Elijah Witt was born on May 22, 1800 in Westminster, Windham County, Vermont, United States. Elijah was a son of Wainwright Witt and Silence Ranney.
Elijah was a Druggist and a Banker.
Elijah Witt was married first to Eliza Converse on October 25, 1821 in Weathersfield, Vermont.
The family changed their last name to DeWitt about 1830 because his father and Elijah were using DeWitt in the 1830 census.
Elijah DeWitt married Anna Elizabeth Rich on September 28, 1853 in Elyria, Ohio. Anna was born on August 21, 1811 in Warwick, Massachusetts, the daughter of Charles Rich and Anna Stevens.
Elijah died on April 18, 1891 and Anna died on January 23, 1897 both in Elyria, Lorain Co., Ohio, United States.
Children of Elizabeth Converse and Elijah Witt DeWitt were:
Rollin Converse Witt DeWitt
1827–1882
Elijah Deweese Gott DeWitt
1830–1865
Harriet Sarah DeWitt
1841–1922
Elizabeth Converse DeWitt
1846–1939
Wallace Dewitt
1847–1850
Children of Anna Rich and Elijah DeWitt were:
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Source Transcriptions
Birth
"Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
Name: Elijah Witt
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 22 May 1800
Event Place: Westminster, Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Wainwright Witt
Mother's Name: Silence
Marriage
"Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
Name: Elijah Witt
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Oct 1821
Event Place: Weathersfield, Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Eliza Converse
Spouse's Gender: Female
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
Name: Elijah Dewitt
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Sep 1853
Event Place: Lorain, Ohio, United States
Spouse's Name: Anna E. Rich
Death
"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
Name: Elijah Dewitt
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 18 Apr 1891
Event Place: Elyria, Elyria City, Lorain, Ohio, United States
Residence Place: Elyria
Gender: Male
Age: 90
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Occupation: Banker
Birth Year (Estimated): 1801
Birthplace: Vermont
Sources
Birth - "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch: 4 November 2017, Silence in entry for Elijah Witt, 22 May 1800, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,736.
Marriage - "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch: 3 November 2017, Elijah Witt and Eliza Converse, 25 Oct 1821, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,516.
Marriage - "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch: 26 August 2019, Elijah Dewitt and Anna E. Rich, 25 Sep 1853; citing Marriage, Lorain, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
Marriage - "United States Marriage Records," FindMyPast. FamilySearch film number: 000447524. Record set: United States Marriages. Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers). Subcategory: Marriages & divorces. Collections from: United States.
Death - "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch: 9 March 2018, Elijah Dewitt, 18 Apr 1891; citing Death, Elyria, Elyria City, Lorain, Ohio, United States, source ID p 852-853, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 447,511.
Census - "1860 United States Census," database with images, FamilySearch: 13 December 2017, Elijah Dewitt, 1860.
Census - "1850 United States Census, " database with images, FamilySearch: 12 April 2016, Elijah Dewitt, Elyria town, Lorain, Ohio, United States; citing family 1905, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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