Person:Elias Child (3)

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Elias Child
b.7 Jan 1758 West Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
d.28 Nov 1824 West Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 22 Jan 1756
  1. Elias Child1758 - 1824
  2. Olive Child1759 -
  3. Irene Child1762 - 1836
  4. Jonathan Child1764 - 1793
  5. Esther Child1766 -
  6. John Child1768 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 25 Jan 1791
  1. Almira Child1791 -
  2. Sally Child1793 -
  3. Polly ChildBet 1794 & 1798 - 1799
  4. Sophia Child1797 -
  5. Elias Child1799 - 1866
  6. Horatio Nelson Child1801 - 1880
  7. Polly Maria Child1803 -
  8. Marian Child1805 -
  9. Eunice Caroline Child1806 -
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Facts and Events
Name Elias Child
Gender Male
Birth[1] 7 Jan 1758 West Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Marriage 25 Jan 1791 Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United Statesto Polly Dewing
Death[1] 28 Nov 1824 West Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dewing, Benjamin Franklin. Descendants of Andrew Dewing of Dedham, Mass., with notes on some English families of the name. (Boston)
    p.31.

    iii. POLLY (DEWING), b. Nov. 5, 1769; d. Feb. 19, 1842; m. Jan. 25, 1791, Elias, son of John and Sibyl (Bugbee) Child, b. Jan. 7, 1758, in Woodstock, Ct.; d. Nov. 28, 1824. He was a merchant in West Woodstock, Ct., and owned the largest farm in the town in addition to his store. He presented to the Congregational Church in West Woodstock a bell for its meeting-house. His gravestone has the following inscription: --

    In memory of Elias Child 2nd Esqr. who closed his active and usefull life Nov. 28, 1824. Ae. 67 years.
    Though clasped in the cold arms of death
    His deeds declare his fame,
    His works survive his mortal breath
    And loudly speak his name.

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