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Elizabeth Pennington 1785 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Ducks Creek, Bucks, PA

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Whitley, Kentucky, United States

Father: William Pennington

Mother: Elizabeth Wheeler

Spouse(s): Asa Ellison

Children(s): Rhoda Ellison

Elizabeth Pennington was born in 1785 in Ducks Creek, Bucks, PA, the child of William Thomas Pennington and Elizabeth Wheeler. Elizabeth Pennington married Asa H. Ellison, and had children including Rhoda Ellison. Elizabeth Pennington passed away in 1855 in Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Pennington was born in 1785 in Ducks Creek, Bucks, PA, the child of William Thomas Pennington and Elizabeth Wheeler.
  • Elizabeth Pennington married Asa H. Ellison, and had children including Rhoda Ellison.
  • Elizabeth Pennington passed away in 1855 in Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Pennington
1750 – 1820
Birth Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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Elizabeth Wheeler
1752 – 1830
Birth Location: Smithfield, Northampton, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Asa Ellison
1761 – 1830
Birth Location: Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
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Children(s)

Rhoda Ellison
1806 – 1867
Birth Location: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
RE

Elizabeth Pennington's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Pennington
1785 – 1855
Birth Place: Ducks Creek, Bucks, PA
Parents
William Thomas Pennington
1750 – 1820
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Elizabeth Wheeler
1752 – 1830
Smithfield, Northampton, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Maria (Alice) HOLMES
1733 – 1797
Minisink, Sullivan, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Holmes
1704 – 1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Holmes
1666 – 1745
Alice Ashton
1671 – 1716

Elizabeth Pennington's Descendants

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Elizabeth Pennington (1785 – 1855) m. Asa (H.) Ellison (7 Dec 1761 – 1830)
  1. 1. Rhoda Ellison (06 Feb 1806 – 14 Nov 1867) m. Samsom (Lafayette) Stanfield (17 Jan 1800 – 2 Aug 1887)
    1. 1. James Stanfield (28 Apr 1828 – 17 Sep 1903) m. Lucinda Broyles (09 Feb 1827 – 22 Jul 1903)
      1. 1. Margaret Stanfill (7 November 1872 – 3 October 1955) m. John (D) Lay (11 Apr 1860 – 11 Apr 1923)
        1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Lay (25 May 1887 – 17 June 1978) m. Lonzo (D) Pennington (25 Nov 1883 – 27 Mar 1936)

Elizabeth Pennington's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Elizabeth Pennington in Ducks Creek, Bucks, PA
Ducks Creek, Bucks, PA
1855
1855
Age 70
Death of Elizabeth Pennington in Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Whitley, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Ducks Creek, Bucks, PA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, United States
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