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Elijah Sanford 1716–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1716

Birth Location: Connecticut, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 20 March 1757

Death Location: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Meeker

Mother: Elizabeth Sherwood

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Elijah Sanford was born in 1716 in Connecticut, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Meeker And Elizabeth Sherwood. Elijah Sanford passed away in 1757 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Sanford was born in 1716 in Connecticut, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Meeker And Elizabeth Sherwood.
  • Elijah Sanford passed away in 1757 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Elijah Sanford's Ancestors

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Elijah Sanford
1716–1757
Birth Place: Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Meeker
1663–1727
Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Sherwood
1681–1747
Norwalk, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Robert Meeker
1622–1684
Leamington, Warwickshire, England or Limington, Somerset
Susan Tuberfield
1630–1683
Barbados, West Indies
Isaac Sherwood
1645–1758
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth (Jackson GG7T) 8GGF
1652–1727
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Albert Meaker
1594–1624
Rosie Bennie
1598–1624
Thomas Jr
1624–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Meeker
1575–1690
Hannah William
1580–1650
Cobie Bennie
1570–1600
Elizabeth Hopkins
1575–1600
Thomas Sherwood
1586–1655

Elijah Sanford's Timeline

2 Records

1716
1716
Birth of Elijah Sanford in Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
1757
20 March 1757
Age 41
Death of Elijah Sanford in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 March 1757
    Event Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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