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Mathew Elder 1764–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1764 or 1760

Birth Location: Path Valley, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: Aug 1804

Death Location: Fannett Twp, Franklin Co., PA

Father: Robert Elder

Mother: Mary Elder

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In 1764, Mathew Elder entered the world in Path Valley, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Robert Elder And Mary Lowry Thorn Elder. Mathew Elder passed away in 1804 in Fannett Twp, Franklin Co., PA.

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Biography

  • In 1764, Mathew Elder entered the world in Path Valley, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Robert Elder And Mary Lowry Thorn Elder.
  • Mathew Elder passed away in 1804 in Fannett Twp, Franklin Co., PA.

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Mathew Elder's Ancestors

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Mathew Elder
1764–1804
Birth Place: Path Valley, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Robert Elder
1730–1807
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Mary (Lowry Thorn) Elder
1725–1813
Harrisburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Colonial Era
Grandparents
Robert (Elder) Sr.
1679–1746
Eldersile, Paisley Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Eleanor Gillespie
1684–1742
Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Lazarus (I, Commander 3rd Battalion-Revolutionary War, (Indian Trader) Lowry) (Loughry)
1688–1755
DONEGAL,DONEGAL,IRELAND
Elizabeth ("Etta") Campbell
1690–1725
Marietta, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Rev Gillespie
1643–1695
Barbara Lundy
1650–1695
James (Loughry)
1651–1735
John Campbell
1659–1773
Mary (CAMPBELL)
1662–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. 10GGF
1613–1648
Margaret Murray
1620–1675

Mathew Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1764
1764 or 1760
Birth of Mathew Elder in Path Valley, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Path Valley, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
1804
Aug 1804
Age 40
Death of Mathew Elder in Fannett Twp, Franklin Co., PA
Fannett Twp, Franklin Co., PA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764 or 1760
    Event Place: Path Valley, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1804
    Event Place: Fannett Twp, Franklin Co., PA

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