Evan appears in the following records with an age or birthdate:
1830 census: age 40-49 (born 1781-1790)
1840 census: age 50-59 (born 1781-1790)
1850 census: age 60 (born 1790), this census is highly questionable with wife Margaret's age being way off
1860 census: age 69 (born 1791)
1870 census: age 84 (born 1786), Ancestry has this transcribed wrong
Death record: born 12 Jan 1786, reported by his young son Phillip - Jan 12 birthday is likely correct, but death records are often wrong about the age and/or birth year
Based on all these records, birthdate 12 Jan 1786 seems to be the best guess. If the earlier censuses (1830/1840) are considered more reliable, he could likely be born in any year from 1786 to 1790.
1830 census: age 40-49 (born 1781-1790)
1840 census: age 50-59 (born 1781-1790)
1850 census: age 60 (born 1790), this census is highly questionable with wife Margaret's age being way off
1860 census: age 69 (born 1791)
1870 census: age 84 (born 1786), Ancestry has this transcribed wrong
Death record: born 12 Jan 1786, reported by his young son Phillip - Jan 12 birthday is likely correct, but death records are often wrong about the age and/or birth year
Based on all these records, birthdate 12 Jan 1786 seems to be the best guess. If the earlier censuses (1830/1840) are considered more reliable, he could likely be born in any year from 1786 to 1790.
Evan appears in the following records with an age or birthdate:
1830 census: age 40-49 (born 1781-1790)
1840 census: age 50-59 (born 1781-1790)
1850 census: age 60 (born 1790), this census is highly questionable with wife Margaret's age being way off
1860 census: age 69 (born 1791)
1870 census: age 84 (born 1786), Ancestry has this transcribed wrong
Death record: born 12 Jan 1786, reported by his young son Phillip - Jan 12 birthday is likely correct, but death records are often wrong about the age and/or birth year
Based on all these records, birthdate 12 Jan 1786 seems to be the best guess. If the earlier censuses (1830/1840) are considered more reliable, he could likely be born in any year from 1786 to 1790.
1830 census: age 40-49 (born 1781-1790)
1840 census: age 50-59 (born 1781-1790)
1850 census: age 60 (born 1790), this census is highly questionable with wife Margaret's age being way off
1860 census: age 69 (born 1791)
1870 census: age 84 (born 1786), Ancestry has this transcribed wrong
Death record: born 12 Jan 1786, reported by his young son Phillip - Jan 12 birthday is likely correct, but death records are often wrong about the age and/or birth year
Based on all these records, birthdate 12 Jan 1786 seems to be the best guess. If the earlier censuses (1830/1840) are considered more reliable, he could likely be born in any year from 1786 to 1790.
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