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David Hayes 1782–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 August 1782

Birth Location: Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA

Death Date: 16 November 1857

Death Location: St. Martin Parish, LA

Father: Melchior Hayes

Mother: Anna Tritt

Spouse(s): Elizabeth LeLeux

Children(s): Allen Hayes

David Hayes was born in 1782 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA, the child of Melchior Malachi Hayes And Anna Elizabeth Tritt. David Hayes married Elizabeth Pelagie Leleux, and had children including Allen Louis Hayes. David Hayes passed away in 1857 in St. Martin Parish, LA.

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Biography

  • David Hayes was born in 1782 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA, the child of Melchior Malachi Hayes And Anna Elizabeth Tritt.
  • David Hayes married Elizabeth Pelagie Leleux, and had children including Allen Louis Hayes.
  • David Hayes passed away in 1857 in St. Martin Parish, LA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Melchior Hayes
1731–1823
Birth Location: Maryland, Maryland, USA
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Anna Tritt
1748–1815
Birth Location: Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth LeLeux
1788–1862
Birth Location: St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana, USA
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Children(s)

Allen Hayes
1830–1896
Birth Location: Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA
AH

David Hayes's Ancestors

Self
David Hayes
1782–1857
Birth Place: Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA
Parents
Melchior Malachi Hayes
1731–1823
Maryland, Maryland, USA
Anna (Elizabeth) Tritt
1748–1815
Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Captain (Thomas Jefferson) Hayes
1677–1747
St. Mary's Parish, Charles, BrMaryland, USA
Hans (Peter) Tritt
1715–1768
Germany, Allemagne
Catharina Dietrich
1719–1750
Lancaster Co., PA, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hayes
1645–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Hayes
1629–1700

David Hayes's Descendants

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David Hayes (20 August 1782–16 November 1857) m. Elizabeth (Pelagie) LeLeux (22 Jan 1788–30 Nov 1862)
  1. 1. Allen (Louis) Hayes 1830–1896 m. Mary (Louisa) Lawes 1840–1938
    1. 1. Mary (Beersheiba) Hayes 1863–1942 m. John (R) Jones 1863–1906
      1. 1. Robert (Craddock) Jones 1890–1974 m. Florence (Ella) Thorne 1891–1940 m. Ann (Irene) Fitzpatrick 1900–1987
        1. 1. Edna (Marie) Jones 1923–2017 m. James (Hurrel) Bates 1925–1991
        2. 2. Leslie (Melvin) Jones 1920–1992
        3. 3. Mona (Evelyn) Norris 1927–2013
        4. 4. Randal (Clavon) Jones 1916–1966
        5. 5. Robert (Phelps) Jones 1913–1995

David Hayes's Timeline

2 Records

1782
20 August 1782
Birth of David Hayes in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA
Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA
1857
16 November 1857
Age 75
Death of David Hayes in St. Martin Parish, LA
St. Martin Parish, LA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 August 1782
    Event Place: Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 November 1857
    Event Place: St. Martin Parish, LA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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