Ancestors of Elias Gillis Truax

Isaac Du Trieux
(1642-1706)

Maria Wilemse Brouwer
(1653-1718)

Gillis De La Grange
(Abt 1670-1710)

Jannetje Adrians Molenaar
(1672-1761)

Jacob Truax
(Abt 1694-1770)

Lysbet De La Grange
(1695-1788)

Elias Gillis Truax
(1727-1820)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ariaantje Jansen
2. Engeltje Evertsen
3. Nancy McKinney

Elias Gillis Truax

Born: 15 Jul 1727, Normans Kill, New York
Christened: 27 Nov 1727, Dutch Reformed Church, Schenectady, Albany, New York
Marriage (1): Ariaantje Jansen on 29 Jan 1754
Marriage (2): Engeltje Evertsen on 12 Mar 1758
Marriage (3): Nancy McKinney on 12 Nov 1775 in New York
Died: 26 Dec 1820, Franklin, Vermont at age 93
Buried: Anglican Church yard in Frelighsburg, Quebec, Canada

bullet Another name for Elias was Julius.

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Moved, 1783, Frelighsburg, Quebec, Canada. We moved to Frelighsburg, Canada and settled in St. Armand where I built a log house at Lagrange.

• grant of land, 19 Aug 1797. On August 19, 1797, I received a grant of land at Brome Township in Quebec, Canada. It was said, that I was the first who felled trees in the Township.

Elias married Ariaantje Jansen on 29 Jan 1754. (Ariaantje Jansen died after 1756.)

Elias next married Engeltje Evertsen on 12 Mar 1758. (Engeltje Evertsen died before 1772.)

Elias next married Nancy McKinney on 12 Nov 1775 in New York. (Nancy McKinney was born in 1738 and died on 17 Sep 1829 in Frelighsburg, Quebec, Canada.)