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Elijah James 1766–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 1820

Death Location: Dickson county, Tennessee

Father: Joshua I

Mother: Abrilla Fogg

Spouse(s): Catherine James

Children(s): James James

In 1766, Elijah James entered the world in North Carolina, born to Joshua James I And Abrilla Abby Fogg. Elijah James married Catherine Kate James, and had children including James John James. Elijah James passed away in 1820 in Dickson county, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1766, Elijah James entered the world in North Carolina, born to Joshua James I And Abrilla Abby Fogg.
  • Elijah James married Catherine Kate James, and had children including James John James.
  • Elijah James passed away in 1820 in Dickson county, Tennessee.

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Elijah James's Ancestors

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Elijah James
1766–1820
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Joshua James I
1745–1823
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Abrilla (Abby) Fogg
1745–1826
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah James's Descendants

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Elijah James (1766–1820) m. Catherine ("Kate") James (1766–)
  1. 1. James (John) James 1786–1851 m. Nancy (Younger) Givens 1780–1869
    1. 1. Amos (Murray) James 1822–1871 m. Margaret (Jane Gibson) James 1828–1914
      1. 1. Pamelia (Ann Elizabeth) James 1850–1887 m. John (Wesley Bullard) SR 1850–1887
        1. 1. Calvin (William) Bullard 1881–1956 m. William (C) Bullard 1891–1942

Elijah James's Timeline

2 Records

1766
1766
Birth of Elijah James in North Carolina
North Carolina
1820
1820
Age 54
Death of Elijah James in Dickson county, Tennessee
Dickson county, Tennessee

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Dickson county, Tennessee

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