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Elijah Ross Adams 1722–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1722

Birth Location: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 21 Jan 1799

Death Location: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Joseph Adams

Mother: Lydia Young

Spouse(s): Hannah Adams

Children(s): John Capt, Ruth Adams

The story of Elijah Ross Adams began in 1722 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA. Elijah Ross Adams married Hannah Brewster Blair Adams, and had children including John Robert Adams Capt, Ruth Adams. Elijah Ross Adams passed away in 1799 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Ross Adams began in 1722 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Elijah Ross Adams married Hannah Brewster Blair Adams, and had children including John Robert Adams Capt, Ruth Adams.
  • Elijah Ross Adams passed away in 1799 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Adams
1705–1801
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
JA
Lydia Young
1711–1759
Birth Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
LY

Spouses(s)

Hannah Adams
1725–1808
Birth Location: Fagg's Manor, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
HA

Children(s)

John Capt
1746–1822
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
JC
Ruth Adams
1759–
Birth Location: –
RA

Elijah Adams's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Adams
1722–1799
Birth Place: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Joseph Adams
1705–1801
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Lydia (Ann) Young
1711–1759
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Richard Adams
1676–1748
Gertian Adams
1663–1725
Matthias ((Matthews)) Young
1674–1751
York Village, York County, Maine, USA
Eleanor Haines
1673–1750
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Walter (Addams)
1649–1748
Elizabeth Stacy
1648–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Stacy
1603–1699
Elizabeth Reynolds
1578–1669

Elijah Adams's Descendants

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Elijah (Ross) Adams (1722–21 Jan 1799) m. Hannah (Brewster Blair) Adams (15 Mar 1725–10 Feb 1808)
  1. 1. John (Robert Adams) Capt 1746–1822 m. Jane (Mary) Armitage 1754–1830
    1. 1. Hester (Ann) Adams 1794–1871 m. Samuel Ganoe 1782–1870
      1. 1. Mary (Polly) Ganoe 1822–1890 m. William (Frank) Champion 1814–1886
        1. 1. Joseph (Alfred Champion) Sr 1860–1947 m. Laura (Isabelle) Lash 1864–1940
        2. 2. William (F.) Champion 1848–
        3. 3. James (C.) Champion 1863–
        4. 4. John (A) Champion 1852–
        5. 5. Leonard Champion 1853–
        6. 6. Angeline Champion 1854–
        7. 7. Mary Champion 1856–
        8. 8. Emma Champion 1858–
        9. 9. Malissa (Jane) Gammons 1842–1906
      2. 2. Elizabeth (A) Ganoe 1818–1865
        1. 1. Samantha Phillips 1848–1899
      3. 3. Hester (Ann) Ganoe 1829–
        1. 1. Catherine (Alice) Woods 1855–1911
        2. 2. Thomas Woods 1849–1918
        3. 3. Henry (Augustus) Woods 1870–1945
      4. 4. Jacob Ganoe 1814–1897
      5. 5. John Ganoe 1824–1896
      6. 6. Margaret Ganoe 1819–
      7. 7. Sara Ganoe 1824–1895
        1. 1. Phebe (Anna) Geer 1861–1936
        2. 2. John (Sylvester) Geer 1853–1917
        3. 3. Henry (P.) Geer 1857–1898
        4. 4. Barbara (Clarissa) Geer 1859–1907
      8. 8. Thomas (Adams) Ganoe 1817–1895
        1. 1. Sarah (L.) Armstrong 1850–1921 m. William (S.) Ganoe 1846–
        2. 2. Margaret (L "Anna") Ganoe 1868–1889
      9. 9. Barbara Ganoe 1815–1860
        1. 1. William (Horton) Phillips 1843–1918
    2. 2. John (Alexander) Adams 1776–1859
      1. 1. Frances (Amelia) Adams 1844–1917
        1. 1. Elizabeth Early 1864–1918
        2. 2. Robert ("Rob" Alexander) WOOD 1878–1960
      2. 2. Elizabeth Adams 1808–
        1. 1. John (Adams Tarr) Sr 1848–1917 m. Elizabeth Tarr 1849–1897 m. Martha (Ellen) Tarr 1861–1942 m. Jane Zellerfrow 1849–1886
      3. 3. William (Blair) Adams 1838–1918
        1. 1. Charles (R) Adams 1873–1933
      4. 4. Robert (Fowler) Adams 1832–1900
        1. 1. Anna (Carrie) Adams 1873–1950
        2. 2. Robert (Clyde) Adams 1879–1962
        3. 3. Plummer (Lincoln) Adams 1857–1925
    3. 3. Hannah Adams 1783–1857
      1. 1. Elijah Forrester 1806–1886
        1. 1. Hannah (Rebecca) Forester 1861–1916
  2. 2. Ruth Adams 1759–

Elijah Adams's Timeline

2 Records

1722
1722
Birth of Elijah Ross Adams in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
1799
21 Jan 1799
Age 77
Death of Elijah Ross Adams in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1799
    Event Place: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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