When Elijah Elmer was born in 1828 in Harrisburg, New York, his father, Isaac, was 50 and his mother, Anna, was 38. He married Caroline Archer in January 1856. They had four children in 19 years. He died on November 25, 1897, in Lowville, New York, at the age of 69.
NOTE: Harrisburg was originally Harrisburgh, and is within a few miles of West Lowville, making it all confusing.
Death
25 November 1897 Lowville, Lewis, New York, USA
Sources
This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Elmer-1475 was created by Margaret Simons through the import of AmosElmer1689.ged on Feb 21, 2015.
Source: S111 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1840 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840. M704, 58; Repository: #R1
Source: S506 Author: Ancestry.com Title: New York, State Census, 1855 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013; Repository: #R1
1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Lowville, Lewis, New York; Roll: M593_964; Page: 509A; Image: 409; Family History Library Film: 552463.
Household Members: Home in 1870: Lowville, Lewis, New York. Family Number: 219.
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Mike Thompson :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-A2284, Ysearch YD5WV, FTDNA kit #B2769 +
Y-Chromosome Test 5 markers, haplogroup A2284, Ysearch YD5WV
W (Elmer) E :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-A5920, Ysearch 2CT4K, FTDNA kit #561910 +
Y-Chromosome Test 1 markers, haplogroup R-A5920, Ysearch 2CT4K
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