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Elijah Denton 1787–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Franklin County, NC

Death Date: 1868

Death Location: Sumter, Alabama, USA

Father: Jesse Lou"

Mother: Mary Morris

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Elijah Denton was born in 1787 in Franklin County, NC, the child of Jesse Denton Son Of John Lou And Mary Elizabeth Lea Sarah Morris. Elijah Denton passed away in 1868 in Sumter, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Denton was born in 1787 in Franklin County, NC, the child of Jesse Denton Son Of John Lou And Mary Elizabeth Lea Sarah Morris.
  • Elijah Denton passed away in 1868 in Sumter, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Lou"
1755–1817
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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Mary Morris
1765–1831
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Denton's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Denton
1787–1868
Birth Place: Franklin County, NC
Parents
Jesse Denton "Son of John Lou"
1755–1817
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Mary (Elizabeth Lea Sarah) Morris
1765–1831
Connecticut
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1787
Birth of Elijah Denton in Franklin County, NC
Franklin County, NC
1868
1868
Age 81
Death of Elijah Denton in Sumter, Alabama, USA
Sumter, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Franklin County, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Sumter, Alabama, USA
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