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Elijah Putnam 1761–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 JUN 1761

Birth Location: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 11 AUG 1825

Death Location: Covington, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Samuel Putnam

Mother: Sarah Nurse

Spouse(s): Betsey Fayton, Lucy Redington

Children(s): Sally Putnam, Thomas Putnam, Betsey Putnam, Christina Putnam

The story of Elijah Putnam began in 1761 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Elijah Putnam married Betsey Fayton, Lucy Redington, and had children including Betsey Taylor Putnam, Christina Putnam, Sally Putnam, Thomas Putnam. Elijah Putnam passed away in 1825 in Covington, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Putnam began in 1761 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Elijah Putnam married Betsey Fayton, Lucy Redington, and had children including Betsey Taylor Putnam, Christina Putnam, Sally Putnam, Thomas Putnam.
  • Elijah Putnam passed away in 1825 in Covington, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Putnam
1724–1775
Birth Location: Salem Village (Danvers), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
SP
Sarah Nurse
1722–1777
Birth Location: Salem Village (Danvers), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
SN

Spouses(s)

Betsey Fayton
1760–1785
Birth Location: Langdon, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
BF
Lucy Redington
1758–
Birth Location: Langdon, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
LR

Children(s)

Sally Putnam
1794–1890
Birth Location: Langdon, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
SP
Thomas Putnam
1790–1870
Birth Location: Langdon, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
TP
Betsey Putnam
1784–1827
Birth Location: Langdon, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
BP
Christina Putnam
1792–1871
Birth Location: Langdon, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
CP

Elijah Putnam's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Putnam
1761–1825
Birth Place: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Putnam
1724–1775
Salem Village (Danvers), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Nurse
1722–1777
Salem Village (Danvers), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Putnam
1681–1757
Salem Village (Danvers), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Whipple
1694–1757
Chebacco (Ipswich), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ebenezer Nurse
1690–1764
Salem Village (Danvers), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Mitchell
1697–
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Putnam
1652–1699
Anne Carr
1661–1699
Joseph Whipple
1639–1708
Sarah Fairchild
1639–1713
Samuel Nurse
1649–1715
Mary Smith
1660–1716
Andrew Mitchell
1662–1736
Abigail Atwood
1662–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Putnam
1615–1686
Anne Holyoke
1621–1665
George Carr
1599–1682
Elizabeth Oliver
1624–1691
Matthew Whipple
1590–1647
Anne Hawkins
1600–1647
Sarah Seabrook
1618–1658
Francis Nurse
1618–1695
Rebecca Towne
1621–1692
Thomas Mitchell
1631–1709
Mary Moulton
1635–

Elijah Putnam's Descendants

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Elijah Putnam (7 JUN 1761–11 AUG 1825) m. Betsey Fayton (1 JUL 1760–10 NOV 1785) m. Lucy Redington (8 FEB 1758–)
  1. 1. Sally Putnam 1794–1890 m. Peter Keltz 1792–1879
  2. 2. Thomas Putnam 1790–1870 m. Zilpha (Putnam) Miller 1792–1867 m. Hannah Huntington 1794–1821
  3. 3. Betsey (Taylor) Putnam 1784–1827 m. John Duncan 1780–1872
  4. 4. Christina Putnam 1792–1871 m. Ephraim (Bennett) Gerould 1788–1845

Elijah Putnam's Timeline

2 Records

1761
7 JUN 1761
Birth of Elijah Putnam in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1825
11 AUG 1825
Age 64
Death of Elijah Putnam in Covington, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Covington, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JUN 1761
    Event Place: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 AUG 1825
    Event Place: Covington, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
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