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Elijah Cole 1740–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Death Date: 6 May 1858

Death Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Father: William III

Mother: Prudence Shaw

Spouse(s): Sarah Ford

Children(s): Hannah Cole

The story of Elijah Cole began in 1740 in Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. Elijah Cole married Sarah Bouldin Cole Ford, and had children including Hannah Cole. Elijah Cole passed away in 1858 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Cole began in 1740 in Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
  • Elijah Cole married Sarah Bouldin Cole Ford, and had children including Hannah Cole.
  • Elijah Cole passed away in 1858 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William III
1705–1758
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
WI
Prudence Shaw
1710–1758
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
PS

Spouses(s)

Sarah Ford
1750–1795
Birth Location: Cecil, Maryland, United States
SF

Children(s)

Hannah Cole
1791–1858
Birth Location: St Georges Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
HC

Elijah Cole's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Cole
1740–1858
Birth Place: Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Parents
William Coale III
1705–1758
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Prudence Shaw
1710–1758
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William Coles
1686–1711
Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Thomas Shaw
1680–1715
New Castle Co., Delaware
HANNAH OFFLEY
1680–1730
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Thurston
1651–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Cole's Descendants

1.
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Elijah Cole (1740–6 May 1858) m. Sarah ((Bouldin\Cole)) Ford (1750–6 Mar 1795)
  1. 1. Hannah Cole 1791–1858 m. Samuel Vail 1779–1848
    1. 1. Hannah (Stanley) Vail 1829–1893 m. James (Price) Howell 1826–1898
      1. 1. James (H) Howell 1852– m. Emma (Louisa) Boyer 1864–1936
        1. 1. James (Price) Howell 1869–1960 m. Margaret (Arlene) abrams 1906–2002

Elijah Cole's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Elijah Cole in Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
1858
6 May 1858
Age 118
Death of Elijah Cole in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1858
    Event Place: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
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