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Personal data Elijah Cross I 

  • He was born on December 14, 1758 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, British Colonial America.
  • He died on April 4, 1844 in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, he was 85 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1844 in Muddy Creek Cemetery, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States.
  • A child of William Cross and Alice Cole
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Elijah Cross I

(1) He is married to Nancy Ann Lane.

They got married on May 18, 1779 at Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, he was 20 years old.


(2) He is married to Nancy Ann Lane.

They got married on May 18, 1779 at Baltimore, Maryland, United States, he was 20 years old.


(3) He is married to Sarah Evan Childress.

They got married after 1816 at Tennessee, United States.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Elijah Cross

John B. Cross
1689-1764
Dinah Lane Tracey
1695-1764
William Cross
1730-1770
Alice Cole
1733-> 1772

Elijah Cross
1758-1844

(1) 1779

Nancy Ann Lane
± 1760-1840

(2) 1779

Nancy Ann Lane
1760-1840

(3) > 1816

Sarah Evan Childress
1778-± 1862


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Historical events

Birthday December 14, 1758

  • The temperature on December 14, 1758 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1758: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 24 » During the Seven Years' War the leading burghers of Königsberg submit to Elizabeth of Russia, thus forming Russian Prussia (until 1763).
    • February 4 » The city of Macapá in Brazil is founded by Sebastião Veiga Cabral.
    • July 26 » French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
    • August 25 » Seven Years' War: Frederick II of Prussia defeats the Russian army at the Battle of Zorndorf.
    • November 25 » French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh.
    • December 25 » Halley's Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley's prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.

Day of marriage May 18, 1779

  • The temperature on May 18, 1779 was about 20.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen half bewolkt regen. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1779: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 14 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
    • June 1 » The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
    • June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
    • June 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
    • July 16 » American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
    • September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.

Day of death April 4, 1844

  • The temperature on April 4, 1844 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1844: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 28 » A gun on USSPrinceton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing six people, including two United States Cabinet members.
    • March 8 » King Oscar I ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
    • June 15 » Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.
    • July 3 » The last pair of great auks is killed.
    • August 8 » The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
    • September 28 » Oscar I of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden.


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