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Elijah Hanks 1809–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 July 1809

Birth Location: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 11 January 1886

Death Location: Crystal Spring, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Benjamin Hanks

Mother: Rebecca Barton

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In 1809, Elijah Hanks entered the world in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Benjamin William Hanks And Rebecca Barton. Elijah Hanks passed away in 1886 in Crystal Spring, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1809, Elijah Hanks entered the world in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Benjamin William Hanks And Rebecca Barton.
  • Elijah Hanks passed away in 1886 in Crystal Spring, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Elijah Hanks's Ancestors

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Elijah Hanks
1809–1886
Birth Place: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Benjamin William Hanks
1779–1822
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Barton
1783–1875
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
William (Bedford Hanks) Jr
1739–1814
Maryland City, Anne Arundel, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA
Sarah (Rolfe) Benson
1741–1804
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Hanks
1707–1770
Ruth Shipley
1715–1774
William Benson
1718–1783
Anne Green
1719–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Hanks
1673–1733
Mary Beez
1686–1733
Robert Shipley
1678–1725
Elizabeth Stevens
1678–1761
John Benson
1690–1722
Anna Collins
1698–1755
Henry ff
1682–1719
Anne Saunders
1683–1747

Elijah Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1809
7 July 1809
Birth of Elijah Hanks in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
1886
11 January 1886
Age 77
Death of Elijah Hanks in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 July 1809
    Event Place: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 January 1886
    Event Place: Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crystal Spring, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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