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Elijah Richards Capt. 1755–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1797

Death Location: Mason, Kentucky, USA

Father: Josiah SR

Mother: Jane Powel

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Josiah Richards

The story of Elijah Richards Capt. began in 1755 in Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA. Elijah Richards Capt. had children including Josiah J Richards. Elijah Richards Capt. passed away in 1797 in Mason, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Richards Capt. began in 1755 in Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA.
  • Elijah Richards Capt. had children including Josiah J Richards.
  • Elijah Richards Capt. passed away in 1797 in Mason, Kentucky, USA.

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Elijah Capt.'s Ancestors

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Elijah Capt.
1755–1797
Birth Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Josiah Richards SR
1728–1787
Pennsylvania
Jane Powel
1730–1787
Grandparents
Elizabeth Ranson
1700–1776
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Capt.'s Descendants

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Elijah (Richards) Capt. (1755–1797)
  1. 1. Josiah (J) Richards 1796–1862 m. Nancy (J) Powell 1801–1872
    1. 1. William (Ross) Richards 1821–1869
      1. 1. Joseph (Syre) Richards 1858–1919 m. Mary (W) Potts 1864–1947
        1. 1. Thomas (J) Richards 1892– m. Rosa (Belle Richards) Dye 1904–1988

Elijah Capt.'s Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Elijah Richards Capt. in Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1797
1797
Age 42
Death of Elijah Richards Capt. in Mason, Kentucky, USA
Mason, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Mason, Kentucky, USA

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