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Abraham Elijah Burris 1761–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1761

Birth Location: Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 10 Apr 1798

Death Location: Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States

Father: John Sr

Mother: Esther Burris

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Abraham Elijah Burris was born in 1761 in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA, the child of John Cornelius Burris Sr And Esther Cherokee Cheraw Indian Terry Burris. Abraham Elijah Burris passed away in 1798 in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Abraham Elijah Burris was born in 1761 in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA, the child of John Cornelius Burris Sr And Esther Cherokee Cheraw Indian Terry Burris.
  • Abraham Elijah Burris passed away in 1798 in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States.

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Abraham Burris's Ancestors

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Abraham Burris
1761–1798
Birth Place: Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Parents
John Cornelius Burris Sr
1739–1812
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Esther ("Cherokee Cheraw Indian" Terry) Burris
1740–1830
Ofrowan, Cherokee Village, Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (A.) Burris
1714–1796
Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth Bibbe
1713–1801
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
William (Jasper "Trapper") Terry
1710–1792
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Cheepoake Harris
1720–1758
Warminster, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Burrows
1680–1740
Mary Higgason
1685–1916
Thomas Hart
1685–1790
Hester Miles
1693–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burrows
1646–1706
Hannah Culver
1651–1733
John Hart
1651–1714
Sarah Stout
1686–

Abraham Burris's Timeline

2 Records

1761
1761
Birth of Abraham Elijah Burris in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
1798
10 Apr 1798
Age 37
Death of Abraham Elijah Burris in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Territory South of the Ohio River
    Record Source: U.S. Compiled Service Records, Post-Revolutionary War Volunteer Soldiers, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served from 1784 to 1811; Record Group: 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984; Series Number: M905; Roll Number: 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1798
    Event Place: Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States

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