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VASSA Joanna

VASSA Joanna

Female 1795 - 1857  (62 years)

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  • Name VASSA Joanna 
    Birth 03 Feb 1795 
    Gender Female 
    Individual ID B530FE601EC44CF3812F3E71611567721238 
    Death 17 Jul 1857 
    Cause: Uterine disease 
    Burial 17 Jul 1857  London, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    South Lodge, Abney Park, Stoke Newington High St, London N16 0LH 
    Person ID I472  Igbo Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 May 2015 

    Father VASSA Gustavus
              b. 1745, Essaka, Eboe, Benin, Edo State, Nigeria Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 31 Mar 1797, Paddington Street, Middlesex, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Mother CULLEN Susannah
              b. 17 Jan 1762, Fordham, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 21 Feb 1796, Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage 07 Apr 1792  Soham, Cambridge, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID B64AB292AC3F4AAFB183FB2B1F717A9C28E1 
    Siblings 1 person of an unknown gender 
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rev. BROMLEY Rev. Henry
              b. 1797  
              d. 1878, North London, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID C284D0E2B0B84CA5B24A8D44CD3D2F4CA370 
    Family ID F83  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 May 2015 

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    Joanna Vassa monument Abney Park 2007    		Joanna Vassa monument Abney Park 2007


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