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Elihu Phelps 1782–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 APR 1782

Birth Location: Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut

Death Date: 7 DEC 1856

Death Location: Schroon, Essex, New York

Father: John Phelps

Mother: Anna Baker

Spouse(s): Margaret Crookshank

Children(s): Margaret Phelps, John Phelps, Rensselaer Phelps, Orin Phelps, James Phelps, Sanford Phelps, Anna Phelps, Elizabeth Phelps, Mary Phelps, Emily Phelps, Amelia Phelps, Eunice Phelps, Charles Phelps

The story of Elihu Phelps began in 1782 in Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut. Elihu Phelps married Margaret Crookshank, and had children including Amelia Phelps, Anna Phelps, Charles Phelps, Elizabeth Phelps, Emily Phelps, Eunice Ellen Phelps, James Francis Phelps, John Baker Phelps, Margaret Phelps, Mary Helen Phelps, Orin J Phelps, Rensselaer Phelps, Sanford Phelps. Elihu Phelps passed away in 1856 in Schroon, Essex, New York.

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Biography

  • The story of Elihu Phelps began in 1782 in Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut.
  • Elihu Phelps married Margaret Crookshank, and had children including Amelia Phelps, Anna Phelps, Charles Phelps, Elizabeth Phelps, Emily Phelps, Eunice Ellen Phelps, James Francis Phelps, John Baker Phelps, Margaret Phelps, Mary Helen Phelps, Orin J Phelps, Rensselaer Phelps, Sanford Phelps.
  • Elihu Phelps passed away in 1856 in Schroon, Essex, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Phelps
1756–1841
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, CT
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Anna Baker
1760–1797
Birth Location: Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Crookshank
1795–
Birth Location: Salem, Washington, N.Y.
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Children(s)

Margaret Phelps
1830–
Birth Location: Schroon, Essex, New York
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John Phelps
1840–1900
Birth Location: Schroon, Essex, New York
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Rensselaer Phelps
1818–1857
Birth Location: Schroon, Essex, New York
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Orin Phelps
1819–
Birth Location: Schroon, Essex, New York
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James Phelps
1821–1906
Birth Location: Schroon, Essex, New York
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Sanford Phelps
1823–1842
Birth Location: Schroon, Essex, New York
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Anna Phelps
1825–1882
Birth Location: Schroon, Essex, New York
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Elizabeth Phelps
1827–
Birth Location: Schroon, Essex, New York
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Mary Phelps
1832–1912
Birth Location: Schroon, Essex, New York
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Emily Phelps
1834–
Birth Location: Schroon, Essex, New York
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Amelia Phelps
1837–1919
Birth Location: Schroon, Essex, New York
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Eunice Phelps
1843–1928
Birth Location: Schroon, Essex, New York
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Charles Phelps
1855–
Birth Location: Schroon, Essex, New York
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Elihu Phelps's Ancestors

Self
Elihu Phelps
1782–1856
Birth Place: Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut
Parents
John Phelps
1756–1841
Enfield, Hartford, CT
Anna Baker
1760–1797
Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut
Grandparents
David Phelps
1716–1803
Enfield, Hartford, CT
Margaret Colton
1714–1810
Enfield, Hartford, CT
Great-Grandparents
Israel Phelps
1681–1726
Rachel Clark
1682–1726
Josiah Colton
1685–
Margaret Pease
–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Phelps
1649–1689
Dorothy Ingersoll
1654–1689

Elihu Phelps's Descendants

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Elihu Phelps (10 APR 1782–7 DEC 1856) m. Margaret Crookshank (ABT 1795–UNKNOWN)
  1. 1. Margaret Phelps 1830– m. Calvin (Walker) Heustis 1817–
  2. 2. John (Baker) Phelps 1840–1900 m. Cornelia (Rebecca) Woodward 1846–1905
  3. 3. Rensselaer Phelps 1818–1857
  4. 4. Orin (J.) Phelps 1819– m. Jane Maynard
  5. 5. James (Francis) Phelps 1821–1906 m. Jennette Finch 1829– m. Lucinda Tyrell 1828–1853
    1. 1. A. (T.) Phelps
  6. 6. Sanford Phelps 1823–1842
  7. 7. Anna Phelps 1825–1882 m. Daniel Wyman 1816–
    1. 1. Fred Wyman 1857– m. Lillie Lindsay –1905 m. Margaret Blair
  8. 8. Elizabeth Phelps 1827– m. Pelopidas Potter 1820–
  9. 9. Mary (Helen) Phelps 1832–1912 m. James (Edwin) Lindsay 1826–1915
    1. 1. Ralph (E.) Lindsay
    2. 2. George (F.) Lindsay
    3. 3. Unknown Lindsay –1905 m. Fred Wyman
      1. 1. Edith (Helen) Wyman
  10. 10. Emily Phelps 1834– m. Darius (Jacobs) Richards
  11. 11. Amelia Phelps 1837–1919 m. Hawley (Silas) Hepburn 1840–
  12. 12. Eunice (Ellen) Phelps 1843–1928 m. Eugene (B.) Hayward 1842–
  13. 13. Charles Phelps 1855–

Elihu Phelps's Timeline

2 Records

1782
10 APR 1782
Birth of Elihu Phelps in Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut
Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut
1856
7 DEC 1856
Age 74
Death of Elihu Phelps in Schroon, Essex, New York
Schroon, Essex, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 APR 1782
    Event Place: Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 DEC 1856
    Event Place: Schroon, Essex, New York
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