Samuel Elston (1786 - 1853)

Samuel Elston

Born 14 Sep 1786 in New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Son of Abraham Samuel Elston and Mary (Jewell) Elston

Brother of Lewis Elston, Joseph S Elston, Levi Elston and Isaac Elston

Husband of Nancy (Baird) Elston — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Levi Baird and Elizabeth (Elston) Cortright

Died 7 May 1853 at age 66 in Lehman Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Sources

"United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HB-F8F : Fri Oct 06 04:18:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Samuel Elston and Nancy Elston, 1850.
"Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYD-179S : Thu Oct 05 13:09:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Samuel Elston, 1853.
"Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8QVT-RWPZ : Fri Oct 06 05:46:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Samuel Elston.
Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6213606/samuel-elston: accessed 27 October 2023), memorial page for Samuel Elston (14 Sep 1786–7 May 1853), Find A Grave: Memorial #6213606, citing Idetown Cemetery, Idetown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Nan (contributor 46824729).

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This person was created on 10 February 2011 through the import of James_s Complete Family Tree.ged.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:

Stu Elston : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-BY164449, FTDNA kit #920585

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel:

~3.12% ~6.25% Joe Boyle : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #285927
~1.56% Stu Elston : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JJ4601391 [compare], Ancestry member selston4611 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch jj4601391 [compare], FTDNA kit #920585
~1.56% Darryl Crans : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Crans
~1.56% Joseph Boyle : MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch MN5327757 [compare], yourDNAportal JOSb0be0465
~0.78% ~12.50% Stephen Boland : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A287404 [compare], Ancestry member StephenJBoland101

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