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Elisha Benjamin (Lieutenant) Lawrence 1720 – 1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Nov 1720

Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 1765

Death Location: South Carolina, United States

Father: Joseph Lawrence

Mother: Rachel Wright

Spouse(s): Rebecca Dodge

Children(s): Rachael LAWRENCE, Joseph Lawrence, John Lawrence, Joab Lawrence

The story of Elisha Benjamin (Lieutenant) Lawrence began in 1720 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. Elisha Benjamin (Lieutenant) Lawrence married Rebecca Ruth Dodge, and had children including Rachael LAWRENCE, Joseph Lawrence, John Lawrence, Joab Lawrence. Elisha Benjamin (Lieutenant) Lawrence passed away in 1765 in South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisha Benjamin (Lieutenant) Lawrence began in 1720 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.
  • Elisha Benjamin (Lieutenant) Lawrence married Rebecca Ruth Dodge, and had children including Rachael LAWRENCE, Joseph Lawrence, John Lawrence, Joab Lawrence.
  • Elisha Benjamin (Lieutenant) Lawrence passed away in 1765 in South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Lawrence
1670 – 1739
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Rachel Wright
1678 – 1744
Birth Location: Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Dodge
1722 – 1795
Birth Location: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Rachael LAWRENCE
1737 – 1810
Birth Location: , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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Joseph Lawrence
1744 – 1796
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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John Lawrence
1746 – 1826
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Joab Lawrence
1749 – 1813
Birth Location: , Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
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Elisha Lawrence's Ancestors

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Elisha Lawrence
1720 – 1765
Birth Place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Joseph Lawrence
1670 – 1739
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Rachel Wright
1678 – 1744
Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Lawrence's Descendants

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Elisha (Benjamin (Lieutenant)) Lawrence (6 Nov 1720 – 1765) m. Rebecca (Ruth) Dodge (9 Dec 1722 – 1795)
  1. 1. Rachael LAWRENCE (1737 – 1810)
  2. 2. Joseph Lawrence (1744 – 1796) m. Ann (1746 – 1819)
    1. 1. Esther Lawrence (1765 – 1845)
    2. 2. Margaret (Matilda) Lawrence (1770 – 1830)
    3. 3. Anna (Marie) Lawrence (7 APR 1788 – 1871) m. Thomas (J.) Bilbo (20 Jun 1776 – 20 Sep 1846)
      1. 1. Benjamin Bilbo (1806 – 1883) m. Harriet Reeves ( – 1859)
        1. 1. Isaac Bilbo (1829 – )
      2. 2. John Bilbo (8 MAY 1806 – 22 MAY 1855) m. Jane (Ann) Stevenson (2 DEC 1811 – 1850)
        1. 1. Thomas (Porter) Bilbo (26 JAN 1833 – 13 MAY 1900)
        2. 2. Sarah (Ann Elizabeth) Bilbo (1835 – 28 DEC 1918)
        3. 3. Mary (Jane) Bilbo (1839 – 10 JAN 1864)
        4. 4. Polly (Dyre) Bilbo (1841 – 1920)
      3. 3. Nancy (Ann) Belbo (14 JAN 1808 – 1908) m. Isham Reeves (1813 – 1865)
        1. 1. Ellen (Elizabeth) Reeves (25 SEP 1829 – 12 JUN 1873)
        2. 2. George (W) Reeves (25 MAR 1832 – 21 FEB 1916)
        3. 3. Martha (A.) Reeves (abt 1836 – 27 NOV 1918)
        4. 4. Laura Reeves (abt 1841 – 1916)
        5. 5. Joni Reeves (1843 – )
        6. 6. John (T) Reeves (1845 – 1910)
        7. 7. James (Milton) Reeves (11 Jun 1846 – 7 Jun 1912) m. Sabra (Ann) Reeves (28 February 1856 – 30 January 1920)
        8. 8. Joseph Reeves (1851 – 1852)
        9. 9. William (C) Reeves ( – MAY 1922)
      4. 4. Jane Bilbo (10 MAR 1810 – AFT 1860)
      5. 5. Jane Bilbo (10 MAR 1810 – 12 APR 1829) m. Wyatt Dupree (ABT 1810 – )
      6. 6. Joseph (Lawrence) BILBO (12 MAR 1812 – 1900)
      7. 7. William (Lawrence) Bilbo (25 MAR 1813 – 19 JAN 1879) m. Hulda Cole (1818 – )
        1. 1. Christopher (C.) Bilbo (ABT 1824 – )
        2. 2. Susan (C.) Bilbo (ABT 1834 – )
        3. 3. William (Ralph) Bilbo (ABT 1834 – )
        4. 4. Thomas (A.) Bilbo (ABT 1834 – )
        5. 5. Rebecca Bilbo (ABT 1834 – )
        6. 6. Joseph (Lawrence) Bilbo (1840 – )
        7. 7. Mary (Ann) Bilbo (1842 – )
        8. 8. John (Cole) Bilbo (27 OCT 1845 – )
        9. 9. Ellen (Lenora) Bilbo (3 MAY 1848 – )
      8. 8. Rebecca (Gaines) Bilbo (22 MAR 1818 – 31 DEC 1871)
      9. 9. Anna (Marie) Bilbo (12 JUN 1820 – 1900)
      10. 10. Laura (Esther) Bilbo (4 OCT 1827 – 1841) m. JAMES GLENN m. BERNETT JOHNSON
      11. 11. Margaret Bilbo (3 SEP 1832 – 8 APR 1840)
      12. 12. Catherine Bilbo ( – 1842)
  3. 3. John Lawrence (1746 – 22 Apr 1826)
  4. 4. Joab Lawrence (1749 – 1813)

Elisha Lawrence's Timeline

2 Records

1720
6 Nov 1720
Birth of Elisha Benjamin (Lieutenant) Lawrence in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
1765
1765
Age 45
Death of Elisha Benjamin (Lieutenant) Lawrence in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1720
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States
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