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Elijah Childs 1737–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1737

Birth Location: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1826

Death Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts

Father: Nathaniel Child

Mother: Dorothy Johnson

Spouse(s): Rachel Palmyer

Children(s): Daniel Child

The story of Elijah Childs began in 1737 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA. Elijah Childs married Rachel Palmyer, and had children including Daniel Child. Elijah Childs passed away in 1826 in Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Childs began in 1737 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
  • Elijah Childs married Rachel Palmyer, and had children including Daniel Child.
  • Elijah Childs passed away in 1826 in Norfolk, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Child
1699–1786
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
NC
Dorothy Johnson
1706–1789
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
DJ

Spouses(s)

Rachel Palmyer
1740–1800
Birth Location: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA
RP

Children(s)

Daniel Child
1777–1850
Birth Location: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States
DC

Elijah Childs's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Childs
1737–1826
Birth Place: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Child
1699–1786
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Dorothy Johnson
1706–1789
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Child
1671–1751
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Wales
1674–1726
Roxbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Child
1631–1678
Mary Bowen
1635–1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Child
1592–1634
Sarah Shenton
1609–1685

Elijah Childs's Descendants

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Elijah Childs (11 Apr 1737–15 May 1826) m. Rachel Palmyer (5 Jan 1740–21 Oct 1800)
  1. 1. Daniel Child 1777–1850 m. Rebecca Child 1781–1857
    1. 1. Zabina (Gebine) Child 1808–1887 m. Orrilla Royce 1810–1893
      1. 1. Simeon (Potter) Child 1835–1912 m. Clarissa (Armenia) Northup 1841–1927
        1. 1. Eugenia (Imogene) Child 1868–1950 m. John (Francis) Mclaughlin 1866–1919
        2. 2. Ruth Child 1866–
        3. 3. Hugh Child 1870–1937
        4. 4. Edith Child 1876–1945

Elijah Childs's Timeline

5 Records

1737
11 Apr 1737
Birth of Elijah Childs in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1759
29 Mar 1759
Age 22
Elijah Childs was married in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1826
15 May 1826
Age 89
Death of Elijah Childs in Moretown, Washington, Vermont, USA
Moretown, Washington, Vermont, USA
1826
15 May 1826
Age 89
Death of Elijah Childs in Moretown, Washington, Vermont, United States
Moretown, Washington, Vermont, United States
1826
15 May 1826
Age 89
Death of Elijah Childs in Norfolk, Massachusetts
Norfolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1737
    Event Place: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1759
    Event Place: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1826
    Event Place: Moretown, Washington, Vermont, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1826
    Event Place: Moretown, Washington, Vermont, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1826
    Event Place: Norfolk, Massachusetts
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