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Samuel Elder 1772–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 February 1772

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 26 September 1815

Death Location: Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John ELDER

Mother: Mary Simpson

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Samuel Elder was born in 1772 in Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of John Elder And Mary Simpson. Samuel Elder passed away in 1815 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Elder was born in 1772 in Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of John Elder And Mary Simpson.
  • Samuel Elder passed away in 1815 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Samuel Elder's Ancestors

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Samuel Elder
1772–1815
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
John ELDER
1706–1792
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary Simpson
1732–1786
Paxtang, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert ELDER
1679–1746
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Eleanor Gillespie
1684–1742
Angus, Scotland
Thomas Simpson
1683–1761
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Sarah
1705–1770
Great-Grandparents
John Elder
1645–1715
Robert Gilespie
1643–1695
Barbara Lundy
1650–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1613–1648
Margaret Murray
1620–1675

Samuel Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1772
27 February 1772
Birth of Samuel Elder in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Pennsylvania, United States of America
1815
26 September 1815
Age 43
Death of Samuel Elder in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 February 1772
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Pennsylvania Genealogies : Index of Surnames

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 September 1815
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Pennsylvania Genealogies : Index of Surnames

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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