Simon
Elliott
Born in Toome, Lettermacaward, Glenties, County Donegal, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of James Elliott
and Elizabeth Elliott
Husband of
Jane (Hanlon) Elliott
— married
5 Aug 1875 in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Jane (Elliott) Woods, John Elliott, James E Elliott, Thomas Elliott Sr, Rebecca Jane (Elliott) Cusack, Margaret (Elliott) Woods and Simon Ellis Elliott
Died
at age 73
in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Aug 2020
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Biography
Simon was born in 1852. He was the son of James Elliott and Elizabeth Elliott.
Simon emigrated to America in 1873 (Census 1900) and settled in Delaware, Pennsylvania.
On 5 August 1875 he married Jane Hanlon, also from Ireland. Jane was the daughter of Moses Hanlon. Simon was 21 and Jane aged 22. Their marriage took place at the Church of the Mediator at Lehigh, Allentown, witnessed by Andrew Elliott and Ellen Elliott.
At the time of the 1880 Census Simon and Jane had 2 children, Elizabeth and John. Also living with the family was Elizabeth's brother William Hanlon.
Simon and Jane had 8 known children, Elizabeth (Bessie), John, James, Thomas, Rebecca, Jane, Margaret and Simon. The Elliott family lived at 1828 Lovering Ave.
In the 1920 Census their daughter Elizabeth, husband John J Woods and their two children are living with them
Simon was employed as a Labourer in a Furnace factory in Pennsylvania and later as a Papermaker for a manufacturing company.
In 1920 Simon was widowed when Jane passed away aged 67.
Simon Elliott passed away in 1926 aged 73 at New Castle, Delaware. His daughter, Elizabeth Woods of 1828 Lovering Avenue was the informant of his death.
Seven months later, his brother Thomas also died at 1828 Lovering Ave.
Sources
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 540 MARRIAGE
- Heritage Consulting. Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CHM3-ZW2 CENSUS 1930
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW1-8DY CENSUS 1920
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVV2-W1S CENSUS 1910
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M31G-8FS CENSUS 1900
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNR-2SG CENSUS 1880
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Simon by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Simon:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Simon by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Simon:
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~0.78%
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