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Josiah B. Dunn 1740–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Wilcox County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1 Jul 1783

Death Location: Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, USA

Father: Benjamin Dunn

Mother: Sarah Johnston

Spouse(s): Sarah Strout

Children(s): Benjamin Dunn, Joseph Dunn, Mary Dunn, Polly Dunn, Thomas Dunn

The story of Josiah B. Dunn began in 1740 in Wilcox County, Georgia, USA. Josiah B. Dunn married Sarah Strout, and had children including Benjamin Dunn, Joseph Dunn, Mary Dunn, Polly Dunn, Thomas Dunn. Josiah B. Dunn passed away in 1783 in Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah B. Dunn began in 1740 in Wilcox County, Georgia, USA.
  • Josiah B. Dunn married Sarah Strout, and had children including Benjamin Dunn, Joseph Dunn, Mary Dunn, Polly Dunn, Thomas Dunn.
  • Josiah B. Dunn passed away in 1783 in Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Dunn
1694–1785
Birth Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, Colonial America
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Sarah Johnston
1694–1802
Birth Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Strout
1748–1800
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Benjamin Dunn
1772–1850
Birth Location: Wilkes co., Georgia, USA
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Joseph Dunn
1759–1765
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
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Mary Dunn
1759–1812
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
MD
Polly Dunn
1759–1764
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
PD
Thomas Dunn
1776–1858
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, USA
TD

Josiah Dunn's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Dunn
1740–1783
Birth Place: Wilcox County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Dunn
1694–1785
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, Colonial America
Sarah Johnston
1694–1802
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Hew Dunn
1642–1694
England
Elizabeth Drake
1653–1711
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
John (Baillie) Johnston
1661–1732
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Euphemia (R.) Scott
1665–1723
Pitlochie, Perth, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Johnston
1625–1687
Isabel Maitland
1626–1686
George Scott
1635–1685
Mary Monpenny
1627–1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Johnston
1579–1641
Barbara Gordon
1600–1650
John Maitland
1573–1645
Isabel Perth
1594–1638
John Scotstarvet
1585–1670

Josiah Dunn's Descendants

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Josiah (B.) Dunn (1740–1 Jul 1783) m. Sarah Strout (1748–1800)
  1. 1. Benjamin Dunn 1772–1850 m. Susannah Hubbard 1783–1822
    1. 1. John (Wesley) Dunn 1802–1862
  2. 2. Joseph Dunn 1759–1765
  3. 3. Mary Dunn 1759–1812
  4. 4. Polly Dunn 1759–1764
  5. 5. Thomas Dunn 1776–1858

Josiah Dunn's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Josiah B. Dunn in Wilcox County, Georgia, USA
Wilcox County, Georgia, USA
1783
1 Jul 1783
Age 43
Death of Josiah B. Dunn in Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, USA
Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Wilcox County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1783
    Event Place: Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, USA
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