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Josiah Kerr 1770 – 1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1770

Birth Location: , Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: May 1823

Death Location: Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Alexander Kerr

Mother: Sarah Murray

Spouse(s): Jane Kerr

Children(s): Mary Kerr, Sarah Kerr

Josiah Kerr was born in 1770 in , Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Alexander Kerr and Sarah Murray. Josiah Kerr married Jane Kerr, and had children including Mary Polly Kerr, Sarah Kerr. Josiah Kerr passed away in 1823 in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Kerr was born in 1770 in , Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Alexander Kerr and Sarah Murray.
  • Josiah Kerr married Jane Kerr, and had children including Mary Polly Kerr, Sarah Kerr.
  • Josiah Kerr passed away in 1823 in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Kerr
1740 – 1776
Birth Location: Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
AK
Sarah Murray
1746 – 1790
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
SM

Spouses(s)

Jane Kerr
1779 – 1819
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Mary Kerr
1805 – 1887
Birth Location: Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States of America
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Sarah Kerr
1808 – 1855
Birth Location: Smithfield, Jefferson, Ohio, United States
SK

Josiah Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Kerr
1770 – 1823
Birth Place: , Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Alexander Kerr
1740 – 1776
Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Murray
1746 – 1790
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Matthew Murray
1715 – 1785
Castle Tullibardine, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Abbott
1719 – 1785
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Kerr's Descendants

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Josiah Kerr (20 May 1770 – May 1823) m. Jane Kerr (1779 – 16 July 1819)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Kerr (21 June 1805 – 22 December 1887) m. James Francis (12/27/1805 – 8/23/1874)
    1. 1. John (K.) Francis (Abt 1829 – 1897) m. Jane Irwin (abt 1830 – )
      1. 1. Alice Francis (1871 – 29 Mar 1873)
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Francis (Abt 1875 – 1909) m. Charles (Graham) McClellan (2 Aug 1872 – Sept 4 1943)
        1. 1. Ezra (F) McClellan (16 April 1898 – 20 May 1976)
        2. 2. Leota (Jane) Mcclellan (5 Nov 1899 – 5 October 1986) m. Harry (Willoughby) Hart (abt 1900 – 23 Jan 1979) m. Roy (A) Hart (1898 – 09 Sep 1952)
      3. 3. Fannie (M.) Francis (Abt 1877 – )
    2. 2. Josiah Frances (abt 1833 – )
    3. 3. Walter Franciss (27 June 1836 – 22 February 1887)
    4. 4. Esther (Ellen) Franciss (5 March 1840 – 4 June 1901)
  2. 2. Sarah Kerr (abt 1808 – 27 May 1855)

Josiah Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1770
20 May 1770
Birth of Josiah Kerr in , Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
1823
May 1823
Age 53
Death of Josiah Kerr in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America
Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1770
    Event Place: , Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1823
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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