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Rev. Elisha B. Chambers 1779 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1779

Birth Location: Anson County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 Aug 1859

Death Location: Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Chambers

Mother: Patiana Spencer

Spouse(s): Lydia Stover

Children(s): Daniel Chambers

The story of Rev. Elisha B. Chambers Sr. began in 1779 in Anson County, North Carolina, USA. Rev. Elisha B. Chambers Sr. married Lydia Stover, and had children including Daniel Martin Chambers. Rev. Elisha B. Chambers Sr. passed away in 1859 in Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rev. Elisha B. Chambers Sr. began in 1779 in Anson County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Rev. Elisha B. Chambers Sr. married Lydia Stover, and had children including Daniel Martin Chambers.
  • Rev. Elisha B. Chambers Sr. passed away in 1859 in Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Chambers
1739 – 1809
Birth Location: Firth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JC
Patiana Spencer
1748 – 1787
Birth Location: Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
PS

Spouses(s)

Lydia Stover
1773 – 1866
Birth Location: VA
LS

Children(s)

Daniel Chambers
1811 – 1908
Birth Location: Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
DC

Rev. Chambers's Ancestors

Self
Rev. Chambers
1779 – 1859
Birth Place: Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Edmund Chambers
1739 – 1809
Firth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Patiana ("Patience") Spencer
1748 – 1787
Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Reynolds ("Runnels" Andrew) Chambers
1699 – 1765
Shettleston, Glasgow, Argyll Scotland, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
John (Duncan) Spencer
1700 – 1787
Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Poskit
1698 – 1749
Chapel Haddesley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Alexander GGF
1661 – 1752
Bonnie Chambers
1670 – 1736
Joshua Spencer
1675 – 1711
Joshua Spencer
1675 –
Richard Poskitt
1664 – 1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Spencer
1642 – 1717
Elizabeth Rudd
1645 – 1703

Rev. Chambers's Descendants

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Rev. (Elisha B.) Chambers (11 Jul 1779 – 11 Aug 1859) m. Lydia Stover (1773 – OCT 1866)
  1. 1. Daniel (Martin) Chambers (2 Dec 1811 – 28 Aug 1908) m. Victoria Chambers (1827 – )
    1. 1. Samuel Chambers (May 1853 – ) m. Martha (Jane) Nance (Jan 1850 – 21 Jan 1931)
      1. 1. James (S) Chambers (1882 – ) m. Jannie Rager (1880 – 1934)
        1. 1. Newt Chambers (12 Jun 1922 – 14 Jun 1974) m. Virgil Brust (abt 1926 – 6 Jul 2003)

Rev. Chambers's Timeline

9 Records

1779
11 Nov 1779
Birth of Rev. Elisha B. Chambers Sr. in Anson, North Carolina, USA
Anson, North Carolina, USA
1779
11 Jul 1779
Birth of Rev. Elisha B. Chambers Sr. in Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Anson County, North Carolina, USA
1789
28 June 1789
Age 10
Rev. Elisha B. Chambers Sr. was married in N. C.
N. C.
1791
1791
Age 12
Rev. Elisha B. Chambers Sr. was married in NC
NC
1793
1793
Age 14
Rev. Elisha B. Chambers Sr. was married in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1796
18 Nov 1796
Age 17
Rev. Elisha B. Chambers Sr. was married in North Carolina
North Carolina
1798
28 Jun 1798
Age 19
Rev. Elisha B. Chambers Sr. was married in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1859
11 August 1859
Age 80
Death of Rev. Elisha B. Chambers Sr. in Middle Fork, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Middle Fork, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
1859
11 Aug 1859
Age 80
Death of Rev. Elisha B. Chambers Sr. in Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1779
    Event Place: Anson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1779
    Event Place: Anson County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 June 1789
    Event Place: N. C.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: NC

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1796
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1798
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 August 1859
    Event Place: Middle Fork, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1859
    Event Place: Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
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