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Elijah Owen

Elijah Owen[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1706 - 1741  (34 years)

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  • Name Elijah Owen 
    Born 7 Oct 1706  Windsor, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Sep 1741  East Granby, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I99  Alford Hathaway
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2023 

    Father Isaac Owen,   b. 27 May 1670, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1736, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Sarah Holcombe,   b. 1 Feb 1673, Windsor, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1763, East Granby, Hartford, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 20 Dec 1694  Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F593  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Higley,   b. 17 Dec 1717, Simsbury, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1806, Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 1734 
    Children 
     1. Rebecca Owen,   b. 28 Nov 1736, East Granby, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Elijah Owen,   b. 9 Mar 1738, Simsbury, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1815, Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Hannah Owen,   b. 17 Jul 1740, Simsbury, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1831, Canton, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2023 
    Family ID F50  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    Closeup of tombstone for Elijah Owen    		Closeup of tombstone for Elijah Owen
    Memorial Stone for Hannah Higley Owen    		Memorial Stone for Hannah Higley Owen
    Hannah Higley Owen Tombstone    		Hannah Higley Owen Tombstone

    Family
    Holcomb Family Chart    		Holcomb Family Chart

    Biographies
    The story of Elijah Owen and Hannah Higley    		The story of Elijah Owen and Hannah Higley
    Elijah was born in the newly settled area of Turkey Hills, Simsbury, which was later to become East Granby, Connecticut, on October 7, 1706. In 1735, he married Hannah Higley, the daughter of Brewster Higley and Esther Holcomb, born December 17, 1717.

    Timelines
    Timeline of the lives of Elijah and Hannah Owen    		Timeline of the lives of Elijah and Hannah Owen

  • Sources 
    1. [S171] Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, William Richard Cutter, (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1911.).

    2. [S172] Turkey Hills and East Granby, , Albert Carlos Bates, M.A.

    3. [S173] Records of the Society or Parish of Turkey Hills, Albert Carlos Bates, M.A.

    4. [S127] Early Connecticut Probate Records, Charles William Manwaring, (K.S.Pack & Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1904).

    5. [S174] Pelatiah Mills II , (FamilySearch Website).