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Elijah AMES 1741 – 1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 JAN 1741

Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,

Death Date: BEF 21 MAR 1807

Death Location: Chester, , , Pennsylvania, United States,

Father: Joseph AMES

Mother: Susannah LITTLEFIELD

Spouse(s): Elizabeth JOHNSON

Children(s): Elijah AMES, Stillman AMES, Elizabeth AMES, Lavina AMES, Susanna AMES

In 1741, Elijah AMES entered the world in Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,, born to Joseph AMES and Susannah LITTLEFIELD. Elijah AMES married Elizabeth JOHNSON, and had children including Elijah AMES, Stillman AMES, Elizabeth AMES, Lavina AMES, Susanna Sarah AMES. Elijah AMES passed away in 1807 in Chester, , , Pennsylvania, United States,.

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Biography

  • In 1741, Elijah AMES entered the world in Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,, born to Joseph AMES and Susannah LITTLEFIELD.
  • Elijah AMES married Elizabeth JOHNSON, and had children including Elijah AMES, Stillman AMES, Elizabeth AMES, Lavina AMES, Susanna Sarah AMES.
  • Elijah AMES passed away in 1807 in Chester, , , Pennsylvania, United States,.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph AMES
1711 – 1790
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Susannah LITTLEFIELD
1716 – 1753
Birth Location: Braintree, , Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States,
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth JOHNSON
1749 – 1807
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Elijah AMES
1773 – 1800
Birth Location: Pa., , , , ,
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Stillman AMES
1770 – 1844
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Elizabeth AMES
1774 – 1865
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Lavina AMES
1787 – 1856
Birth Location: Chester, , , Pennsylvania, ,
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Susanna AMES
1776 – 1869
Birth Location: ?, , , Massachusetts, United States,
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Elijah AMES's Ancestors

Self
Elijah AMES
1741 – 1807
Birth Place: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
Parents
Joseph AMES
1711 – 1790
Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Susannah LITTLEFIELD
1716 – 1753
Braintree, , Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States,
Grandparents
Thomas (William) AMES
1682 – 1737
?, , , , , WeSaint-Bridgewater, (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
Mary HAYWARD
1683 – 1773
Bridgewater, , , , , (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
Edmund LITTLEFIELD
1692 – 1717
Wells, , York, Maine, United States,
Bethia WALDO
1688 – 1745
Chelmsford, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,
Great-Grandparents
John AMES
1647 – 1726
Sarah WILLIS
1651 – 1712
Joseph HAYWARD
1643 – 1718
Hannah MITCHELL
1661 – 1746
Daniel WALDO
1657 – 1737
Susanna ADAMS
1661 – 1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William AMES
– 1654
Hannah ?
1610 – 1703
John WILLIS
1612 – 1692
Elizabeth HODGKINS
1616 – 1665
Thomas HAYWARD
1599 – 1686
Susanna ?
1603 – 1674
Experience MITCHELL
1603 – 1689
Jane COOKE
1609 – 1641
Cornelius WALDO
1624 – 1700
Hannah COGSWELL
1624 – 1704
Samuel ADAMS
1616 – 1688
Rebecca GRAVES
1628 – 1664

