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Elijah Hanks 1740–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1740

Birth Location: , Richmond, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Aug 1798

Death Location: , Granville, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Hanks

Mother: SARAH DURHAM

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In 1740, Elijah Hanks entered the world in , Richmond, Virginia, USA, born to William Hanks And Sarah Durham. Elijah Hanks passed away in 1798 in , Granville, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Elijah Hanks entered the world in , Richmond, Virginia, USA, born to William Hanks And Sarah Durham.
  • Elijah Hanks passed away in 1798 in , Granville, North Carolina, USA.

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Elijah Hanks's Ancestors

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Elijah Hanks
1740–1798
Birth Place: , Richmond, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Hanks
1712–1787
, Richmond, Virginia, USA
SARAH DURHAM
1718–1786
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, Colonial America
Grandparents
Hester (Catherine) Mills
1680–1732
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Thomas (Durham) II
1690–1734
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Mary Smoot
1693–1750
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Mills
1657–1711
Hester White
1661–1695
William Captain
1634–1716
Joan Batten
1638–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard White
1653–1708
Grace Wood
1604–1666
Sir Captain
1593–1659
Ursula Greenaway
1603–1682

Elijah Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1740
17 Dec 1740
Birth of Elijah Hanks in , Richmond, Virginia, USA
, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1798
Aug 1798
Age 58
Death of Elijah Hanks in , Granville, North Carolina, USA
, Granville, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1740
    Event Place: , Richmond, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1798
    Event Place: , Granville, North Carolina, USA

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