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... Joseph Clay Habersham ( 1790-1855 ) , was a physician in Savannah , 1815-55 ; and his daughter Josephine Clay married William , son of Robert and grandson of Joseph Habersham . Maj . John Habersham died at Savannah , Ga . , Dec. 17 ...
... Joseph Clay Habersham ( 1790-1855 ) , was a physician in Savannah , 1815-55 ; and his daughter Josephine Clay married William , son of Robert and grandson of Joseph Habersham . Maj . John Habersham died at Savannah , Ga . , Dec. 17 ...
Page 1869
... Joseph H. and Salina ( Fuller ) Hackley . When quite young his father removed from New York state to Indiana and became a contractor and railroad builder . About 1840 the family removed to Southport , afterward known as Kenosha , Wis ...
... Joseph H. and Salina ( Fuller ) Hackley . When quite young his father removed from New York state to Indiana and became a contractor and railroad builder . About 1840 the family removed to Southport , afterward known as Kenosha , Wis ...
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... Joseph and Mary ( Colfax ) McCollum , and a descendant of William Bradford , the colonial gov- ernor . He was graduated from the Ohio Wes- leyan university in 1885 ; was professor of Latin and Greek at Hedding college , Abingdon , Ill ...
... Joseph and Mary ( Colfax ) McCollum , and a descendant of William Bradford , the colonial gov- ernor . He was graduated from the Ohio Wes- leyan university in 1885 ; was professor of Latin and Greek at Hedding college , Abingdon , Ill ...
Page 1879
... Joseph Pell , fourth and last lord of Pel- ham Manor , West- chester , N. Y. , and a descendant of Sir John Pell ( born in London , 1643 ; died in 1702 ) , who came to America as second lord of Pelham Man- or . Through the Pell family ...
... Joseph Pell , fourth and last lord of Pel- ham Manor , West- chester , N. Y. , and a descendant of Sir John Pell ( born in London , 1643 ; died in 1702 ) , who came to America as second lord of Pelham Man- or . Through the Pell family ...
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... Joseph N. Barnes . by whom he had six children ; and secondly , in He 1896 , to the widow of Capt . John J. Clifton of Scranton , Pa . Mr. Hall was brought up in the Presbyterian faith , but changed to the Sweden- borgian belief , and ...
... Joseph N. Barnes . by whom he had six children ; and secondly , in He 1896 , to the widow of Capt . John J. Clifton of Scranton , Pa . Mr. Hall was brought up in the Presbyterian faith , but changed to the Sweden- borgian belief , and ...
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