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The Elder 1709–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1709

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 11 May 1778

Death Location: Hayes, Kent, England

Father: Robert Pitt

Mother: Harriet Fitzgerald

Spouse(s): Hester Grenville

Children(s): Harriot Pitt, Hester Pitt, John Pitt, The Younger

The Elder / was born in 1709 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Robert Pitt And Harriet Villiers Fitzgerald. The Elder married Hester Grenville, and had children including Harriot Pitt, Hester Pitt, John Pitt, The Younger. The Elder / passed away in 1778 in Hayes, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The Elder // was born in 1709 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Robert Pitt And Harriet Villiers Fitzgerald.
  • The Elder // married Hester Grenville, and had children including Harriot Pitt, Hester Pitt, John Pitt, The Younger.
  • The Elder // passed away in 1778 in Hayes, Kent, England.

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Spouses(s)

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The Elder's Ancestors

Self
The Elder
1709–1778
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Robert Pitt
1685–1736
Boconnoc, Cornwall
Harriet (Villiers) Fitzgerald
1685–
Grandparents
Edward Villiers
1663–1693
Catherine Fitzgerald
1660–1725
Great-Grandparents
John Fitzgerald
1642–1664
Catherine Power
1641–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gerald Fitzgerald
–1643

The Elder's Descendants

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The Elder (15 Nov 1709–11 May 1778) m. Hester Grenville (8 Nov 1720–3 Apr 1803)
  1. 1. Harriot Pitt 1770– m. Edward (James) Eliot 1758–1797
  2. 2. Hester Pitt 1755–1780
  3. 3. John Pitt 1756–1835
  4. 4. The Younger 1759–1806

The Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1709
15 Nov 1709
Birth of The Elder // in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1778
11 May 1778
Age 69
Death of The Elder // in Hayes, Kent, England
Hayes, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1709
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1778
    Event Place: Hayes, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Feb 2006

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1709

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