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13 Jan 1798  
 
13 Jan 1798  
 
Connecticut
 
Connecticut
''Birth''<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>
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==Birth Date<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg/Citation Listing}} The headstone is the only source currently located providing a complete date of birth.</ref>==
    
From the photo the headstone appears to be heavily weathered and in places difficult to read. <ref>photo is cut off and the third letter is difficult to read</ref>
 
From the photo the headstone appears to be heavily weathered and in places difficult to read. <ref>photo is cut off and the third letter is difficult to read</ref>
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11 Days
 
11 Days
 
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Calculating the date of birth based on the age listed yeilds Tuesday, February 13, 1798, which does not match the date listed on the same headstone.
    
The 1850-1880 show 52, 62, 73, 83<ref>{{Citation:1880 Federal Census including Hickox family.jpg/Citation Listing}}
 
The 1850-1880 show 52, 62, 73, 83<ref>{{Citation:1880 Federal Census including Hickox family.jpg/Citation Listing}}
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</ref>, respectively, wich puts the birth between 1797-1798.  
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Another more modern marker has been placed ajacent to the headstone mentioned above<ref>http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=33589407&PIpi=24139278</ref>.  It is clearly legible, and appears have been placed near the headstone several years after the origonal headstone.
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DAVID HICKOX
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JAN. 13, 1798
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FEB. 24, 1887
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Both markers are located New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Hickox, Brantley County, Georgia, in the United States<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg/Subsequent Note}} </ref>.
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==Birth Place==
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