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Elijah Phelps 1796–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1796

Birth Location: Andover, NJ

Death Date: 14 Apr 1865

Death Location: Eden, Ontario, Canada

Father: Enon Phelps

Mother: Mehitable Goldsmith

Spouse(s): CLARISSA BOSWORTH

Children(s): Laura Phelps, Nelson Phelps, Truman Phelps, Clinton Phelps, William Phelps, Minard Phelps, Othnile Phelps, ELIJAH PHELPS, Enon Phelps

Elijah Phelps was born in 1796 in Andover, NJ, the child of Enon Phelps And Mehitable Goldsmith. Elijah Phelps married Clarissa Bosworth, and had children including Clinton Dwight Phelps, Elijah Leroy Phelps, Enon Wilson Phelps, Laura Ann Phelps, Minard B Phelps, Nelson D Phelps, Othnile D Phelps, Truman Phelps, William Freeman Phelps. Elijah Phelps passed away in 1865 in Eden, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Elijah Phelps was born in 1796 in Andover, NJ, the child of Enon Phelps And Mehitable Goldsmith.
  • Elijah Phelps married Clarissa Bosworth, and had children including Clinton Dwight Phelps, Elijah Leroy Phelps, Enon Wilson Phelps, Laura Ann Phelps, Minard B Phelps, Nelson D Phelps, Othnile D Phelps, Truman Phelps, William Freeman Phelps.
  • Elijah Phelps passed away in 1865 in Eden, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Enon Phelps
1766–1855
Birth Location: Amenia, Dutchess Co, New York, USA
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Mehitable Goldsmith
1775–1854
Birth Location: Hanover Neck, Morris, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

CLARISSA BOSWORTH
1797–1874
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont, United States
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Children(s)

Laura Phelps
1819–1856
Birth Location: Homer, Cortland, New York, United States
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Nelson Phelps
1821–1900
Birth Location: Homer Twp., Cortland, New York, USA
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Truman Phelps
1825–1828
Birth Location: Homer, Cortland, New York, United States
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Clinton Phelps
1828–1883
Birth Location: United States
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William Phelps
1832–1849
Birth Location: Homer, Cortland, New York, United States
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Minard Phelps
1835–1912
Birth Location: Glen, Eden, Ontario, Canada
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Othnile Phelps
1838–1904
Birth Location: Canada
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ELIJAH PHELPS
1823–1905
Birth Location: Homer Twp., Cortland, New York, USA
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Enon Phelps
1830–1908
Birth Location: Homer Twp., Cortland, New York, USA
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Elijah Phelps's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Phelps
1796–1865
Birth Place: Andover, NJ
Parents
Enon Phelps
1766–1855
Amenia, Dutchess Co, New York, USA
Mehitable Goldsmith
1775–1854
Hanover Neck, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
ELIJAH (PHELPS) I
1724–1781
Hebron, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Jemima Wilson
1724–1780
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Noah Phelps
1694–1764
Marie Dyer
1690–1764
Samuel Wilson
1689–1762
Jemima Lewis
1700–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy II
1663–1719
martha crow
1669–1775
Henry Dyer
1676–1742
Mary Royce
1677–1727
Samuel Wilson
1653–1697
Mary Griffin
1651–1728
Thomas Lewis
1656–1718
Sarah Bassett
1662–1730

