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Elijah Riley 1785–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1838

Death Location: Florida

Father: WILLIAM RILEY

Mother: Catherine Stump

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Children(s):

In 1785, Elijah Riley entered the world in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, born to William Wellman Riley And Catherine Stump. Elijah Riley passed away in 1838 in Florida.

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Biography

  • In 1785, Elijah Riley entered the world in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, born to William Wellman Riley And Catherine Stump.
  • Elijah Riley passed away in 1838 in Florida.

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Elijah Riley's Ancestors

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Elijah Riley
1785–1838
Birth Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
WILLIAM WELLMAN RILEY
1745–1816
Frederick County, Maryland
Catherine Stump
1747–1813
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (M Sr.) Riley
1716–1794
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Riley
1676–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Riley
1653–1736
Margaret (Ploumer)
1657–1736

Elijah Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Elijah Riley in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
1838
1838
Age 53
Death of Elijah Riley in Florida
Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Florida

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