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Joel Elam 1736–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1736

Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Charlotte County, Virginia

Death Date: 6 September 1799

Death Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Father: John Elam

Mother: Martha Archer

Spouse(s): Phoebe Hill

Children(s):

The story of Joel Elam began in 1736 in Dinwiddie, Charlotte County, Virginia. Joel Elam married Phoebe Elizabeth Hill. Joel Elam passed away in 1799 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel Elam began in 1736 in Dinwiddie, Charlotte County, Virginia.
  • Joel Elam married Phoebe Elizabeth Hill.
  • Joel Elam passed away in 1799 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

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Joel Elam's Ancestors

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Joel Elam
1736–1799
Birth Place: Dinwiddie, Charlotte County, Virginia
Parents
John Edward Elam
1700–1788
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Martha Archer
1727–1778
Whitby, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Mary (Lou) Elam
1670–1713
Virginia, United States
Richard (Dudley) III
1663–1716
South Farnham, Essex, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Wright
1667–1712
Great-Grandparents
Richard Dudley
1663–1716
ELIZABETH STEPHENS
1647–1716
Mary Stoddard
1652–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colonel blood
1623–1687
Mary (Seawell)
1628–1716
John Stephens
1618–1675
Mary Wade
1623–1699

Joel Elam's Timeline

2 Records

1736
1736
Birth of Joel Elam in Dinwiddie, Charlotte County, Virginia
Dinwiddie, Charlotte County, Virginia
1799
6 September 1799
Age 63
Death of Joel Elam in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 September 1799
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia

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