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Elisha Turner 1721 – 1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1721

Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1 Feb 1816

Death Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Father: Elisha Turner

Mother: Mary Studley

Spouse(s): Ruth Reed

Children(s): Melzar Turner

The story of Elisha Turner began in 1721 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Elisha Turner married Ruth Reed, and had children including Melzar Turner. Elisha Turner passed away in 1816 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisha Turner began in 1721 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Elisha Turner married Ruth Reed, and had children including Melzar Turner.
  • Elisha Turner passed away in 1816 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elisha Turner
1700 – 1735
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Mary Studley
1698 – 1736
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Reed
1724 – 1771
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, British America
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Children(s)

Melzar Turner
1751 – 1822
Birth Location: Weymouth, Massachusetts
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Elisha Turner's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Turner
1721 – 1816
Birth Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Elisha Turner
1700 – 1735
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Studley
1698 – 1736
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Elisha Turner
1656 – 1700
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Jacob
1666 – 1710
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin Studley
1661 – 1743
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Merritt
1668 – 1743
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Turner
1620 – 1697
Mary Brewster
1627 – 1698
John Studley
1631 – 1666
Elizabeth Lapham
1638 – 1678
John Merritt
1623 – 1676
Elizabeth Wyborne
1623 – 1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Turner
1593 – 1673
Lydia Gamer
1598 – 1669
Jonathan Brewster
1593 – 1659
Lucretia Oldham
– 1678
John Studley
1605 – 1650
Susanna Cox
1605 – 1650

Elisha Turner's Descendants

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Elisha Turner (1721 – 1 Feb 1816) m. Ruth Reed (28 Oct 1724 – 1771)
  1. 1. Melzar Turner (21 Sep 1751 – 26 Feb 1822) m. Susannah Loring (13 MAR 1757 – )
    1. 1. Susanna Turner (30 Apr 1780 – ) m. Luke Sylvester (18 May 1777 – 1814)
      1. 1. Jemima Sylvester (13 October 1800 – ) m. John Whitten (1800 – )
        1. 1. John (Sylvester) Whitten (30 November 1829 – 10 August 1895) m. Mercy (M) Sawyer (Sep 1827 – 21 Jul 1905)

Elisha Turner's Timeline

2 Records

1721
1721
Birth of Elisha Turner in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1816
1 Feb 1816
Age 95
Death of Elisha Turner in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1816
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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