Person:Elisha Rossiter (1)

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Elisha Rossiter
  • HElisha RossiterAbt 1812 - 1882
  • WFatima ParishAbt 1804 - 1879
m. Abt 1828
Facts and Events
Name Elisha Rossiter
Gender Male
Birth[8] Abt 1812 Connecticut, United States
Marriage Abt 1828 Rush, Monroe Co., New York, United Statesto Fatima Parish
Death? 3 Sep 1882 Chautauqua, New York, United States
References
  1.   Elisha B Rossiter land purchase
    Oct 1830.

    Elisha B Rossiter original purchaser of land in Twp 4, R 12, i.e. Stockton, Chautauqua County, New York.

  2.   United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19)
    1830.

    Chautauqua County, New York

  3.   United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M704)
    1840.

    Chautauqua County, New York

  4.   United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
    page 187 stamped, 27 Aug 1850 .

    Pomfret, Chautauqua County, New York

  5.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
    M653 Roll 731 page 488, 1860.

    Pomfret, Chautauqua County, New York

  6.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
    page ? 106 - M593 Roll 913, page 592, 31 July 1870.

    Freedonia Post Office, Pomfret, Chautauqua County, New York

  7.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
    T9 Roll 816, page 563, 1880.

    Pomfret, Chautauqua County, New York. Listed as E Rosseter

    In the 1880 census he says he was born in Vermont, and his parents born in Connecticut. That could easily be the case. In most of the census years he says he was born in Connecticut.

  8. I would not be surprised if the Rossiter's like the Parish's were CT Settlers of the Susquehanna Settlement in Pennsylvania.