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Josiah Watts 1779–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1779

Birth Location: South Carolina or Georgia, USA

Death Date: abt 1823

Death Location: Wayne County, Mississippi, USA

Father: None None

Mother: Jane Boykin

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Josiah Watts was born in 1779 in South Carolina or Georgia, USA, the child of Jane L Boykin. Josiah Watts passed away in 1823 in Wayne County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Watts was born in 1779 in South Carolina or Georgia, USA, the child of Jane L Boykin.
  • Josiah Watts passed away in 1823 in Wayne County, Mississippi, USA.

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Josiah Watts's Ancestors

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Josiah Watts
1779–1823
Birth Place: South Carolina or Georgia, USA
Parents
1754–1803
Albemarle County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Jane (L) Boykin
1755–
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
1720–1769
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Tabitha (“Tabby”) EVANS
1728–1810
Washington, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
1695–1754
Ann McPherson
1698–1754
Robert Taylor
1680–1728
Mary Hudson
1703–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Watts
1660–1710
Anne Martin
1660–1741
Daniel McPherson
1664–1755
Ruth Shires
1682–1747
William Hudson
1670–1761
Judith Billington
1673–1759

Josiah Watts's Timeline

2 Records

1779
abt 1779
Birth of Josiah Watts in South Carolina or Georgia, USA
South Carolina or Georgia, USA
1823
abt 1823
Age 44
Death of Josiah Watts in Wayne County, Mississippi, USA
Wayne County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1779
    Event Place: South Carolina or Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1823
    Event Place: Wayne County, Mississippi, USA

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