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Elijah Shepherd 1796–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Cane River, Yancey, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Cowee, Macon, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Shepherd

Mother: Mercy Sears

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In 1796, Elijah Shepherd entered the world in Cane River, Yancey, North Carolina, United States, born to Thomas Shepherd And Mercy Sears. Elijah Shepherd passed away in 1860 in Cowee, Macon, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1796, Elijah Shepherd entered the world in Cane River, Yancey, North Carolina, United States, born to Thomas Shepherd And Mercy Sears.
  • Elijah Shepherd passed away in 1860 in Cowee, Macon, North Carolina, United States.

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Elijah Shepherd's Ancestors

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Elijah Shepherd
1796–1860
Birth Place: Cane River, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas Shepherd
1761–1842
Lundenburg, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Mercy Sears
1739–1780
Yarmouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John (James) Shepherd
1734–1810
St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Lucy Sheppard
1735–1810
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Shepherd
1716–1751
Elizabeth Day
1720–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Sheppard
1675–1739
Avarilla Shepard
1680–1739
Thomas Day
1651–1705
Dorothy Hudson
1655–1699

Elijah Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Elijah Shepherd in Cane River, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Cane River, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 64
Death of Elijah Shepherd in Cowee, Macon, North Carolina, United States
Cowee, Macon, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Cane River, Yancey, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cowee, Macon, North Carolina, United States

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