Joseph
SNODGRASS
Born
26 September 1741
,
Augusta, Botetourt, Crown Colony of Virginia
Died
15 August 1809
,
Augusta, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
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Born: 26 September 1741 in Augusta, Botetourt, Crown Colony of Virginia
Father:
Joseph SNODGRASS
Mother:
Hannah VERNON
Maternal grandparents:
Isaac VERNON
, Hannah WILLIAMS
Joseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Mary Bartley "Polly" WALKER 7 July 1771 in Botetourt, Virginia, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Bartley "Polly" WALKER was born 11 January 1747 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary Bartley "Polly" died 16 March 1812 in Botetourt, Virginia, USA. Mary Bartley "Polly" was the child of William Andrew WALKER and Mary Levinia BARTLEY.
Joseph SNODGRASS died 15 August 1809 in Augusta, Botetourt, Virginia, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Joseph SNODGRASS
Joseph SNODGRASS married 
Mary Bartley "Polly" WALKER
Marriage date: 7 July 1771
Marriage place: Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mary Bartley "Polly" WALKER was the child of William Andrew WALKER and Mary Levinia BARTLEY
Mary Bartley "Polly" WALKERMarriage date: 7 July 1771
Marriage place: Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mary Bartley "Polly" WALKER was the child of William Andrew WALKER and Mary Levinia BARTLEY
Children of Joseph SNODGRASS and Mary Bartley "Polly" WALKER
Isaac SNODGRASSBorn: 6 February 1781, Botetourt, Crown Colony of Virginia
Died: 28 October 1857, Brush Creek, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
Died: 28 October 1857, Brush Creek, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
Married: Jane THOMPSON
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Birth — 174126 September 1741
Augusta, Botetourt, Crown Colony of Virginia
1771 Marriage / PartnerJoseph SNODGRASS and Mary Bartley "Polly" WALKER 7 July 1771, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
He was 29 years old.
Revolutionary War
SNODGRASS, JOSEPH JR
Ancestor #: A106548
Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD (WHY?)
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): SOLDIER
Birth: 9-26-1741 VIRGINIA
Death: 8-15-1809 BOTETOURT CO VIRGINIA
Service Source: WORRELL, EARLY MARRIAGES, WILLS, SOME REV WAR RECS, BOTETOURT CO VA, P 69
Service Description: 1) CAPT DAVID MAY, BOTETOURT CO MILITIA
COMMENTS(Overview)
1) EL-PATRIOT MARRIED MARY WALKER, NOT MARY BARTLEY. SEE DATACF 3/ 2015.
RESIDENCE
1) County: BOTETOURT CO - State: VIRGINIA
SPOUSE
1) MARY WALKER
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SNODGRASS, JOSEPH JR
Ancestor #: A106548
Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD (WHY?)
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): SOLDIER
Birth: 9-26-1741 VIRGINIA
Death: 8-15-1809 BOTETOURT CO VIRGINIA
Service Source: WORRELL, EARLY MARRIAGES, WILLS, SOME REV WAR RECS, BOTETOURT CO VA, P 69
Service Description: 1) CAPT DAVID MAY, BOTETOURT CO MILITIA
COMMENTS(Overview)
1) EL-PATRIOT MARRIED MARY WALKER, NOT MARY BARTLEY. SEE DATACF 3/ 2015.
RESIDENCE
1) County: BOTETOURT CO - State: VIRGINIA
SPOUSE
1) MARY WALKER
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1781 Birth of ChildIsaac SNODGRASS was born 6 February 1781, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Joseph was 39 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 180915 August 1809
Augusta, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
He died at the age of 67.
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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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