Joshua JORDAN

Born

abt. 1706 , Crown Colony of Virginia

Died

30 March 1791 , Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Joshua married Edith FLOWERS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Edith FLOWERS was born 21 October 1708 in Nash County, Crown Colony of Carolina. Edith died 30 March 1784 in Edgecombe County, Crown Colony of North Carolina.

Parents & Family of Joshua JORDAN

Parents of Joshua JORDAN

Father

Joshua JORDAN

Mother

Elizabeth SANBOURNE

Grandparents of Joshua JORDAN

Paternal grandparents

Thomas JORDAN Margaret BRASSEUR

Maternal grandparents

Daniel SANBOURNE Sarah COPELAND

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joshua JORDAN

Joshua JORDAN married

Edith FLOWERS
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Children of Joshua JORDAN and Edith FLOWERS

Cornelius JORDAN

Born: abt. 1726, Edgecombe County, Crown Colony of Carolina
Died: abt. 1794, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Married: Mary DANIEL

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Edith FLOWERS died 30 March 1784, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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Death — 1791
30 March 1791
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

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The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state

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