Elijah Calkins Jr. (1764 - abt. 1838)

Born 9 Apr 1764 in Northeast, Dutchess, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Keziah (Rogers) Calkins — married about 1783 in North East Township, Dutchess County, New York, USA

Descendants

Died about 1838 at about age 73 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, United States

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Biography

Elijah Calkins was born on April 9, 1764 in Dutchess County, New York.^[1] He was the son of Elijah Calkins and Sarah Unknown. The Family Data Collection gives his mother's name as Sarah Huntington. ^[2]

Elijah married Keziah Rogers ^[3] about 1783, and between 1784 and 1808 they apparently had 12 children. Five of hs sons -- John, Calvin, Elijah Jr., Isaac and Benjamin -- fought in the Battle of Plattsburgh during the War of 1812. ^[4]

Their children are:

• Elizabeth Calkin Knox, 1784–1809
• John W Calkin, 1785–1874
• Calvin Calkin, 1787–1872
• Anna Calkin Newell, 1788–1887
• Isaac Calkin, 1790–1867
• Polly Calkin, 1792–
• Phebe Calkin, 1794–1795
• Benjamin Calkins, 1795–1887
• Elijah Calkin, 1798–1874
• Hiram Calkin, 1800–1874
• Ransom Calkins, 1803–1887
• Keziah Calkin, 1806–1822
• Elon Calkin, 1808–1809

Elijah passed away in 1838 in Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York and is buried in the Calkins Cemetery. ^[5]

Burial: "Both Elijah Calkins [Junr.] and his wife, Keziah Rogers are reported to have died in 1838 and are buried in unmarked graves in the Calkin Cemetery, Hurricane Road, near Elizabethtown, NY. [...] The Calkin Cemetery, was established at the southern end of Lot No. 8. This is where Elijah & Keziah [Rogers] Calkin were buried in 1838, and the cemetery name continues to be associated with John Knox’s father & mother in law- the parents of Elizabeth Calkin, his first wife. When John Knox purchased Lot No. 8 isn’t known." Rogers, David. "Pioneer John Knox & his family." January 2013.

Military

Soldier Elijah Calkins Jr. served with New York Militia during the American Revolution.

Elijah Calkins Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A209454.

Calkins, Elijah Jr DAR Ancestor #: A209454 Service: New York Rank(s): Soldier Birth: 4-9-1764 Dutchess Co New York Death: after 1830 Elizabethtown, -lived Essex Co. New York. Service Source: Roberts, NY IN THE REV, P 247. Service Description: 1) Militia. Spouse: Keziah Rogers. ^[6][7]

Possibly same man: Eli Calkin, RWPA #W1139. He served in Colonel John Lamb's Regiment of Artillery. ^[8]

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Sources

1. ↑ Book: The Calkins Family in America, edited by Kenneth W. Calkins, Kenneth W.; Published by the Calkins Family Association, 517 p. September, 2000 (Elijah Calkins Sr. p. 26.)
2. ↑ Source Citation: Birth year: 1764; Birth city: Dutchess; Birth state: NY; Source Information: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
3. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
4. ↑ book available on-line: “Pleasant Valley: a history of Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York” by George Levi Brown, 1905
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151144881/elijah-calkins
6. ↑ DAR A209454 accessed 26 June 2018.
7. ↑ SAR https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/127426
8. ↑ New York Pensioner's List http://www.fort-plank.com/Non_Mohawk_Val_Pens_A_M.html

• Source Citation: Birth year: 1764; Birth city: Dutchess; Birth state: NY; Source Information: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
• The Elijah Calkin family in Elizabethtown, New York is described in a book available on-line: “Pleasant Valley: a history of Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York” by George Levi Brown, 1905.
• This profile created by Thomas Calkins, Monday, January 5, 2015. Edited by Greg McHone [McHone-34] Friday, September 4, 2020.

Notes

His father has been mistaken as another Elijah Calkins Sr. Calkins-2013 (1740-1814), who was married to Mehitable Heath and lived in Litchfield, Connecticut.