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Samuel Elwell 1718–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Oct 1718

Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1779

Death Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel Elwell

Mother: Rebekah Brown

Spouse(s): Judith Rowe

Children(s): Samuel Jr, Robert Elwell, Lois Elwell, Dorcas Elwell, Dorcas Elwell, Benjamin Elwell, Sarah Elwell, Judith Elwell, Rebecca Elwell

Samuel Elwell was born in 1718 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Elwell And Rebekah Brown. Samuel Elwell married Judith Rowe, and had children including Benjamin Elwell, Dorcas Elwell, Dorcas Rowe Elwell, Judith Elwell, Lois Elwell, Rebecca Elwell, Robert Elwell, Samuel Elwell Jr, Sarah Elwell. Samuel Elwell passed away in 1779 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Elwell was born in 1718 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Elwell And Rebekah Brown.
  • Samuel Elwell married Judith Rowe, and had children including Benjamin Elwell, Dorcas Elwell, Dorcas Rowe Elwell, Judith Elwell, Lois Elwell, Rebecca Elwell, Robert Elwell, Samuel Elwell Jr, Sarah Elwell.
  • Samuel Elwell passed away in 1779 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Elwell
1697–1742
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Rebekah Brown
1698–1738
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Judith Rowe
1721–1770
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
JR

Children(s)

Samuel Jr
1739–1807
Birth Location: Gloucester East Ward, Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
SJ
Robert Elwell
1754–1812
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Lois Elwell
1760–1821
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Dorcas Elwell
1747–1843
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Dorcas Elwell
1741–1743
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Elwell
1778–
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
BE
Sarah Elwell
1752–1753
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Judith Elwell
1744–1775
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Rebecca Elwell
1748–1749
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Samuel Elwell's Ancestors

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Samuel Elwell
1718–1779
Birth Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Elwell
1697–1742
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Rebekah Brown
1698–1738
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Robert Elwell
1664–1748
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Gardner
1669–1726
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Gardner
1638–1684
Elizabeth Vinson
1644–1684
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Sr
1565–1635

Samuel Elwell's Descendants

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Samuel Elwell (05 Oct 1718–1779) m. Judith Rowe (30 Jun 1721–1770)
  1. 1. Samuel (Elwell) Jr 1739–1807 m. Mary Boynton 1739–1802
    1. 1. William Elwell 1771–1813
      1. 1. Elizabeth Elwell 1793–1847
        1. 1. Elizabeth (A) Hobson 1813–1890
    2. 2. David Elwell 1771–1835
    3. 3. Samuel Elwell 1766–
    4. 4. Benjamin (Elwell) Jr 1768–1855
    5. 5. Judith (Elwell) Low 1759–1839
    6. 6. Martha Elwell 1764–
    7. 7. Molly Elwell 1760–
  2. 2. Robert Elwell 1754–1812
  3. 3. Lois Elwell 1760–1821
  4. 4. Dorcas (Rowe) Elwell 1747–1843
  5. 5. Dorcas Elwell 1741–1743
  6. 6. Benjamin Elwell 1778–
  7. 7. Sarah Elwell 1752–1753
  8. 8. Judith Elwell 1744–1775
  9. 9. Rebecca Elwell 1748–1749

Samuel Elwell's Timeline

2 Records

1718
05 Oct 1718
Birth of Samuel Elwell in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1779
1779
Age 61
Death of Samuel Elwell in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Oct 1718
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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