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Elijah Denton 1798 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Gilmer, Georgia

Father: Samuel Denton

Mother: Elizabeth Chastain

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The story of Elijah Denton began in 1798 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States. Elijah Denton passed away in 1880 in Gilmer, Georgia.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Denton began in 1798 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.
  • Elijah Denton passed away in 1880 in Gilmer, Georgia.

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Elijah Denton's Ancestors

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Elijah Denton
1798 – 1880
Birth Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Samuel William Denton
1775 – 1814
Washington, Tennessee, Colonies or Virginia
Elizabeth Chastain
1777 – 1860
Buckingham, Buck, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Denton
1734 – 1811
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Peggy) Moore
1736 – 1788
Chester Co, PA, USA
John (Christain) Chastain
1743 – 1805
Manakin, Goochland, Colony and Dominion of Virginia
Mary (Anne) O'Bryan
1744 – 1805
Buckingham, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Denton
1700 – 1774
Sarah ODell
1704 – 1777
Pierre Chastain
1707 – 1756
Mildred Archer
1709 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pierre Chastain
1659 – 1728
Anne Soblet
1675 – 1723

Elijah Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Elijah Denton in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 82
Death of Elijah Denton in Gilmer, Georgia
Gilmer, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gilmer, Georgia

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