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Joshua Elder 1798–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 APR 1798

Birth Location: Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Cumberland)

Death Date: 5 JUL 1879

Death Location: Winthrop, Maine (Kennebec)

Father: Joshua Elder

Mother: Joanna Roberts

Spouse(s): Phebe Day

Children(s): Eben(ezer) Elder, Rebecca Elder, William Elder, Augusta Elder, James Elder, Joseph Elder

Joshua Elder was born in 1798 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Cumberland), the child of Joshua Elder And Joanna Roberts. Joshua Elder married Phebe B Day, and had children including Augusta Ann Elder, Eben Ezer Webster Elder, James Granville Elder, Joseph Parker Elder, Rebecca Jane Elder, William Erastus Elder. Joshua Elder passed away in 1879 in Winthrop, Maine (Kennebec).

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Biography

  • Joshua Elder was born in 1798 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Cumberland), the child of Joshua Elder And Joanna Roberts.
  • Joshua Elder married Phebe B Day, and had children including Augusta Ann Elder, Eben Ezer Webster Elder, James Granville Elder, Joseph Parker Elder, Rebecca Jane Elder, William Erastus Elder.
  • Joshua Elder passed away in 1879 in Winthrop, Maine (Kennebec).

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Elder
1763–
Birth Location: Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Cumberland)
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Joanna Roberts
1765–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Phebe Day
1801–1849
Birth Location: Leeds, Maine (Androscoggin)
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Children(s)

Eben(ezer) Elder
1822–1898
Birth Location: Corinna, Maine (Penobscot)
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Rebecca Elder
1826–1859
Birth Location: Saint Albans, Maine (Somerset)
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William Elder
1829–
Birth Location: Saint Albans, Maine (Somerset)
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Augusta Elder
1831–1911
Birth Location: Saint Albans, Maine (Somerset)
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James Elder
1834–1907
Birth Location: Saint Albans, Maine (Somerset)
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Joseph Elder
1842–1905
Birth Location: Saint Albans, Maine (Somerset)
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Joshua Elder's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Elder
1798–1879
Birth Place: Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Cumberland)
Parents
Joshua Elder
1763–
Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Cumberland)
Joanna Roberts
1765–
Grandparents
John Elder
1735–
Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Cumberland)
Miriam Purington
1737–
Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Cumberland)
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Elder's Descendants

1.
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Joshua Elder (1 APR 1798–5 JUL 1879) m. Phebe (B.) Day (10 JAN 1801–25 OCT 1849)
  1. 1. Eben(ezer) (Webster) Elder 1822–1898 m. Ruby (Ann) Wing 1827–1897
    1. 1. Clara (Rosette) Elder 1845–
    2. 2. Phebe (Rosealthy) Elder 1852–
    3. 3. Lydia (Adelle) Elder 1855–1890
      1. 1. Elizabeth ("Bessie") Turner 1883– m. Alton (Garslon) Harris 1881–
        1. 1. David (Alton) Harris 1915–1991
        2. 2. Ronald Harris 1916–1980
        3. 3. Emory (Edward) Harris 1913–
      2. 2. Hazel Turner 1887–
    4. 4. Frank (Jackson) Elder 1859–1864
  2. 2. Rebecca (Jane) Elder 1826–1859 m. Moses Mears 1825–1876
    1. 1. Lilla Mears 1848–1848
    2. 2. Addie (Augusta) Mears 1850–1888
      1. 1. William (Arthur) Hunt 1872–1879
      2. 2. Arthur (W.) Hunt 1875–1875
      3. 3. Grace (B.) Hunt 1876–1876
    3. 3. Phebe (Ann) Mears 1851–1915 m. Arthur (Eaton) Holt 1847–
      1. 1. Lilla (Eaton) Holt 1877– m. Clifford Mortimer 1877–
        1. 1. Grace (Lillian) Mortimer 1905–
        2. 2. Reginald (Arthur) Mortimer 1907–
        3. 3. Beatrice (Louise) Mortimer 1915–
    4. 4. Joshua Mears 1854–1854
  3. 3. William (Erastus) Elder 1829– m. Annette Stafford –1863 m. Lydia (A.) Pettengill 1845–
    1. 1. Leora (Estelle) Elder 1867– m. Eben (Eaton) Rand 1841–1890
  4. 4. Augusta (Ann) Elder 1831–1911 m. Rendall (W.) Clark(e) –1896
  5. 5. James (Granville) Elder 1834–1907 m. Priscilla (Gerrish) Wing 1832–1903
    1. 1. Charles (Sumner) Elder 1857– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Jackson 1857–
      1. 1. Perley (Calvin) Elder 1878–1901
    2. 2. George (Knox) Elder 1864–
  6. 6. Joseph (Parker) Elder 1842–1905

Joshua Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1 APR 1798
Birth of Joshua Elder in Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Cumberland)
Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Cumberland)
1879
5 JUL 1879
Age 81
Death of Joshua Elder in Winthrop, Maine (Kennebec)
Winthrop, Maine (Kennebec)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 APR 1798
    Event Place: Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: The Day Association, Day Genealogy - Green Book (Furbush-Roberts Printing Co. Inc 435 Odlin Road, Bangor Maine 1967)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 JUL 1879
    Event Place: Winthrop, Maine (Kennebec)
    Record Source: The Day Association, Day Genealogy - Green Book (Furbush-Roberts Printing Co. Inc 435 Odlin Road, Bangor Maine 1967)
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