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Elijah Spencer 1798–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 2, 1798

Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: November 12, 1877

Death Location: Crawford County, Arkansas, USA

Father: John Spencer

Mother: Joannah Pennington

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In 1798, Elijah Spencer entered the world in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, born to John Spencer And Joannah Lorannah Pennington. Elijah Spencer passed away in 1877 in Crawford County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1798, Elijah Spencer entered the world in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, born to John Spencer And Joannah Lorannah Pennington.
  • Elijah Spencer passed away in 1877 in Crawford County, Arkansas, USA.

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Elijah Spencer's Ancestors

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Elijah Spencer
1798–1877
Birth Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Spencer
1769–1853
Wilkes, North Carolina
Joannah (Lorannah) Pennington
1765–1853
Wilkes, North Carolina
Grandparents
Joseph (Charles) Spencer
1738–1837
Lee, Virginia
Mary (Deroach) Broom
1731–1816
Lee, Virginia
William Pennington
1745–1817
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Abagail ((Abigail)) Caudill
1742–1812
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Spencer
1706–1794
Sarah Hill
1709–1755
Joseph DeRochbrune
1695–1753
Ephraim Pennington
1725–1792
Elizabeth Humphries
1720–1780
James Caudill
1726–1840
Mary Yarborough
1730–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Spencer
1689–1735
Catherine Parrott
1680–1735
Charles Hill
1672–1734
Elizabeth (Hovell)
1675–1713
Lewis DeRochbrune
1660–1710
Mary Wallton
1659–1695
Ephriam Pennington
1689–1750
Joanna Davis
1693–1775
Ambrose Yarbrough
1710–1788
Mary Mason
1712–1788

Elijah Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1798
October 2, 1798
Birth of Elijah Spencer in Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
1877
November 12, 1877
Age 79
Death of Elijah Spencer in Crawford County, Arkansas, USA
Crawford County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 2, 1798
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 12, 1877
    Event Place: Crawford County, Arkansas, USA

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