Eli Bronson (1743 - 1816)

Born 30 Jun 1743 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mehitabel (Atwater) Bronson — married 4 Mar 1773 in Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut,

Descendants

Died 30 Sep 1816 at age 73 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Eli Bronson was born 30 Jun 1743 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut. He was a son of Isaac and Eunice Bronson. On 4 Mar 1773, he married Mehitable Atwater, daughter of Captain Eneas Atwater of Wallingford.^[1]

1st Lieutenant Eli Bronson served with Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Eli Bronson is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-121696
Rank: Private

Eli Bronson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A014855.

Eli was a soldier in the American Revolution. DAR has honored him as Ancestor No. A014855.^[2]

• 1775 Revolutionary War Rolls: "Pay Abstract of Captain Bray's Company, in Colonel Hooker's Regiment of Militia from the State of Conecticut" Listed is Private Elijah Brunson, arrived in camp April 3, served 1 month, 22 days, wages per month were £2. Time of Discharge, allowing 5 days to return was May 15th. Advance pay was 0, Total due at discharge was £3.9.4. ^[3]

• 1777 Rosters of Soldiers and Sailors: 1st Lieutenant Eli Brownson, of the Connecticut Militia, fought in the battle of Bennington, August 1777. Died 1830.^[4]

Eli and Mehitable had five children.^[5]

According to United States Rosters of Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783, Eli died in 1830.^[6]. However FindAGrave and 'History of Waterbury'^[7] have his death in 1816.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry Record 1034 #246440, American Ancestors.org; Connecticut, Waterbury Vital Records 1686-1853, (Barbour Collection): Eli Bronson
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 16 Aug 2023), "Record of Eli Bronson", Ancestor # A014855.
3. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WB-QHX7?cc=2068326&wc=M61K-NM9%3A355080601 : 21 December 2016), 27-Connecticut (jacket 184-216) > image 532 of 573; citing NARA microfilm publication M246 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1980).
4. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFF-L9XT-Z?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-R9N%3A1597372301 : 29 August 2019), Connecticut-Virginia, Historical register of officers of the Continental Army > image 126 of 690; citing various published state rosters, United States.
5. ↑ Bronson Page 472, family 23
6. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFF-L9XT-Z?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-R9N%3A1597372301 : 29 August 2019), Connecticut-Virginia, Historical register of officers of the Continental Army > image 126 of 690; citing various published state rosters, United States.
7. ↑ Bronson Page 472, family 23

• The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 57, No. 4 (1933), pp. 355-358
• Sons of the American Revolution Patriot #P-121696
• Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83438636/eli-bronson: accessed 16 August 2023), memorial page for Eli Bronson (30 Jun 1743–30 Sep 1816), Find A Grave: Memorial #83438636, citing Middlebury Cemetery, Middlebury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703).
• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3CT-Z?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 516 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.
• Bronson, Henry. The History of Waterbury, Connecticut (Bronson Brothers, Waterbury, 1858) [ Page 472].

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Don Hill for creating WikiTree profile Bronson-339 through the import of Hill_2013-07-29.ged on Jul 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Don and others.