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Josiah Scott 1709–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1709

Birth Location: On Homestead, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1765

Death Location: West Hempfield, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Abraham Scott

Mother: Margaret McFarland

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The story of Josiah Scott began in 1709 in On Homestead, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Josiah Scott passed away in 1765 in West Hempfield, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Scott began in 1709 in On Homestead, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Josiah Scott passed away in 1765 in West Hempfield, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Josiah Scott's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Scott
1709–1765
Birth Place: On Homestead, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Abraham Scott
1677–1747
West Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret McFarland
1680–1789
Hillsborough,Down,Ulster,Ireland
Grandparents
Hugh Scott
1639–1745
Ireland
Jane (Carruthers) Scott
1643–1730
Annandale District, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Robert McFarland
1662–1751
Hillsborough, Down, Ulster, Ireland
Caroline Bliss
1662–1680
Hillsborough, Down, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Scott
1606–1716
Isabella Ker
1612–1662
Robert McFarland
1640–1700
Janet
1640–
Jonathan Bliss
1625–1687
Miriam Harmon
1630–1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scott
1567–1672
Jenet Scott
1570–
James Ker
1584–1625
Issobel Neil
1589–
THOMAS BLISS
1589–1650
Dorothy Wheatley
1591–1626
John Harmon
1617–1661
Elizabeth Cummings
1607–1699

Josiah Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1709
1709
Birth of Josiah Scott in On Homestead, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
On Homestead, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1765
1765
Age 56
Death of Josiah Scott in West Hempfield, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
West Hempfield, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: On Homestead, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: West Hempfield, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

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