyrell, North Carolina, USA, the child of Job Joab Cherry Sr And Abbie Abiah Vinter Ventress. Josiah Cherry married Martha Keene, and had children including Margaret Cherry. Josiah Cherry passed away in 1840 in Dayton, Marengo, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Cherry was born in 1761 in Tyrell, North Carolina, USA, the child of Job Joab Cherry Sr And Abbie Abiah Vinter Ventress.
  • Josiah Cherry married Martha Keene, and had children including Margaret Cherry.
  • Josiah Cherry passed away in 1840 in Dayton, Marengo, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Job Sr
1732–1811
Birth Location: Albemarle, Sussex, Virginia Colony
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Abbie\Abiah Vinter\Ventress
1736–1811
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Keene
1762–1855
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Margaret Cherry
1788–1870
Birth Location: Williamson, Martin, North Carolina, USA
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Josiah Cherry's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Cherry
1761–1840
Birth Place: Tyrell, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Job (Joab) Cherry Sr
1732–1811
Albemarle, Sussex, Virginia Colony
Abbie\Abiah Vinter\Ventress
1736–1811
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Jeremiah CHERRY
1706–1775
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Mary (Owens) Ferebee
1710–1798
Albermarle, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Cherry's Descendants

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Josiah Cherry (15 Feb 1761–1 Jun 1840) m. Martha Keene (1762–1855)
  1. 1. Margaret Cherry 1788–1870 m. Merrill Willis 1780–1842
    1. 1. Joshua (Thomas) Willis 1818–1886 m. Sarah (Melissa) Dodge 1827–1890
      1. 1. Merrill (Erastus) Willis 1851–1922 m. Nancy (Cedenia) Bagley 1854–1945
        1. 1. Samuel (Bagley) Willis 1876–1905 m. Mary (Jane) Wayment 1880–1963

Josiah Cherry's Timeline

3 Records

1761
15 Feb 1761
Birth of Josiah Cherry in Tyrell, North Carolina, USA
Tyrell, North Carolina, USA
1784
1784
Age 23
Josiah Cherry was married in Craven, North Carolina, USA
Craven, North Carolina, USA
1840
1 Jun 1840
Age 79
Death of Josiah Cherry in Dayton, Marengo, Alabama, USA
Dayton, Marengo, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1761
    Event Place: Tyrell, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Craven, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1840
    Event Place: Dayton, Marengo, Alabama, USA
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