Elijah AMES's Descendants

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Elijah AMES (7 JAN 1741 – BEF 21 MAR 1807) m. Elizabeth JOHNSON (24 MAR 1749 – AFT 1807)
  1. 1. Elijah AMES (1773 – 1800)
  2. 2. Stillman AMES (ABT 1770 – 1844)
  3. 3. Elizabeth AMES (13 AUG 1774 – 8 JAN 1865)
  4. 4. Lavina AMES (24 JUL 1787 – 1 SEP 1856)
  5. 5. Susanna (Sarah) AMES (23 AUG 1776 – 27 OCT 1869) m. Oliver FARRA (3 JAN 1761 – 14 APR 1837) m. John GRANT (5 JUN 1769 – APR 1813)
    1. 1. Thomas FARRA (16 JAN 1797 – 27 JUL 1869)
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) FARRA (25 DEC 1784 – 23 MAR 1861)
    3. 3. George FARRA (8 JAN 1787 – 1 APR 1872)
    4. 4. Joseph FARRA (9 MAY 1794 – 7 DEC 1860)
    5. 5. John FARRA (4 OCT 1791 – 4 APR 1862)
    6. 6. Sarah (Jane) FARRA (16 APR 1788 – 30 MAY 1875)
    7. 7. Maria GRANT (16 OCT 1805 – 19 JUL 1880)
    8. 8. John GRANT (25 NOV 1797 – 4 APR 1887)
    9. 9. Elizabeth (A SANDS) GRANT (12 JUL 1799 – 11 MAR 1873)
    10. 10. Lavinia ? (9 SEP 1807 – )
    11. 11. Mary GRANT (4 MAR 1796 – 23 NOV 1879)
    12. 12. Susanna GRANT (24 FEB 1801 – AFT 1860)
    13. 13. George (Washington) GRANT (18 JAN 1813 – 26 MAR 1896)
    14. 14. William (Merriman) GRANT (2 OCT 1809 – 30 MAY 1885)
    15. 15. Ann GRANT (12 OCT 1802 – 1850)
    16. 16. Elijah GRANT (9 OCT 1794 – 16 NOV 1873) m. Anna (Marie) MEEK (1794 – 29 JAN 1849)
      1. 1. George (Wesley) GRANT (24 OCT 1815 – 5 APR 1901)
      2. 2. Thomas (Jones Reed) GRANT (29 MAY 1827 – 15 DEC 1910)
      3. 3. Emma (Louise) GRANT (8 AUG 1830 – 4 MAR 1918)
      4. 4. Sarah (E. J.) GRANT (1819 – JUN 1901)
      5. 5. Frances (A.) GRANT (16 APR 1829 – 1900)
      6. 6. Ann (M) GRANT (1832 – 1879)
      7. 7. Mary GRANT (1817 – )
      8. 8. William (J) GRANT (1825 – 8 FEB 1878)
      9. 9. Horatio (Levi) GRANT (12 MAY 1771 – 1840) m. Elizabeth LOWELL (20 JAN 1783 – 12 APR 1867)
        1. 1. Levi (T.) GRANT (1827 – )
        2. 2. Marion GRANT (1821 – BET 1870 AND 1880)
        3. 3. GRANT (1808 – )
        4. 4. Orleans (Palmer) GRANT (1812 – )
        5. 5. Miss GRANT (1809 – )
        6. 6. Martin GRANT (18 DEC 1818 – 26 JAN 1891)
        7. 7. Orlin GRANT (23 MAR 1808 – 29 JAN 1889)
        8. 8. Converse (C.) GRANT (1813 – 12 AUG 1883)
        9. 9. Horatio GRANT (1807 – )
        10. 10. John (Quincy) GRANT (1830 – 1871) m. Melissa (Jane) ADAMS (MAR 1845 – 1910)

Elijah AMES's Timeline

3 Records

1741
7 JAN 1741
Birth of Elijah AMES in Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
1742
7 JAN 1742
Age 1
Elijah AMES was christened in Wesaint-Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, ,
Wesaint-Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, ,
1807
BEF 21 MAR 1807
Age 66
Death of Elijah AMES in Chester, , , Pennsylvania, United States,
Chester, , , Pennsylvania, United States,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JAN 1741
    Event Place: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch.org, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 14 July 2018, 19:02), entry for Elijah Ames(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LWM4-NBS
    [2] FamilySearch.org, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), Elijah Ames and Bettie Johnson, 30 May 1769; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [3] FamilySearch.org, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), Elijah Ames and Betty Johnson, 1769; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 3.
    [4] FamilySearch.org
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 7 JAN 1742
    Event Place: Wesaint-Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, ,
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch.org, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 14 July 2018, 19:02), entry for Elijah Ames(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LWM4-NBS
    [2] FamilySearch.org, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), Elijah Ames and Bettie Johnson, 30 May 1769; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [3] FamilySearch.org, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), Elijah Ames and Betty Johnson, 1769; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 3.
    [4] FamilySearch.org, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), Elijah Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, , , Pennsylvania, United States,
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch.org, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 14 July 2018, 19:02), entry for Elijah Ames(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LWM4-NBS
    [2] FamilySearch.org, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), Elijah Ames and Bettie Johnson, 30 May 1769; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [3] FamilySearch.org, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), Elijah Ames and Betty Johnson, 1769; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 3.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 21 MAR 1807
    Event Place: Chester, , , Pennsylvania, United States,
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch.org, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 14 July 2018, 19:02), entry for Elijah Ames(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LWM4-NBS
    [2] FamilySearch.org, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), Elijah Ames and Bettie Johnson, 30 May 1769; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [3] FamilySearch.org, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), Elijah Ames and Betty Johnson, 1769; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 3.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch.org, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 14 July 2018, 19:02), entry for Elijah Ames(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LWM4-NBS
    [2] FamilySearch.org, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), Elijah Ames and Bettie Johnson, 30 May 1769; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [3] FamilySearch.org, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), Elijah Ames and Betty Johnson, 1769; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 3.
    [4] FamilySearch.org
    [5] FamilySearch.org, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), Elijah Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [6] FamilySearch.org
    [7] FamilySearch.org
    [8] FamilySearch.org
    [9] FamilySearch.org
    [10] FamilySearch.org
    [11] FamilySearch.org, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), Elijah Ames and Bettie Johnson, 30 May 1769; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
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