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Elijah Harris 1762–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1762

Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Knox, Tennessee, United States

Father: Capt Jr

Mother: +Lucretia Brown

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The story of Elijah Harris began in 1762 in Surry, North Carolina, United States. Elijah Harris passed away in 1840 in Knox, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Harris began in 1762 in Surry, North Carolina, United States.
  • Elijah Harris passed away in 1840 in Knox, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt Jr
1741–1809
Birth Location: St. Martin's Parish, that part of Hanover that became Louisa (1742) Co., Va.
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+Lucretia Brown
1746–1806
Birth Location: New Kent (then Hanover, now Louisa?) Co., Va.
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Harris's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Harris
1762–1840
Birth Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Capt Robert Harris Jr
1741–1809
St. Martin's Parish, that part of Hanover that became Louisa (1742) Co., Va.
+Lucretia Brown
1746–1806
New Kent (then Hanover, now Louisa?) Co., Va.
Grandparents
Robert (Overton Harris) Maj.
1696–1765
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Mourning (M.) Glenn
1702–1775
New Kent, New Kent Co., Va.
+Benjamin Brown
1695–1762
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Sarah Dabney
1724–1802
Bearcastle,King William,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
William Harris
1669–1733
Temperance Overton
1679–1709
James Glenn
1664–1689
Mourning Winn
1668–1750
+John Brown
1671–1762
Mary Wilson
1673–1773
Sarah GGM
1688–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maj Harris
1630–1701
Col Overton
1638–1697
Mary Waters
1654–1697
James Glenn
1636–1696
Elizabeth Mitchell
1640–1688
Samuel Wynne\Winn
1640–1700
Helen Lachlan
1640–1689
+William acres
1650–1707
Frances Moss
1672–1725
Elizabeth #1
1650–

Elijah Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1762
4 Apr 1762
Birth of Elijah Harris in Surry, North Carolina, United States
Surry, North Carolina, United States
1840
1840
Age 78
Death of Elijah Harris in Knox, Tennessee, United States
Knox, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1762
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States
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