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Elisha Young 1704–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 OCT 1704

Birth Location: Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Death Date: 1766

Death Location: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Father: Elisha Young

Mother: Elizabeth Merrick

Spouse(s): Bethiah Smith

Children(s): Ebenezer Young, James Young

In 1704, Elisha Young entered the world in Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable), born to Elisha Young And Elizabeth Merrick. Elisha Young married Bethiah Smith, and had children including Ebenezer Young, James Young. Elisha Young passed away in 1766 in Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable).

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Biography

  • In 1704, Elisha Young entered the world in Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable), born to Elisha Young And Elizabeth Merrick.
  • Elisha Young married Bethiah Smith, and had children including Ebenezer Young, James Young.
  • Elisha Young passed away in 1766 in Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable).

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Elisha Young's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Young
1704–1766
Birth Place: Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Parents
Elisha Young
1682–1712
Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Elizabeth Merrick
1685–1712
Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Grandparents
Nathaniel Young
1656–
Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Mercy Davis
1662–
Barnstable, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Joseph Merrick
1662–1737
Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Elizabeth Howes
1662–1700
Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Great-Grandparents
John Young
1624–1691
Abigail Howland
1629–1692
Robert Davis
1610–1691
Ann Kingman
1620–1699
William Merrick
1603–1689
Rebecca Tracy
1624–1689
Joseph Howes
1634–1694
Elizabeth Mayo
1630–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Howland
1604–1670
Mary Newland
1608–1674
Henry Kingman
1593–1667
Joanna Drake
1596–1659
John Merrick
1579–
Dorothy Bishop
1570–1650
Stephen Tracy
1605–
Tryphosa Lee
1605–
Thomas Howes
1601–1665
Mary Burr
1603–1695
John Mayo
1598–1676
Tamisen Brike
1602–1681

Elisha Young's Descendants

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Elisha Young (27 OCT 1704–1766) m. Bethiah Smith (1708–AFT 31 JUL 1734)
  1. 1. Ebenezer Young 1732–
  2. 2. James Young 1741– m. Hannah Burgess 1745–
    1. 1. Ebenezer Young 1774–
      1. 1. Zillah Young 1810–1898 m. Stephen Cobb 1805–1875
        1. 1. Edward Cobb 1855–1930 m. Clara (H.) Liddle 1857–1916
        2. 2. Oscar Cobb 1840–
        3. 3. Mary (A.) Cobb 1841–
        4. 4. Florence Cobb 1847–
        5. 5. Julia Cobb 1849–
        6. 6. Llewellyn Cobb 1853–
        7. 7. Francis Cobb 1836–
        8. 8. Anne (M.) Cobb 1838–

Elisha Young's Timeline

2 Records

1704
27 OCT 1704
Birth of Elisha Young in Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
1766
1766
Age 62
Death of Elisha Young in Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 OCT 1704
    Event Place: Chatham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
    Record Source:
    [1] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R)
    [2] Massachusetts Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988 Ancestry.com, Elisha Young b. 27 Oct 1704 to Ebenzer and Elizabeth Young pg. 335, 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
    Record Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R)

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