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Elijah Yates 1797–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1797

Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 4 Aug 1881

Death Location: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States

Father: James Yates

Mother: Sarah Sanford

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In 1797, Elijah Yates entered the world in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States, born to James Yates And Sarah Sanford. Elijah Yates passed away in 1881 in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1797, Elijah Yates entered the world in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States, born to James Yates And Sarah Sanford.
  • Elijah Yates passed away in 1881 in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States.

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Elijah Yates's Ancestors

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Elijah Yates
1797–1881
Birth Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Parents
James Yates
1765–1849
or, Washington, Virginia, United States
Sarah Sanford
1772–1854
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Yates
1738–1827
Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Nancy (Ann) Gibson
1737–1795
Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Pierce Sanford
1760–1827
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Sampson
1756–
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Yates
1694–1761
Margaret Rigg
1689–1738
ABRAHAM GIBSON
1724–1793
Ann Gibson
1725–1800
Robert Sanford
1725–1787
Ann Durrett
1742–1794
Richard Sampson
1730–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Yates
1663–1733
Agnes Webster
1663–1724
Robert Rigg
1672–1692
Jane Baylisse
1670–1736
Jacob Gibson
1685–1734
Jane Russell
1696–1735
Robert Sanford
1690–1738
Mary Muse
1699–1785
Richard Durrett
1722–1784
Sarah Hampton
1722–1784

Elijah Yates's Timeline

2 Records

1797
29 Mar 1797
Birth of Elijah Yates in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
1881
4 Aug 1881
Age 84
Death of Elijah Yates in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States
Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1797
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1881
    Event Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States

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