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Mordecai James 1705 – 1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 15 December 1776

Death Location: United States of America

Father: George James

Mother: Ann Woodward

Spouse(s): Dinah Churchman, Gaynor Lloyd

Children(s): Hannah James, Dinah James

Mordecai James was born in 1705 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George James and Ann Woodward. Mordecai James married Dinah Churchman, Gaynor Lloyd, and had children including Hannah James, Dinah James. Mordecai James passed away in 1776 in United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mordecai James was born in 1705 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George James and Ann Woodward.
  • Mordecai James married Dinah Churchman, Gaynor Lloyd, and had children including Hannah James, Dinah James.
  • Mordecai James passed away in 1776 in United States of America.

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Mordecai James's Ancestors

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Mordecai James
1705 – 1776
Birth Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
George James
1676 – 1720
Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA
Ann Woodward
1674 – 1720
Thornbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
James James
1660 – 1708
Radnor, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mordecai James's Descendants

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Mordecai James (1705 – 15 December 1776) m. Dinah Churchman (7 August 1699 – 1 January 1766) m. Gaynor Lloyd (5 February 1705 – 3 September 1728)
  1. 1. Hannah James (11 March 1728 – 16 October 1789)
  2. 2. Dinah James (1740 – )

Mordecai James's Timeline

2 Records

1705
1705
Birth of Mordecai James in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1776
15 December 1776
Age 71
Death of Mordecai James in United States of America
United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 December 1776
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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