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Elijah McCoy 1837–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 April 1837

Birth Location: United States of America

Death Date: 12 February 1909

Death Location: Spencer County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: John McCOY

Mother: Jemima Hurst

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The story of Elijah McCoy began in 1837 in United States of America. Elijah McCoy passed away in 1909 in Spencer County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah McCoy began in 1837 in United States of America.
  • Elijah McCoy passed away in 1909 in Spencer County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Elijah McCoy's Ancestors

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Elijah McCoy
1837–1909
Birth Place: United States of America
Parents
John Wesley McCOY
1797–1860
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Jemima Hurst
1795–1864
Indiana, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
William (Mccoy) Sr.
1765–1842
Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Nancy (Anna) Craycroft
1769–1842
Hampshire Co, Virginia, United States
John Hurst
1769–1854
Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Molly) McCarty
1770–1850
New Market, Shenandoah,Virginia,United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas McCoy
1739–1784
Elizabeth Baskins
1750–1800
Jemima Atkinson*
1756–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Baskins
1720–1788
Elizabeth Mitchell
1722–1792

Elijah McCoy's Timeline

2 Records

1837
5 April 1837
Birth of Elijah McCoy in United States of America
United States of America
1909
12 February 1909
Age 72
Death of Elijah McCoy in Gentryville, Spencer County, Indiana, United States of America
Gentryville, Spencer County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 April 1837
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1909
    Event Place: Gentryville, Spencer County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spencer County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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