Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Means was born in September 1758, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Means, was 34 and his mother, Sarah Garnet Foster, was 31. He married Rachel Means after 1783, in Fairforest Creek Settlement, Union, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in June 1815, in Union, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 56.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Joseph Means in the 1800 United States Federal Census
- Joseph Means in the South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980
Spouse and Children
1758–1815 Male
1765– Female
Children (1)
1785–1840 Male
Parents and Siblings
1725–1770 Male
1728–1759 Female
Siblings (6)
1750–1784 Female
1753–1816 Female
1753–1825 Male
1756–1830 Female
1758–1815 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (6)
1776
Age 18
1776
Age 18
1789
Age 31
Name Meaning
English: variant of Meen, with post-medieval excrescent -s. See Mean .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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