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Elijah Bennett 1790–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 1 October 1862

Death Location: Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Joel Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Norman

Spouse(s): Edna Pruitt, Sarah Padgett

Children(s):

Elijah Bennett was born in 1790 in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Joel Edgar Bennett Sr And Elizabeth Norman. Elijah Bennett married Edna Prewitt Pruitt, Sarah Sallie Padgett. Elijah Bennett passed away in 1862 in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah Bennett was born in 1790 in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Joel Edgar Bennett Sr And Elizabeth Norman.
  • Elijah Bennett married Edna Prewitt Pruitt, Sarah Sallie Padgett.
  • Elijah Bennett passed away in 1862 in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Elijah Bennett's Ancestors

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Elijah Bennett
1790–1862
Birth Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Joel Edgar Bennett Sr
1768–1851
Bamberg, Bamberg, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Norman
1769–1851
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (William) Bennett
1745–1826
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Sally Garrett
1746–1826
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William III
1703–1777
HANNAH GOAD
1725–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1684–1710
Sarah Brumwell
1679–1720

Elijah Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Elijah Bennett in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
1862
1 October 1862
Age 72
Death of Elijah Bennett in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America
Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 October 1862
    Event Place: Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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