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Josiah Denton 1677–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1677

Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Death Date: 1717

Death Location: Possibly, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Father: Samuell Admiral

Mother: Mary Smith

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The story of Josiah Denton began in 1677 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States. Josiah Denton passed away in 1717 in Possibly, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Denton began in 1677 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.
  • Josiah Denton passed away in 1717 in Possibly, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

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Josiah Denton's Ancestors

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Josiah Denton
1677–1717
Birth Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Parents
Samuell Denton Admiral
1631–1713
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Rock) Smith
1640–1713
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Reverend Sir Denton) II
1603–1662
minister, England
John (Rock) Smith
1615–1706
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Mary Strickland-Smith
1624–1697
Kendal, Westmoreland, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1677
1677
Birth of Josiah Denton in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
1717
1717
Age 40
Death of Josiah Denton in Possibly, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Possibly, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1677
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Possibly, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

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