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Josiah Sims 1808–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1808

Birth Location: Vernon, Monroe, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Missouri, United States

Father: Augustus Sims

Mother: Nancy Farmer

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In 1808, Josiah Sims entered the world in Vernon, Monroe, Kentucky, United States, born to Augustus Sims And Nancy Petit Farmer. Josiah Sims passed away in 1856 in Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1808, Josiah Sims entered the world in Vernon, Monroe, Kentucky, United States, born to Augustus Sims And Nancy Petit Farmer.
  • Josiah Sims passed away in 1856 in Missouri, United States.

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Josiah Sims's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Sims
1808–1856
Birth Place: Vernon, Monroe, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Augustus Sims
1763–1851
Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, United States
Nancy (Petit) Farmer
1760–1849
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John Sims
1742–1830
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Sophia Griffin
1742–1830
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Elijah (Farmer) Jr
1735–1810
Northampton, North Carolina, United States
Isabelle ((Belle)) Hess
1738–1849
Salisbury, Rowan Co, NC
Great-Grandparents
James Sims
1700–1775
Elizabeth Foster
1710–1774
John Griffin
1720–1769
Mary Reese
1718–1781
Elijah Farmer
1709–1762
Mary Yates
1712–1770
John Hess
1713–1767
Elizabeth Bomberger
1710–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sims
1646–1725
Elizabeth Sims
1646–1725
John Parrish
1690–1768
Mary Schooling
1690–1716
Samuel Griffin
1670–1729
Lydia Sounders
1675–1725
Christiano Bomberger
1682–1742
Mary Gubler
1687–1740

Josiah Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1808
abt 1808
Birth of Josiah Sims in Vernon, Monroe, Kentucky, United States
Vernon, Monroe, Kentucky, United States
1856
1856
Age 48
Death of Josiah Sims in Missouri, United States
Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1808
    Event Place: Vernon, Monroe, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Missouri, United States

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