Person:Elijah Fox (3)

According to The History of Union County, Ohio, ELIJAH K. FOX, retired, Plain City. The subject of this sketch, whose portrait is given in this volume, was born in Hartford County, Conn., August 10, 1821. His father, Chester Fox, was born in Glastonbury, Conn., September 22, 1796, and his mother in Manchester, Conn., February 5, 1798. His paternal grandfather, Amos Fox, of English descent, was born in 1756. He was a Revolutionary soldier under Gen. Washington, and participated in the battle of Bunker Hill, and was present at the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, N. Y. He died in Hartford County, Conn., March 14, 1832. His wife was born in 1757, and died March 16, 1851. Mr. Fox's (Elijah K.) parents were married in 1817, and, in 1836, migrated to the West, settling in Jerome Township where Mr. Fox located on 350 acres of land. His death occurred July 7, 1863. Mrs. Fox survived him till October 8, 1881. Six children were the fruits of their marriage. There are three living, of whom our subject is the eldest. He spent his early life in clearing up the old homestead, and has resided in the county ever since, except 1843-44 and 1845, when he was engaged in the Eagle Manufacturing Company, in Glastonbury, Conn. He lived on his farm, near Frankfort, till November 1881, when he removed to Plain City. January 25, 1849, he was married to Susan M., daughter of Martin and Mary (Keeney) Webster. Mrs. Fox was born in Hartford County, Conn., July 25, 1824. Her parents came to this county in 1849, and afterward removed to Ostrander, where they died. Mr. Fox is one of the few real pioneers of Union County that are now living. He helped cut out and make the road from Frankfort to New California in 1837, and aided many other improvements of the township. He served Jerome as Trustee five terms, and tilled various other local offices.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Durant, Pliny A. The history of Union County, Ohio : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history: containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the Northwest Territory; history of Ohio. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971)
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