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Elizabeth James 1749 – 1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 1749

Birth Location: St. Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England.

Death Date: 2 February 1789

Death Location: St. Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England

Father: Isaac James

Mother: Elizabeth Eddy

Spouse(s): Benjamin Shetfer

Children(s): Mary SHETFAR, Mary Shetfar, John Shetfar, Benjamin Shadford, Catherine Shetfer

Elizabeth James was born in St. Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England. in 1749, to Isaac James and Elizabeth Eddy. Later in life, Elizabeth James married Benjamin Shetfer; among their children were Mary SHETFAR, Mary Shetfar, John Shetfar, Benjamin Shadford and Catherine Shetfer. Elizabeth James died in St. Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England, 1789.

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Parents

Isaac James
1706 – 1763
Birth Location: Saint Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England
IJ
Elizabeth Eddy
1724 –
Birth Location: Saint Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England
EE

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Shetfer
1746 – 1799
Birth Location: Madron - Penzance, Cornwall, England
BS

Children(s)

Mary SHETFAR
1755 –
Birth Location: Saint Just, Cornwall, England
MS
Mary Shetfar
1768 – 1846
Birth Location: St. Just, Cornwall, England
MS
John Shetfar
1768 – 1792
Birth Location: St Just, Cornwall, England
JS
Benjamin Shadford
1771 – 1839
Birth Location: St Just, Cornwall, England
BS
Catherine Shetfer
1777 – 1794
Birth Location: St Just, Cornwall, England
CS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: December 1749
    Event Place: St. Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 February 1789
    Event Place: St. Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England
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