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William Greenleaf Eliot 1811–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1811

Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 23 Jan 1887

Death Location: Pass Christian, Missouri, United States,

Father: William Eliot

Mother: Margaret Dawes

Spouse(s): Abigail Cranch

Children(s): Henry Eliot

The story of William Greenleaf Eliot began in 1811 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. William Greenleaf Eliot married Abigail Adams Cranch, and had children including Henry Ware Eliot. William Greenleaf Eliot passed away in 1887 in Pass Christian, Missouri, United States,.

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Biography

  • The story of William Greenleaf Eliot began in 1811 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
  • William Greenleaf Eliot married Abigail Adams Cranch, and had children including Henry Ware Eliot.
  • William Greenleaf Eliot passed away in 1887 in Pass Christian, Missouri, United States,.

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William Eliot's Ancestors

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William Eliot
1811–1887
Birth Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
William Eliot
1781–1853
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Margaret (Greenleaf) Dawes
1789–1875
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Dawes
1757–1825
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Margaret Greenleaf
1761–1836
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dawes
1731–1809
Hannah Blake
1733–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dawes
1706–1747
Elizabeth Underwood
1709–1778

William Eliot's Descendants

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William (Greenleaf) Eliot (5 Aug 1811–23 Jan 1887) m. Abigail (Adams) Cranch (20 Feb 1817–20 Oct 1908)
  1. 1. Henry (Ware) Eliot 1843–1919 m. Charlotte (Camp) Stearns 1843–1929
    1. 1. Thomas (Stearns) Eliot 1888–1965

William Eliot's Timeline

2 Records

1811
5 Aug 1811
Birth of William Greenleaf Eliot in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1887
23 Jan 1887
Age 76
Death of William Greenleaf Eliot in Pass Christian, Missouri, United States,
Pass Christian, Missouri, United States,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1811
    Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1887
    Event Place: Pass Christian, Missouri, United States,

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