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Thomas Elder Esquire 1767–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 January 1767

Birth Location: Paxton, Dauphin, County

Death Date: 20 April 1853

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

Father: John ELDER

Mother: Mary Simpson

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Thomas Elder Esquire was born in 1767 in Paxton, Dauphin, County, the child of John Elder And Mary Simpson. Thomas Elder Esquire passed away in 1853 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Elder Esquire was born in 1767 in Paxton, Dauphin, County, the child of John Elder And Mary Simpson.
  • Thomas Elder Esquire passed away in 1853 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Thomas Esquire's Ancestors

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Thomas Esquire
1767–1853
Birth Place: Paxton, Dauphin, County
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

Thomas Esquire's Timeline

2 Records

1767
30 January 1767
Birth of Thomas Elder Esquire in Paxton, Dauphin, County
Paxton, Dauphin, County
1853
20 April 1853
Age 86
Death of Thomas Elder Esquire in Harrisburg, PA
Harrisburg, PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 January 1767
    Event Place: Paxton, Dauphin, County
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 342
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Deaths, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States; Records and Indexes of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1852-1854
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Pennsylvania Genealogies : Index of Surnames

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 April 1853
    Event Place: Harrisburg, PA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 342
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Deaths, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States; Records and Indexes of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1852-1854
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 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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