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Elijah Gleason 1779–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1779

Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1863

Death Location: Harpersfield, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

Father: Ariel Gleason

Mother: Lucy Green

Spouse(s): Cynthia Johnson

Children(s): Lucy Gleason

The story of Elijah Gleason began in 1779 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. Elijah Gleason married Cynthia Johnson, and had children including Lucy 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, Connecticut, USA.
  • Elijah Gleason married Cynthia Johnson, and had children including Lucy 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
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Lucy Green
1740–1809
Birth Location: New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Cynthia Johnson
1780–1838
Birth Location: Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Children(s)

Lucy Gleason
1802–1880
Birth Location: Ohio
LG

Elijah Gleason's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Gleason
1779–1863
Birth Place: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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
1687–1717
Hannah Twichel
1681–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Sanderson
1646–1735
Abiah Bartlett
1651–1723

Elijah Gleason's Descendants

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Elijah Gleason (July 1779–22 May 1863) m. Cynthia Johnson (1780–September 1838)
  1. 1. Lucy Gleason 1802–1880 m. A Custin 1805–1879
    1. 1. Robert (Lucas) Custin 1836–1910 m. Caroline 1831–1915
      1. 1. Mary (Almira) Keith 1855–1923

Elijah Gleason's Timeline

4 Records

1779
July 1779
Birth of Elijah Gleason in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
1800
1800
Age 21
Elijah Gleason was married in Berkshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Berkshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
1838
1838
Age 59
Elijah Gleason was married in Harpersfield, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
Harpersfield, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
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, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Berkshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Harpersfield, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1863
    Event Place: Harpersfield, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
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