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James Starr

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James Starr

Birth
Ireland
Death
17 Jul 1816 (aged 79–80)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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At the age of eighteen, James Starr earned his passage to the colonies by hiring himself out to the ship's captain. He was a Friend, and learned the trade of shoe making. During the Revolution, he made boots for both Generals Washington and Lafayette.

- adapted from Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana, Illustrated, Volume II, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1899

Name: James Starr
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Ir
Birth Year: 1736
Spouse Name: Lydia Gilbert
Spouse Birth Year: 1738
Marriage Year: 1763
Marriage State: PA
At the age of eighteen, James Starr earned his passage to the colonies by hiring himself out to the ship's captain. He was a Friend, and learned the trade of shoe making. During the Revolution, he made boots for both Generals Washington and Lafayette.

- adapted from Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana, Illustrated, Volume II, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1899

Name: James Starr
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Ir
Birth Year: 1736
Spouse Name: Lydia Gilbert
Spouse Birth Year: 1738
Marriage Year: 1763
Marriage State: PA

Gravesite Details

80 years
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  • Created by: L Evans
  • Added: Sep 30, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153089109/james-starr: accessed ), memorial page for James Starr (1736–17 Jul 1816), Find a Grave Memorial ID 153089109, citing Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by L Evans (contributor 47540766).