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Elijah Lyon 1778–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: , Amherst, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Jan 1836

Death Location: Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA

Father: Peter II

Mother: Elizabeth Norvell

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Elijah Lyon was born in 1778 in , Amherst, Virginia, USA, the child of Peter Lyon Ii And Elizabeth Bettie Norvell. Elijah Lyon passed away in 1836 in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Lyon was born in 1778 in , Amherst, Virginia, USA, the child of Peter Lyon Ii And Elizabeth Bettie Norvell.
  • Elijah Lyon passed away in 1836 in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA.

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Elijah Lyon's Ancestors

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Elijah Lyon
1778–1836
Birth Place: , Amherst, Virginia, USA
Parents
Peter Lyon II
1750–1820
Dorchester, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth ("Bettie") Norvell
1750–1830
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Peter (Lyon) I
1698–1764
Dorchester, Maryland, United States
Margaret Lewis
1700–1764
Haverford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Pvt (James Norvell US War for Independence; slaveowner) 7x
1713–1789
Hanover County, Virginia, British America
Great-Grandparents
John LYON
1673–1725
George Norvell
1693–1786
Sarah Holdcroft
1695–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lyon
1647–1703
Abigail Lyon
1654–1703
Capt. (Amer.Rev.Patriot)
1669–1719
Sara Besouth
1674–1705
Henry Holdcroft
1670–1719

Elijah Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of Elijah Lyon in , Amherst, Virginia, USA
, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1836
27 Jan 1836
Age 58
Death of Elijah Lyon in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA
Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: , Amherst, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1836
    Event Place: Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA

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