Elijah Danforth: NH genealogy

Nielsen Hayden genealogy

1733 - 1809 (75 years)

Generation: 1

Elijah Danforth was born on 20 Mar 1733 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 12 Feb 1809 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

Elijah married Susanna Copeland on 1 Oct 1761. Susanna (daughter of Deacon Benjamin Copeland and Sarah Allen) was born on 1 Apr 1740 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 12 Mar 1816. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Asa Danforth was born on 6 Apr 1779 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 22 Jul 1830 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

Generation: 2

Asa Danforth

(1.Elijah¹) was born on 6 Apr 1779 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 22 Jul 1830 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

Asa married Hannah Walker on 27 Nov 1806. Hannah (daughter of Eleazar Walker and Catherine "Caty" Carpenter) was born on 12 Jun 1785 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jun 1823. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Asa Hamilton Danforth was born on 4 Jun 1813 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 29 Nov 1890.

Generation: 3

Asa Hamilton Danforth

(2.Asa², 1.Elijah¹) was born on 4 Jun 1813 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 29 Nov 1890.

Asa married Catherine Ariana Rupert on 25 Feb 1839 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois. Catherine (daughter of Henry S. Rupert and Naomi Henkel) was born on 3 Dec 1819 in Point Pleasant, Macon, Virginia; died on 4 Feb 1901 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

4. Henry Rupert Danforth, Mayor of Washington, Illinois was born on 3 Nov 1842 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; died on 20 Jun 1910 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; was buried on 22 Jun 1910 in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois.

Generation: 4

Henry Rupert Danforth, Mayor of Washington, Illinois

(3.Asa³, 2.Asa², 1.Elijah¹) was born on 3 Nov 1842 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; died on 20 Jun 1910 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois; was buried on 22 Jun 1910 in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois.

Henry married Mary Elizabeth Wenger on 2 Nov 1865. Mary (daughter of Dr. Elias Wenger and Eliza Jane Smith) was born on 15 Nov 1843; died on 11 Jan 1930; was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

5. Herman Wenger Danforth was born on 15 Jun 1872 in Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois; died on 8 Aug 1949 in Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois; was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois.