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Elijah Wisdom Craig 1779–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 September 1779

Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 5 July 1857

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Joseph Craig

Mother: Sarah (Craig)

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Elijah Wisdom Craig was born in 1779 in Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Joseph Craig And Sarah Sallie Wisdom Craig. Elijah Wisdom Craig passed away in 1857 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah Wisdom Craig was born in 1779 in Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Joseph Craig And Sarah Sallie Wisdom Craig.
  • Elijah Wisdom Craig passed away in 1857 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Elijah Craig's Ancestors

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Elijah Craig
1779–1857
Birth Place: Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Craig
1741–1819
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah ("Sallie" Wisdom) (Craig)
1744–1820
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia
Grandparents
Toliver? Taliaferro
1704–1795
St. Georgepar, Spotsylvania, Virginia
Mary (Polly) Hawkins
1716–1804
King William, King William, Virginia, United States
Francis (Torrence) Wisdom
1715–1794
Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County Virginia
Sarah (Beauford) (Wisdom)
1712–1778
Christchurch, Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Rev
1680–1704
Jane Taliaferro
1670–1704
John Hawkins
1680–1740
Mary Long
1681–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Craig
1650–1704
Helen Roberson
1656–1680
John Taliaferro
1656–1720
Sarah Smith
1659–1720
John Hawkins
1643–1702
Mary Dewe
1645–1698
John Long
1662–1752
Elizabeth Spencer
1664–1760

Elijah Craig's Timeline

4 Records

1779
25 Sep 1779
Birth of Elijah Wisdom Craig in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1779
25 September 1779
Birth of Elijah Wisdom Craig in Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
1857
5 Jul 1857
Age 78
Death of Elijah Wisdom Craig in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
1857
5 July 1857
Age 78
Death of Elijah Wisdom Craig in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1779
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 September 1779
    Event Place: Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1857
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 July 1857
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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