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Elisha Eldredge

Also Known As: "Eldridge"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, New Plymouth Colony
Death: November 09, 1754 (64)
Mansfield, Hartford County, Connecticut (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88799120/elisha-eldredge)
Immediate Family:

Son of Elisha Eldredge and Elizabeth Eldridge
Husband of Dorcas Eldredge
Father of Mulford Eldridge; Jesse Ebenezer Eldredge, Sr.; Elisha Eldridge, III; David Eldredge; Mary Newcomb and 5 others
Brother of Bethia Eldridge; Ebenezer Eldridge; Daniel Eldridge; Deborah Eldridge and Elizabeth Snow
Half brother of Deborah Eldredge and Jesse Eldredge

Managed by: Marilou Goldfarb
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About Elisha Eldredge


https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Eldredge-86

Elisha Eldredge Jr.

Born Oct 1690 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Son of Elisha Eldredge and Elizabeth (Lambard) Eldredge

Brother of Bethia Eldredge, Ebenezer Eldredge, Daniel Eldredge and Elizabeth Eldredge

Husband of Dorcas (Mulford) Eldredge — married 17 Mar 1711 in Barnstable, Eastham, Massachusetts

Father of Mulford Eldredge, Jesse Eldredge Sr., Elisha Eldredge III, David Eldredge, Mary (Eldredge) Bassett, Jemima (Eldredge) Barrows, Dorcas (Eldredge) Doane, Bethiah (Eldredge) Farwell and Tamesin (Eldredge) Crane

Died 9 Nov 1754 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut

Profile last modified 29 Apr 2020 | Created 7 Feb 2011

Biography

Birth

Elisha Eldredge Jr. was born in October 1690.

Marriage and Family

He married Dorcas Mulford (1692-1755) in 1711 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Children of the Eldredge-Mulford Marriage

Mulford Eldredge (1713-1791) Jesse Eldredge (1715-1794) Elisha Eldredge (1718-1758) David Eldredge (1719-1797) Dorcas Eldredge (1721- ) Mary Eldredge (1721- ) Jemima Eldredge (1724- ) Bethiah Eldredge (1726-1812) Tamesin Eldredge (1727-1771) Death and Burial

Elisha died on 9 November 1754 in Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut at the age of 64.

Burial place is unknown. There is a Find A Grave virtual cemetery memorial # 88799120. Find A Grave Memorial # 88799120

Comment

Eldredge-166 was listed originally as a daughter of Elisha's. See Research Notes for Eldredge-166, she has been removed as there is no evidence she was a daughter of Eldredge-166 and Mulford-1.

Sources

Eldredge, Zoeth S. Eldredge Genealogy, A Record of Some of the Descendants of William Eldredge of Yarmouth. Boston, MA: Private, 1896. Page 6, Elisha is family member # 3. Eldredge, ZS: This gives list of their children, church activities, and will dated 12 December 1751 and proved 23 November 1754. Massachusetts Town and Vital Records. Connecticut Wills and Probate Records for Elisha. Probate date 1755. Connecticut Deaths and Burials Index. Farwell, John Dennis,. The Farwell family : a history of Henry Farwell and his wife Olive (Welby) Farwell of Boston, England, and Concord and Chelmsford, Mass., 1605-1927, with twelve generations of their descendants : also lineages of many allied families : records of John Dennis Farwell. Orange, Tex.: F.H. Farwell and F.B. Farwell, 1929. Page 94. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, note: has name Elisha \ELDREDGE JR.\. Ancestral File Number 8FNG-VM Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Eldredge-165 created through the import of Ancestors of Lynn E Nelson.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by JaAnna Nelson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by JaAnna and others. Darlene Scott Kerr cleaned ged uploads, added bio and sources on 12 July 2016.


'Elisha Eldridge Jr.

Left estate to nephew Daniel of Eastham, who was brought up by him from a child

Barnst. Prob. Rec. 157:45.

Will probated 23 Nov 1754, Mansfield, Tolland, CT

Note:

Elisha was active in church work, and oppsed to the preaching

of Billingsgate minister, Mr Josiah Oakes.

1727 of Eastham, but baptized in Truro, along with his children.

coincidence of 1754 death for this Elisha 1695-1754 of Chatham suggests one is wrong

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Elisha Eldredge's Timeline

1690
October 1690
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, New Plymouth Colony
1713
January 22, 1713
Truro, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1715
August 9, 1715
Eastham, Barnstable, MA, United States
1717
March 17, 1717
Eastham, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1719
1719
Eastham, MA, United States
1721
March 15, 1721
Eastham, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
March 15, 1721
Eastham, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1721
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusettes