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Elijah Gleason 1779 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1779

Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 22 May 1863

Death Location: Harpersfield, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

Father: Ariel Gleason

Mother: Lucy Green

Spouse(s): Cynthia Gunn

Children(s): Lewis Gleason

The story of Elijah Gleason began in 1779 in Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America. Elijah Gleason married Cynthia Gunn, and had children including Lewis Gleason. Elijah Gleason passed away in 1863 in Harpersfield, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Gleason began in 1779 in Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.
  • Elijah Gleason married Cynthia Gunn, and had children including Lewis Gleason.
  • Elijah Gleason passed away in 1863 in Harpersfield, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ariel Gleason
1743 – 1783
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
AG
Lucy Green
1740 – 1809
Birth Location: New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
LG

Spouses(s)

Cynthia Gunn
1785 – 1838
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
CG

Children(s)

Lewis Gleason
1800 – 1879
Birth Location: Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
LG

Elijah Gleason's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Gleason
1779 – 1863
Birth Place: Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Ariel I. Gleason
1743 – 1783
Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Lucy Green
1740 – 1809
New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
John (Gleason) II
1706 – 1757
Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Sarah Robbins
1700 –
Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Gleason
1685 – 1717
Hannah Wolworth
1681 – 1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gleason
1648 – 1691
Abiah Bartlett
1651 – 1723
Richard Woolworth
1648 – 1696
Hannah Huggins
1659 – 1691

Elijah Gleason's Descendants

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Elijah Gleason (July 1779 – 22 May 1863) m. Cynthia Gunn (1785 – 1838)
  1. 1. Lewis Gleason (1800 – 2 February 1879) m. Betsey Huntley (6 Jan 1801 – 14 Jan 1884)
    1. 1. Rufus Gleason (1828 – 28 February 1863)
      1. 1. John (Riley) Gleason (12 Mar 1861 – 21 Feb 1928) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hobson (29 Feb 1868 – 11 Mar 1902)
        1. 1. John (Robert) Gleason (10 Feb 1891 – 19 Apr 1964) m. Jessie (Vinnie) Allen (1 Mar 1893 – 29 Sept 1946)

Elijah Gleason's Timeline

2 Records

1779
July 1779
Birth of Elijah Gleason in Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1863
22 May 1863
Age 84
Death of Elijah Gleason in Harpersfield, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
Harpersfield, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1779
    Event Place: Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1863
    Event Place: Harpersfield, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
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