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Elijah Reeves DeWitt 1796–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 AUG 1796

Birth Location: Nelson Co., Ky., USA

Death Date: 24 DEC 1865

Death Location: Louisville, Clay Co., Il., USA

Father: Elisha DeWITT

Mother: Mary BURCHETT

Spouse(s): Lucy Barbre

Children(s): William DeWitt, Abel DeWitt, Jessie DeWitt, John DeWitt, Sarah DeWitt, Rhoda DeWitt, Mary DeWitt, Elijah DeWitt, Martha DeWitt

In 1796, Elijah Reeves DeWitt entered the world in Nelson Co., Ky., USA, born to Elisha Dewitt And Mary Ann Burchett. Elijah Reeves DeWitt married Lucy Barbre, and had children including Abel Alexander Dewitt, Elijah Reeves Dewitt, Jessie Dillis Dewitt, John Daniel Dewitt, Martha Jane Dewitt, Mary Eliza Dewitt, Rhoda Ann Dewitt, Sarah Huldah Dewitt, William Washington Dewitt. Elijah Reeves DeWitt passed away in 1865 in Louisville, Clay Co., Il., USA.

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Biography

  • In 1796, Elijah Reeves DeWitt entered the world in Nelson Co., Ky., USA, born to Elisha Dewitt And Mary Ann Burchett.
  • Elijah Reeves DeWitt married Lucy Barbre, and had children including Abel Alexander Dewitt, Elijah Reeves Dewitt, Jessie Dillis Dewitt, John Daniel Dewitt, Martha Jane Dewitt, Mary Eliza Dewitt, Rhoda Ann Dewitt, Sarah Huldah Dewitt, William Washington Dewitt.
  • Elijah Reeves DeWitt passed away in 1865 in Louisville, Clay Co., Il., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elisha DeWITT
1760–1830
Birth Location: Hampshire Co., Va., USA
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Mary BURCHETT
1760–1830
Birth Location: Ky., USA
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Barbre
1806–1885
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

William DeWitt
1825–
Birth Location: –
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Abel DeWitt
1826–1913
Birth Location: Troy, Perry Co., In., USA
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Jessie DeWitt
1829–
Birth Location: –
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John DeWitt
1830–
Birth Location: –
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Sarah DeWitt
1834–
Birth Location: –
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Rhoda DeWitt
1836–
Birth Location: –
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Mary DeWitt
1838–
Birth Location: –
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Elijah DeWitt
1840–
Birth Location: –
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Martha DeWitt
1842–
Birth Location: –
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Elijah DeWitt's Ancestors

Self
Elijah DeWitt
1796–1865
Birth Place: Nelson Co., Ky., USA
Parents
Elisha DeWITT
1760–1830
Hampshire Co., Va., USA
Mary (Ann) BURCHETT
1760–1830
Ky., USA
Grandparents
Paulus DeWITT
1727–
Rariton, Henterdon Co., N.J., USA
Catherine DEPUY
1731–1811
Kingston, Ulster Co., N.Y., USA
Joseph BURCHETT
1725–1795
FNU FOX
1731–1771
Great-Grandparents
Paulus DeWITT
1697–1774
Catherine JOHNSON
1706–1774
Johannas DEPUY
1705–1785
Sarah STEENBERGEN
1705–
Richard FOX
–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Barnet DeWITT
1665–1723
Sarah TASSELL
1670–1708
Moses DEPUY
1660–1728
Maritje WYNKOOP
1660–1724

Elijah DeWitt's Descendants

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Elijah (Reeves) DeWitt (27 AUG 1796–24 DEC 1865) m. Lucy Barbre (1806–1885)
  1. 1. William (Washington) DeWitt 1825–
  2. 2. Abel (Alexander) DeWitt 1826–1913 m. Margaret (Miller) Watson 1841–1930
    1. 1. Lucy (Jane) DeWitt 1861–1922 m. Joel (Sixtus) Eager
    2. 2. Sarah (Huldah) DeWitt 1863–1904 m. Peter (Jullius) Christofferson
    3. 3. Abel (Alexander) DeWitt 1865–1953 m. Carolina Skousen
    4. 4. Elijah (Reeves) DeWitt 1868–1956 m. Sarah (Willmirth) Greer
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Catherine) DeWitt 1870–1904 m. Lewey (Rodolphus) Russell
    6. 6. Margaret (Leonora) DeWitt 1872–1873
    7. 7. Martha (Ann) DeWitt 1874–1878
    8. 8. John (Daniel) DeWitt 1876–1968 m. Caroline (Amanda) Webb 1877–1956
      1. 1. William (Lynn) DeWitt 1907–1994 m. Opal (Marie) Stevens 1911–2010
        1. 1. Sherill (Lynne) DeWitt 1936–2017 m. James (Gail) Crouch 1936–2015
      2. 2. Caroline (Lillian) DeWitt 1897–1969 m. Silas (Eugene) Flake 1900–1983
        1. 1. Imogene Flake 1925–2002 m. Amos (Theo) Peterson 1922–2004
        2. 2. Glen (Lavar) Flake 1927–2008
        3. 3. Ila (Faun) Flake 1930–1956 m. Rondo (Harvey) Evans 1931–1991
        4. 4. Sherry (Fae) Flake 1935–2022 m. Rondo (Harvey) Evans 1931–1991
        5. 5. Sanford (Dewitt) Flake 1933–2019
      3. 3. John (Daniel) DeWitt 1898–1979
      4. 4. Margaret DeWitt 1900–1927
      5. 5. Ellen DeWitt 1903–1981
      6. 6. Frank (Merwin) DeWitt 1905–1977
      7. 7. Genevieve DeWitt 1910–1918
      8. 8. Elmo (Milo) DeWitt 1912–1912
      9. 9. Lyle (Watson) DeWitt 1913–1916
      10. 10. Quince (Reese) DeWitt 1915–1918
      11. 11. Gwenevere DeWitt 1919–2000 m. FNU Hulse
      12. 12. Melvin (Kent) DeWitt 1922–2013
    9. 9. William (Washington) DeWitt 1879–1907 m. Elsie (Vilate) Owens
    10. 10. Rhoda (Ellen) DeWitt 1881–1888
    11. 11. Jessie (Dillis) DeWitt 1883–1959 m. Maude Jarvis
    12. 12. Mary (Eliza) DeWitt 1885–1885
  3. 3. Jessie (Dillis) DeWitt 1829–
  4. 4. John (Daniel) DeWitt 1830–
  5. 5. Sarah (Huldah) DeWitt 1834–
  6. 6. Rhoda (Ann) DeWitt 1836–
  7. 7. Mary (Eliza) DeWitt 1838–
  8. 8. Elijah (Reeves) DeWitt 1840–
  9. 9. Martha (Jane) DeWitt 1842–

Elijah DeWitt's Timeline

2 Records

1796
27 AUG 1796
Birth of Elijah Reeves DeWitt in Nelson Co., Ky., USA
Nelson Co., Ky., USA
1865
24 DEC 1865
Age 69
Death of Elijah Reeves DeWitt in Louisville, Clay Co., Il., USA
Louisville, Clay Co., Il., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 AUG 1796
    Event Place: Nelson Co., Ky., USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Combined Wahlfeld.FTW
    [2] CombinedWahlfeld3.FTW
    [3] bowlby.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 DEC 1865
    Event Place: Louisville, Clay Co., Il., USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Combined Wahlfeld.FTW
    [2] CombinedWahlfeld3.FTW
    [3] bowlby.FTW
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