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Elijah Abraham Burris 1756–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Monogalia, Bunker Hill, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Apr 1798

Death Location: Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA

Father: John Burris

Mother: Elizabeth Boaz

Spouse(s): Sarah Morgan

Children(s):

In 1756, Elijah Abraham Burris entered the world in Monogalia, Bunker Hill, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA, born to John Burris And Elizabeth Boaz. In 1772, Elijah Abraham Burris resided in West Virginia, USA. Elijah Abraham Burris married Sarah Morgan. Elijah Abraham Burris passed away in 1798 in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1756, Elijah Abraham Burris entered the world in Monogalia, Bunker Hill, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA, born to John Burris And Elizabeth Boaz.
  • In 1772, Elijah Abraham Burris resided in West Virginia, USA.
  • Elijah Abraham Burris married Sarah Morgan.
  • Elijah Abraham Burris passed away in 1798 in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA.

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Elijah Burris's Ancestors

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Elijah Burris
1756–1798
Birth Place: Monogalia, Bunker Hill, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Parents
John Burris
1730–1793
Hampshire, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Boaz
1734–1801
Hampshire, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Burris
1712–1796
Monongalia, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Bibbe
1713–1801
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Burris
1680–1740
Mary Higgason
1685–
Edmund Bibbe
1682–1740
Mary Burris
1685–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burrows
1660–1705
Kathleen
1650–
John Higgason
1654–1704
Elizabeth Brightwell
1656–1710
Edmund Bibbe
1658–1696
Ester Floyd
1660–1697

Elijah Burris's Timeline

3 Records

1756
1756
Birth of Elijah Abraham Burris in Monogalia, Bunker Hill, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Monogalia, Bunker Hill, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
1772
1772-1952
Age 16
Elijah Abraham Burris resided here in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1798
10 Apr 1798
Age 42
Death of Elijah Abraham Burris in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Monogalia, Bunker Hill, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1772-1952
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Sims index to land grants in West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Territory South of the Ohio River
    Record Source: U.S. Compiled Service Records, Post-Revolutionary War Volunteer Soldiers, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served from 1784 to 1811; Record Group: 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984; Series Number: M905; Roll Number: 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1798
    Event Place: Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA

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