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Robert Elder 1795–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1795

Birth Location: Northern Ireland

Death Date: 25 Nov 1855

Death Location: Watertown, , New York, USA

Father: Rev. Elder

Mother: Margaret Archer

Spouse(s): Hannah Floyd

Children(s): Esther Elder, Lucinda Elder, Mathew Elder, James Elder, Adam Elder, Mary Elder, Margaret Elder

In 1795, Robert Elder entered the world in Northern Ireland, born to Rev James Elder And Margaret Archer. Robert Elder married Hannah Floyd, and had children including Adam Elder, Esther L Elder, James Elder, Lucinda Elder, Margaret Elder, Mary Elder, Mathew Elder. Robert Elder passed away in 1855 in Watertown, , New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1795, Robert Elder entered the world in Northern Ireland, born to Rev James Elder And Margaret Archer.
  • Robert Elder married Hannah Floyd, and had children including Adam Elder, Esther L Elder, James Elder, Lucinda Elder, Margaret Elder, Mary Elder, Mathew Elder.
  • Robert Elder passed away in 1855 in Watertown, , New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Elder
1757–1855
Birth Location: Garvagh, Ballury, Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Margaret Archer
1744–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Floyd
1798–1865
Birth Location: ,,,Northern Ireland
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Children(s)

Esther Elder
1831–1912
Birth Location: New York
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Lucinda Elder
1832–
Birth Location: –
LE
Mathew Elder
1840–1900
Birth Location: Jefferson Co., NY
ME
James Elder
1820–1891
Birth Location: Watertown, NY
JE
Adam Elder
1822–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Elder
1839–
Birth Location: –
ME
Margaret Elder
1822–1906
Birth Location: Watertown , New York
ME

Robert Elder's Ancestors

Self
Robert Elder
1795–1855
Birth Place: Northern Ireland
Parents
Rev. James Elder
1757–1855
Garvagh, Ballury, Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Margaret Archer
1744–
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John (W "Jack" Elder) III
1720–1788
Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Mary (Margaret) Gray
1760–1846
Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John II
1690–1779
Margaret Gore-Grey
1700–
James Gray
1735–
Elizabeth Reynolds
1738–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Elder
1660–1730
Margaret Anderson
1672–1720
Robert Elder
1666–1726
Janet Bethune-Seath
1680–
Rev. Gray
1671–1749

Robert Elder's Descendants

1.
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Robert Elder (Abt 1795–25 Nov 1855) m. Hannah Floyd (1798–25 Feb 1865)
  1. 1. Esther (L.) Elder 1831–1912
  2. 2. Lucinda Elder 1832–
  3. 3. Mathew Elder 1840–1900
  4. 4. James Elder 1820–1891
  5. 5. Adam Elder 1822–
  6. 6. Mary Elder 1839–
  7. 7. Margaret Elder 1822–1906 m. Samuel (Dewitt) Greaves 1823–1918
    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
        2. 2. Madison (Fiske) Dewey 1924–1974
        3. 3. Bryce (Chamberlin) Dewey 1927–2009

Robert Elder's Timeline

3 Records

1795
26 Aug 1795
Birth of Robert Elder in Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland
Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland
1795
Abt 1795
Birth of Robert Elder in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1855
25 Nov 1855
Age 60
Death of Robert Elder in Watertown, , New York, USA
Watertown, , New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1795
    Event Place: Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1795
    Event Place: Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1855
    Event Place: Watertown, , New York, USA
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