Charles Child Eldredge, eldest son of Dr. Charles Eldredge, was born in East Greenwich, R. I., March 12, 1812, and died at his farm on Quidnessett Neck in the town of North Kingstown, August 7, 1845. He was educated in East Greenwich, and there spent his minority, but he selected a farmer's life and consistently adhered to his choice of an occupation. He married Sarah Potter Peirce, daughter of Job Peirce, a merchant of East Greenwich, and their children were: Ellen E., James, Charles Child (2), Lucy, and Henry Peirce.