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Margaret Elder 1822–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1822

Birth Location: Watertown , New York

Death Date: 26 Feb 1906

Death Location: Watertown , New York

Father: Robert Elder

Mother: Hannah Floyd

Spouse(s): Samuel Greaves

Children(s): Jennie Greaves

Margaret Elder was born in 1822 in Watertown , New York, the child of Robert Elder And Hannah Floyd. Margaret Elder married Samuel Dewitt Greaves, and had children including Jennie Elizabeth Greaves. Margaret Elder passed away in 1906 in Watertown , New York.

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Biography

  • Margaret Elder was born in 1822 in Watertown , New York, the child of Robert Elder And Hannah Floyd.
  • Margaret Elder married Samuel Dewitt Greaves, and had children including Jennie Elizabeth Greaves.
  • Margaret Elder passed away in 1906 in Watertown , New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Elder
1795–1855
Birth Location: Northern Ireland
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Hannah Floyd
1798–1865
Birth Location: ,,,Northern Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Greaves
1823–1918
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
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Children(s)

Jennie Greaves
1864–1946
Birth Location: Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA
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Margaret Elder's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Elder
1822–1906
Birth Place: Watertown , New York
Parents
Robert Elder
1795–1855
Northern Ireland
Hannah Floyd
1798–1865
,,,Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Rev. (James) Elder
1757–1855
Garvagh, Ballury, Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Margaret Archer
1744–
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John III
1720–1788
Mary Gray
1760–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1690–1779
Margaret Gore-Grey
1700–
James Gray
1735–
Elizabeth Reynolds
1738–1789

Margaret Elder's Descendants

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Margaret Elder (10 Nov 1822–26 Feb 1906) m. Samuel (Dewitt) Greaves (01 Feb 1823–13 Jun 1918)
  1. 1. Jennie (Elizabeth) Greaves 1864–1946 m. Hartley (Frederic) Dewey 1862–1945
    1. 1. Doris Dewey 1895–1977 m. Irving (Maxwell) Day 1894–1962
      1. 1. Irving (Maxwell Day) Jr 1922–
      2. 2. Hartley (Dewey) Day 1926–1999
      3. 3. Margaret Day 1920–2009
    2. 2. Dr. (Hartley Greaves) Dewey 1892–1963 m. Edith (Regina) Young 1891–1966
      1. 1. Hartley (C.) Dewey 1919–1999 m. Sarah (Louise "Sally") Glaser 1923–2014
        1. 1. Hartley (Fiske) Dewey 1947–2016
      2. 2. Madison (Fiske) Dewey 1924–1974
      3. 3. Bryce (Chamberlin) Dewey 1927–2009

Margaret Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1822
10 Nov 1822
Birth of Margaret Elder in Watertown , New York
Watertown , New York
1906
26 Feb 1906
Age 84
Death of Margaret Elder in Watertown , New York
Watertown , New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1822
    Event Place: Watertown , New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1906
    Event Place: Watertown , New York
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