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Major Josiah Woodson 1758 – 1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1758

Birth Location: Dover Goochlands, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Feb 1817

Death Location: Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, USA

Father: Tucker WOODSON

Mother: Sarah Hughes

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The story of Major Josiah Woodson Major began in 1758 in Dover Goochlands, Virginia, USA. Major Josiah Woodson Major passed away in 1817 in Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Major Josiah Woodson Major began in 1758 in Dover Goochlands, Virginia, USA.
  • Major Josiah Woodson Major passed away in 1817 in Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, USA.

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Major Woodson's Ancestors

Self
Major Woodson
1758 – 1817
Birth Place: Dover Goochlands, Virginia, USA
Parents
Tucker WOODSON
1720 – 1795
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Jane) Hughes
1723 – 1760
Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Woodson) (Quaker)
1664 – 1734
Curles Neck, Henrico, Virginia
Mary (Jane Tucker) Sanburne
1686 – 1734
Curles Neck, Henrico, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
* Woodson
1632 – 1684
Mary Pleasants
1633 – 1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colonel Alumni
1586 – 1644
Sarah Winston
1590 – 1660
Mary Green
1615 – 1643

Major Woodson's Timeline

2 Records

1758
16 Jan 1758
Birth of Major Josiah Woodson Major in Dover Goochlands, Virginia, USA
Dover Goochlands, Virginia, USA
1817
17 Feb 1817
Age 59
Death of Major Josiah Woodson Major in Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, USA
Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1758
    Event Place: Dover Goochlands, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1817
    Event Place: Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, USA

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