Elijah Phelps's Descendants

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Elijah Phelps (17 Nov 1796–14 Apr 1865) m. CLARISSA BOSWORTH (10 May 1797–21 Dec 1874)
  1. 1. Laura (Ann) Phelps 1819–1856 m. Abraham Brown 1798–1875
    1. 1. Laura (Ann) Brown 1856–1856
    2. 2. Elijah Brown 1840–1913
    3. 3. Amasa Brown 1842–1923
    4. 4. Mary (Huldah) Brown 1844–1897
    5. 5. Rebecca (U) Brown 1846–1918
    6. 6. Calvin (Wilson) Brown 1849–1927
    7. 7. Sarah (Rosana) Brown 1851–
    8. 8. Ella (Adelaide) Brown 1853–1909
  2. 2. Nelson (D) Phelps 1821–1900 m. Rebecca Ostrander 1829–1926
    1. 1. William (F) Phelps 1854–1942
    2. 2. Sarah (M) Phelps 1860–1948
    3. 3. John (Nelson) Phelps 1870–1955
    4. 4. Laura (Ella) Phelps 1872–1906
    5. 5. Lewis (Edwin) Phelps 1874–1949
    6. 6. Abraham (Lincoln) Phelps 1865–1940
    7. 7. Asa Phelps 1852–1943
    8. 8. Martha (Ann) Phelps 1858–
    9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) Phelps 1850–1916 m. James (Richard) Perry 1842–1923 m. Edwin (Elisha) Chaffee 1846–1922
      1. 1. William (Nelson) Perry 1871–1954 m. Martha (B) Sherman 1875–1906 m. Edith (Estella) Ash 1876–1944
        1. 1. Jay (W) Perry 1895–1918
        2. 2. Hazel (May) Perry 1896–1975
        3. 3. Morris (R) Perry 1898–1975
        4. 4. Richard (Nelson) Perry 1919–1988
        5. 5. Josephine (P) Perry 1913–1999
        6. 6. Darwin (H) Perry 1917–1945
        7. 7. Kenneth Perry 1907–1994
      2. 2. Asa (Elijah) Perry 1873–1940
      3. 3. Freeman (C) Perry 1878–1939
      4. 4. Elnora (Rebecca) Perry 1880–1962
      5. 5. Altha Chaffee 1888–1889
      6. 6. Ada (Gladys) Chaffee 1892–1971
      7. 7. Edwin (Ensign) Chaffee 1889–1967
    10. 10. Julia (Etta) Phelps 1866–1947
  3. 3. Truman Phelps 1825–1828
  4. 4. Clinton (Dwight) Phelps 1828–1883
  5. 5. William (Freeman) Phelps 1832–1849
  6. 6. Minard (B) Phelps 1835–1912
  7. 7. Othnile (D) Phelps 1838–1904
  8. 8. ELIJAH (LEROY) PHELPS 1823–1905 m. MARGARET EMERY 1830–1916
    1. 1. Martha (Melinda) Phelps 1866–1925
    2. 2. TRUMAN (ISRAEL) PHELPS 1872–1950 m. CHARLOTTE (JANE (Lottie)) LUMLEY 1883–1954
      1. 1. Alma (Mae) Phelps 1910–2001
      2. 2. Sylvia (Marie) Phelps 1905–1906
      3. 3. LAWRENCE (ELMER) PHELPS 1916–1989 m. MARGARET (ELIZABETH "PEG") KOHLER 1920–2012
        1. 1. Yalon (Margaret) Phelps 1942–2005
        2. 2. Paul (Alan) Phelps 1943–2009
      4. 4. Mildred (Leata) Phelps 1912–1991
      5. 5. Arthur (LeRoy) Phelps 1907–1948
    3. 3. Alma (J) Phelps 1863–1883
    4. 4. Gilbert Phelps 1848–1866
    5. 5. Elijah Phelps 1849–1873
    6. 6. Mary Phelps 1854–1881
    7. 7. Clarissa Phelps 1852–1931
    8. 8. Judson Phelps 1856–1860
  9. 9. Enon (Wilson) Phelps 1830–1908

Elijah Phelps's Timeline

2 Records

1796
17 Nov 1796
Birth of Elijah Phelps in Andover, NJ
Andover, NJ
1865
14 Apr 1865
Age 69
Death of Elijah Phelps in Eden, Ontario, Canada
Eden, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1796
    Event Place: Andover, NJ

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1865
    Event Place: Eden, Ontario, Canada
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