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John Elam 1696–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 04 1696

Birth Location: Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 23 08 1744

Death Location: Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Robert Ellam

Mother: Mary Whitehand

Spouse(s): Deborah Browne, Mary Taylor, Anne Stinton

Children(s): Richd Ellom, Frances Ellam, Anne Ellam, Mary Ellam, John Ellam

John Elam was born in 1696 in Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Robert Ellam And Mary Whitehand. John Elam married Anne Stinton, Deborah Elam Nee Browne, Mary Taylor, and had children including Anne Ellam, Frances Ellam, John Ellam, Mary Ellam, Richd Ellom. John Elam passed away in 1744 in Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Elam was born in 1696 in Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Robert Ellam And Mary Whitehand.
  • John Elam married Anne Stinton, Deborah Elam Nee Browne, Mary Taylor, and had children including Anne Ellam, Frances Ellam, John Ellam, Mary Ellam, Richd Ellom.
  • John Elam passed away in 1744 in Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Elam's Ancestors

Self
John Elam
1696–1744
Birth Place: Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Robert Ellam
1663–1722
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary Whitehand
1677–1702
Little Wilbraham, Cambs
Grandparents
Henry Ellam
1635–1662
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Emma Taylor
1636–1662
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England
Thomas Whitehand
1629–1679
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Dorothy Bletsoe
1632–1707
Bedfordshire/Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Ellam
1601–1694
Elizabeth Newton
1602–1645
Margareta Starre
1604–1666
Thomas Whitehand
1604–1666
Grace Pentlowe
1607–1680
Thomas Bletsowe
1602–1678
Anne Clarke
1605–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Alam
1569–1606
Alyce Meller
1568–
Mathew Starre
1564–1646
Emma Bridges
1564–1642
Thomas Whitehand
1569–1623
Thomas Pentlow
1574–1628
Katherine Bromesall
1570–1652
William Bletsoe
1570–1640
Dorothy Goldsborough
1580–1602

John Elam's Descendants

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John Elam (05 04 1696–23 08 1744) m. Deborah (Elam nee) Browne (abt 1700–abt 1745) m. Mary Taylor (10 Jan 1713–29 Nov 1745) m. Anne Stinton (1697–17 Sept 1732)
  1. 1. Richd Ellom 1727–1773 m. Hannah Rylands 1728–1782 m. Margaret Westfield 1735–1811
    1. 1. John (Ellem) 1st 1768–1829 m. Jane ((Nancy)) Ratcliffe 1766–1826
      1. 1. Richard (Ellem) 1st 1800–1857 m. Charlotte (Ellem nee Huxley) 1 1802–1885
        1. 1. Samuel (Henry) Ellem 1846–1904 m. Agnes (Craft) 2 1847–1937
      2. 2. Hannah Ellam –1799
      3. 3. John Ellam 1788–
      4. 4. Sarah Ellam 1792–
      5. 5. William Ellam 1798–1854
      6. 6. Martha Ellam 1803–
    2. 2. Deborah (H) Ellem 1767–1819
  2. 2. Frances Ellam 1743–1748
  3. 3. Anne Ellam 1722–
  4. 4. Mary Ellam 1724–
  5. 5. John Ellam 1722–

John Elam's Timeline

2 Records

1696
05 04 1696
Birth of John Elam in Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England
1744
23 08 1744
Age 48
Death of John Elam in Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 04 1696
    Event Place: Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 08 1744
    Event Place: Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England

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