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Elijah Hanks 1766–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1766

Birth Location: N Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1821

Death Location: New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States

Father: John II

Mother: Susannah King

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The story of Elijah Hanks began in 1766 in N Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States. Elijah Hanks passed away in 1821 in New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Hanks began in 1766 in N Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States.
  • Elijah Hanks passed away in 1821 in New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States.

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Elijah Hanks's Ancestors

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Elijah Hanks
1766–1821
Birth Place: N Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Hanks II
1728–1810
Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Susannah (Anna) King
1730–1782
Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
John (Hanks) I
1681–1740
North Farnham, Richmond, VA, USA
Catherine Williams
1694–1779
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William I
1655–1704
Sarah Woodbridge
1653–1708
Thomas Glascock
1640–1701
Anne Nichols
1655–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hanks
1635–1704
Elizabeth Lee
1627–1702
PAUL WOODBRIDGE
1631–1691
BRIDGET FITZHERBERT
1635–1708

Elijah Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1766
19 Oct 1766
Birth of Elijah Hanks in N Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
N Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
1821
1821
Age 55
Death of Elijah Hanks in New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States
New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1766
    Event Place: N Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States

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