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Thomas Elder 1708–1752 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1708

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: July 1752

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

Father: Robert Sr.

Mother: Eleanor Gillespie

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In 1708, Thomas Elder entered the world in Ireland, born to Robert Elder Sr And Eleanor Gillespie. Thomas Elder passed away in 1752 in Paxtang, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1708, Thomas Elder entered the world in Ireland, born to Robert Elder Sr And Eleanor Gillespie.
  • Thomas Elder passed away in 1752 in Paxtang, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Thomas Elder's Ancestors

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Thomas Elder
1708–1752
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Robert Elder Sr.
1679–1746
Eldersile, Paisley Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Eleanor Gillespie
1684–1742
Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
Rev (Robert) Gillespie
1643–1695
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Barbara Lundy
1650–1695
Kircaldy, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Rev. 10GGF
1613–1648
Margaret Murray
1620–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lilias Simson
1590–1657

Thomas Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1708
1708
Birth of Thomas Elder in Ireland
Ireland
1752
July 1752
Age 44
Death of Thomas Elder in Paxtang, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Paxtang, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1752
    Event Place: Paxtang, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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