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Arthur Davis 1713 – 1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 JUN 1713

Birth Location: Back Neck, Salem, New Jersey

Death Date: 15 Nov 1789

Death Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware

Father: Benjamin Davis

Mother: Margaret Riley

Spouse(s): Esther Preston

Children(s): Ruth Davis, Ellen Davis

The story of Arthur Davis began in 1713 in Back Neck, Salem, New Jersey, with parents Benjamin Davis and Margaret Riley. As an adult, Arthur Davis wed Esther Preston. Their household included Ruth Davis and Ellen Esther Davis. Arthur Davis's life came to an end in 1789 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware.

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Parents

Benjamin Davis
1670 – 1732
Birth Location: Connecticut
BD
Margaret Riley
1674 – 1782
Birth Location: Ireland
MR

Spouses(s)

Esther Preston
1723 – 1781
Birth Location: New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
EP

Children(s)

Ruth Davis
1750 – 1797
Birth Location: Deerfield, Cumberland, New Jersey
RD
Ellen Davis
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 JUN 1713
    Event Place: Back Neck, Salem, New Jersey
    Record Source: Millennium File, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1774
    Event Place: Deerfield Township, Cumberland County, NJ
    Record Source: New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, ca. 1949 - ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Rec

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Salem, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: History and genealogy of Fenwick's Colony

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Nov 1789
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware
    Record Source: Millennium File, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Deerfield, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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