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Elias Putnam West 1820 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1820

Birth Location: Simpson, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 26 Jan 1892

Death Location: Laurence, Douglas, Kansas, United States

Father: James West

Mother: Mary Howard

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Elias Putnam West was born in 1820 in Simpson, Kentucky, United States, the child of James West and Mary Mourning Howard. Elias Putnam West passed away in 1892 in Laurence, Douglas, Kansas, United States.

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Biography

  • Elias Putnam West was born in 1820 in Simpson, Kentucky, United States, the child of James West and Mary Mourning Howard.
  • Elias Putnam West passed away in 1892 in Laurence, Douglas, Kansas, United States.

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Elias West's Ancestors

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Elias West
1820 – 1892
Birth Place: Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Parents
James West
1772 – 1844
Simpson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Mary (Mourning) Howard
1783 – 1863
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William ((Rev)) West
1752 – 1842
Hanover, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Angelene (Bastian) Clendenin
1752 – 1842
Hanover, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert West
1725 – 1770
Susanna Fike
1737 – 1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John West
1666 – 1734
Judith Armistead
1670 – 1750

Elias West's Timeline

2 Records

1820
14 Mar 1820
Birth of Elias Putnam West in Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Simpson, Kentucky, United States
1892
26 Jan 1892
Age 72
Death of Elias Putnam West in Laurence, Douglas, Kansas, United States
Laurence, Douglas, Kansas, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1820
    Event Place: Simpson, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1892
    Event Place: Laurence, Douglas, Kansas, United States

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