The Cochrane & Allied Families

Cochranes from Scotland to Colonial Virginia (c 1760), to Kentucky (1811), to Kansas (1859) and beyond. Allied families to the United States from England, Scotland, Ireland and Switzerland.

ELY, Joseph

ELY, Joseph

Male 1775 - 1827  (51 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name ELY, Joseph  [1, 2
    Birth 12 Nov 1775  Bedford County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Nov 1827  Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Age 51 years 
    Person ID I4375  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2021 

    Father ELY, Thomas,   b. Abt 1728, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1782, Bedford County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Mother SMITH, Jane Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1740, Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1796, Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Family ID F2257  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family HIX, Frances,   b. 26 Nov 1778, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1861, Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 1799  Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 23 years and 1 month - She : ~ 20 years and 1 month. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Children 
       1. Female ELY, Jane,   b. 10 May 1800   d. 4 Jan 1870 (Age 69 years)
       2. Female ELY, Elizabeth,   b. 1802   d. Aft 1863 (Age 62 years)
       3. Male ELY, Hiram,   b. 25 Oct 1804   d. 25 Feb 1881 (Age 76 years)
       4. Female ELY, Rachel,   b. 2 Jul 1806   d. 8 Apr 1884 (Age 77 years)
       5. Female ELY, Barbara,   b. Abt 1808   d. Yes, date unknown
       6. Female ELY, Frances,   b. 16 Jun 1811   d. 18 Aug 1876 (Age 65 years)
       7. Male ELY, Joseph N.,   b. 10 May 1813   d. 11 Dec 1882 (Age 69 years)
       8. Male ELY, Nimrod Chrisman,   b. 17 Dec 1816   d. 10 Jul 1869 (Age 52 years)
       9. Female ELY, Rebecca,   b. 22 Apr 1819   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Female ELY, Mary,   b. Abt 1822   d. 5 Sep 1888 (Age 66 years)
     11. Male ELY, Andrew Jackson,   b. 6 Jun 1825   d. 23 Feb 1889 (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F1773  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Nov 1775 - Bedford County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1799 - Lee County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Nov 1827 - Lee County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S985] Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. II, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 2 Aug 2016, p 690-95.

    2. [S1427] Judy Parsons Smith, editor, Book - Windows Into Our Past, Vol. 1, (https://issuu.com/judyparsonssmith/docs/volume1: 1995), 15 Jan 2021, p 47-49. accessed 15 January 2021.
      Windows Into Our Past, Vol 1
      Windows Into Our Past, Vol 1


    3. [S986] Anne Wynn Laningham, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. I, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 23 Sep 2017, p 453.
      Marriage Record - John Russell, Sr. & Frances (Hix) Ely
      Marriage Record - John Russell, Sr. & Frances (Hix) Ely


    4. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 31 Jul 2017, accessed 31 July 2017<, Frances Hix Russell, Memorial #97135330.

    5. [S1048] Edmund West, complier, Marriage Records - Family Data Collection (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5774 : 2001)), 2 Sep 2017, accessed 2 September 2017), Frances Hix & Joseph Ely, 1799.
      Marriage record - Frances Hix and Joseph Ely
      Marriage record - Frances Hix and Joseph Ely


    6. [S1047] Edmund West, complier, Individual Records - Family Data Collection (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4725 : 2000)), 2 Sep 2017, accessed 2 September 2017), Frances Hix, Birth Record - 1778, Marriage record - 1799.
      Birth Record - Frances Hix
      Birth Record - Frances Hix



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