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Elisha Williams McKinstry Esq 1824–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1824

Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 1 Nov 1901

Death Location: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA

Father: David McKinstry

Mother: Nancy Backus

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Elisha Williams McKinstry Esq was born in 1824 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, the child of David Charles Mckinstry And Nancy Whiting Backus. Elisha Williams McKinstry Esq passed away in 1901 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Elisha Williams McKinstry Esq was born in 1824 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, the child of David Charles Mckinstry And Nancy Whiting Backus.
  • Elisha Williams McKinstry Esq passed away in 1901 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA.

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Elisha Esq's Ancestors

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Elisha Esq
1824–1901
Birth Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Parents
David Charles McKinstry
1778–1856
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan
Nancy (Whiting) Backus
1780–1866
Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Charles (McKinstry) Gen.
1755–1818
Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Tabitha Patterson
1756–1787
Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, USA
John (Backus) Jr.
1698–1769
Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Sarah (Sally) Whiting
1762–1832
Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
*Capt. (508)
1712–1776
Jane McKinstry
1712–1755
Sylvanus Backus
1738–1815
Elizabeth Gamble
1736–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert McKinstry
1690–
John Jr.
1698–1769
Sybil Whiting
1708–1755
John Gamble
1710–
Elizabeth
1712–1790

Elisha Esq's Timeline

2 Records

1824
10 April 1824
Birth of Elisha Williams McKinstry Esq in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1901
1 Nov 1901
Age 77
Death of Elisha Williams McKinstry Esq in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1824
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1901
    Event Place: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA

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