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Josiah Thompson 1756–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 8 Oct 1835

Death Location: Senecaville, Guernsey, Ohio, United States

Father: Jacob Thompson

Mother: Ann Downard

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The story of Josiah Thompson began in 1756 in London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Josiah Thompson passed away in 1835 in Senecaville, Guernsey, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Thompson began in 1756 in London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Josiah Thompson passed away in 1835 in Senecaville, Guernsey, Ohio, United States.

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Josiah Thompson's Ancestors

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Josiah Thompson
1756–1835
Birth Place: London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Jacob Thompson
1727–1793
Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
Ann (Susannah) Downard
1730–1800
London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Thompson
1695–1783
Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
Mary Wilson
1698–1798
Newton, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
William Downard
1686–1762
Loughall, Armagh, Ireland
Ann (Phillips) O'Neal
1685–1765
Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Thompson
1660–1719
Margaret Craig
1670–1692
Robert Wilson
1653–1721
Agnes Gilmore
1680–1729
John Downard
1646–1664
Marguerite Tucker
1668–1725
Philips O'Neal
1650–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thompson
1630–1687
Mary Fordyce
1638–
Samuel Craig
1630–
Margaret Patterson
1630–
John Wilson
1603–
Margaret Lecky
1620–
James Gilmore
1722–1785
Martha Dennison
1722–1785
Thomas Downard
1558–1641

Josiah Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1756
1756
Birth of Josiah Thompson in London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1835
8 Oct 1835
Age 79
Death of Josiah Thompson in Senecaville, Guernsey, Ohio, United States
Senecaville, Guernsey, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1835
    Event Place: Senecaville, Guernsey, Ohio, United States

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