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Elijah Burris 1761–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1761

Birth Location: Cedar Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States

Death Date: 10 Apr 1798

Death Location: Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States

Father: John Burris

Mother: Elizabeth Boaz

Spouse(s): Sarah Morgan

Children(s): Evalina Burris

The story of Elijah Burris began in 1761 in Cedar Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States. Elijah Burris married Sarah Morgan, and had children including Evalina Evangeline Burris. Elijah Burris passed away in 1798 in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Burris began in 1761 in Cedar Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States.
  • Elijah Burris married Sarah Morgan, and had children including Evalina Evangeline Burris.
  • Elijah Burris passed away in 1798 in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Burris's Ancestors

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Elijah Burris
1761–1798
Birth Place: Cedar Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Parents
John W Burris
1730–1793
Hampshire, VA
Elizabeth Boaz
1734–1801
Hampshire, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Elizabeth Bibbe
1713–1801
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
William (Daniel) Boaz
1715–1785
St Stephens Parish, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edmund III
1682–1740
Mary Clark
1693–1757
John Boaz
1695–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Bybee
1658–1696
Hester Floyd
1672–1719
Mary Benthall
1665–1709
John Boaz
1675–

Elijah Burris's Descendants

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Elijah Burris (1761–10 Apr 1798) m. Sarah Morgan (04 Jul 1765–1791)
  1. 1. Evalina (Evangeline) Burris 1791–1840 m. Francis Lovit 1790–1873
    1. 1. Jesse Lovite 1814–1900 m. Nancy (Hester) Thompson 1815–1900
      1. 1. Mose Lovett 1843–1910 m. Lucinda Lovett 1850–1920
        1. 1. W (F) Lonett 1873–1949 m. Nancy (Carolyn "Cassie") Hensley 1880–1919

Elijah Burris's Timeline

6 Records

1761
1761
Birth of Elijah Burris in Berkley, West Virginia, United States
Berkley, West Virginia, United States
1761
1761
Birth of Elijah Burris in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
1761
1761
Birth of Elijah Burris in Cedar Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Cedar Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States
1780
abt 1780
Age 19
Elijah Burris was married in Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
1785
1785
Age 24
Elijah Burris was married in , Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
1798
10 Apr 1798
Age 37
Death of Elijah Burris in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Berkley, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Cedar Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1780
    Event Place: Monongalia, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: , Monongalia, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1798
    Event Place: Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States

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