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Josiah Hitchens

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  • Name Josiah Hitchens  [1, 2] 
    Born Bef 20 Feb 1803  Gwennap, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850  Blythe Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    William Floyd (37, born England) is living with them. He may have been a brother or cousin of Josiah's wife Eleanor (nee Floyd). 
    Residence 1860  Dimmick, LaSalle, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I2472  The Saint Blazey Families Project Tree
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2023 

    Father Malachi Hitchens,   b. Bef 6 Mar 1770, Gwennap, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 8 May 1814, Gwennap, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 44 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Ann Deckenwen Stephens,   b. Abt 1779, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 26 Jul 1797  Gwennap, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • all baptisms of this couple from Cephas (8 Feb 1807) onward are in Quaker records; their son Malachi emigrated to Pennsylvania, which originated as a Quaker colony - NOTE: There was another Gwennap Malachi-Ann having children at this same time (son of Amos
    Family ID F693  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleanor Ellen Floyd,   b. Abt 1810, Gwinear, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 29 Mar 1834  St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by Banns, in the Presence of ?W? Garland and Edward Merifield
    St. Blazey Marriages - 1834 Feb 19 to 1834 Apr 26    		 St. Blazey Marriages - 1834 Feb 19 to 1834 Apr 26
    Children 
     1. Josiah Hitchens,   b. Bef 31 May 1835, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Elizabeth Ann Hitchens,   b. Bef 14 May 1837, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Thomas Floyd Hitchens,   b. Bef 1 Dec 1839, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Mary Hitchins,   b. Abt 1844, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     5. Charlotte Hitchins,   b. Abt 1847, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. William H Hitchins,   b. Abt 1852, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2023 
    Family ID F692  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - William Floyd (37, born England) is living with them. He may have been a brother or cousin of Josiah's wife Eleanor (nee Floyd). - 1850 - Blythe Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    St. Blazey Marriages - 1834 Feb 19 to 1834 Apr 26    		St. Blazey Marriages - 1834 Feb 19 to 1834 Apr 26

  • Sources 
    1. [S31] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the ;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Blythe, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_827; Page: 112A; Image: .
      Birth date: abt 1805
      Birth place: England
      Residence date: 1850
      Residence place: Blythe, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=5289986&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1850 United States Federal Census      		 1850 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1850; Census Place: Blythe, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_827; Page: 112A; Image: .


    2. [S14] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Dimmick, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: 970; Image: 315.
      Birth date: abt 1802
      Birth place: England
      Residence date: 1860
      Residence place: Dimmick, LaSalle, Illinois, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=36620684&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1860 United States Federal Census      		 1860 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1860; Census Place: Dimmick, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: 970; Image: 315.


    3. [S27] Pallot's Marriage Index for England: 1780 - 1837, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.Original data - The original paper slip index, from which this database was created, is owned by The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, Canterbury, England.Original data: T;).
      Marriage date: 1797
      Marriage place: Gwennap
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pallotm&h=1455443&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      Pallot's Marriage Index for England: 1780 - 1837      		 Pallot's Marriage Index for England: 1780 - 1837