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Joel Elam 1736–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1736

Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 6 September 1798

Death Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Elam

Mother: Martha Goode

Spouse(s): Phoebe Elam

Children(s): Alexander Elam

The story of Joel Elam began in 1736 in Dinwiddie, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA. Joel Elam married Phoebe Elizabeth Hill Elam, and had children including Alexander Augustus Elam. Joel Elam passed away in 1798 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel Elam began in 1736 in Dinwiddie, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA.
  • Joel Elam married Phoebe Elizabeth Hill Elam, and had children including Alexander Augustus Elam.
  • Joel Elam passed away in 1798 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA.

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Joel Elam's Ancestors

Self
Joel Elam
1736–1798
Birth Place: Dinwiddie, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Elam
1700–1788
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Martha (Mary Dudley) Goode
1695–1774
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Edward) Elam
1677–1761
Henrico, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
John (Edward) Elam
1677–1761
Henrico, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Grubb Ransom) (Dudley-Elliott)
1669–1718
Mobjack Bay, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Gore
1634–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Grigsby
1599–1650

Joel Elam's Descendants

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Joel Elam (1736–6 September 1798) m. Phoebe (Elizabeth Hill) Elam (1744–17 November 1785)
  1. 1. Alexander (Augustus) Elam 1762–1799
    1. 1. Chandler (Norment) Elam 1790–1862 m. Tabitha (Catherine) Harris 1795–1860
      1. 1. Hillis (Eli) Elam 1833–1862 m. Lucinda (Elizabeth) Pearcy 1836–1903
        1. 1. George (Washington) Elam 1862–1930 m. Mary (Francis) Bell 1865–1893

Joel Elam's Timeline

2 Records

1736
1736
Birth of Joel Elam in Dinwiddie, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
1798
6 September 1798
Age 62
Death of Joel Elam in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 September 1798
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

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