Elisha Eaton (1757 - 1827)

Born 8 Jan 1757 in Tolland, Connecticut, New England

Ancestors

Husband of Irene (Bliss) Eaton — married 31 May 1779 (to 2 Jun 1826) in Cornwallis Twp., Kings Co., Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 9 Mar 1827 at age 70 in Upper Canard, Kings, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Elisha Eaton was the son of David Eaton Sr and Deborah White.^[1] He was born on 8 Jan 1757 in Tolland, Connecticut Colony.^[1]

Elisha came to Cornwallis, Kings County, Nova Scotia with his parents and siblings at an early age, sometime between the birth of his brother Elija on 29 May 1760 in Tolland and Elijah’s death on 15 Aug 1761 in Cornwallis.^[2]

Elisha married Irene Bliss on 31 May 1779 in Cornwallis Twp., Kings Co., Nova Scotia.^[3][4]

Children of Elisha and Irene include:

• Dan, b 2 Mar 1780^[5][6]
• Enoch, b 22 Sep 1781^[7]
• Elisha, b 30 Jun 1783^[8]
• William, b 20 Apr 1786^[9]
• Lydia, b 3 Feb 1788^[10]
• George, b 6 Apr 1790^[11]
• David, b 6 Apr 1790^[12]
• John, b 27 Feb 1795^[13]
• Eunice Deborah, b 14 Jul 1798^[14]
• James, b 16 May 1802^[15]

Elisha passed away on 9 Mar 1827 in Upper Canard, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, at age 70.^[16] Elisha was buried in Upper Canard Cemetery, Upper Canard, Kings Co., Nova Scotia.^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73J-DQD : 11 June 2020), Elisha Eaton, 1757.
2. ↑ Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, “The Eaton family of Nova Scotia, 1760-1929”, The Murray printing Company, Cambridge, Mass., 1929. p 37, pp 39-40
3. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSP-XKWQ : 1 July 2022), Elisha Eaton, 1779.
4. ↑ Dugan, John F. [& Phil Vogler, Webmaster] Title: People of Kings County, Nova Scotia Abbreviation: Dugan, John F. Publication: RootsWeb/2006 Note: Author's data comes from marriage records, cemetery records, tax lists and other records from Kings County and Cornwallis Township. Transcription errors exist, but are infrequent. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nskings2/index.html
5. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSD-MFCX : 27 May 2021), Elisha Eaton in entry for Dan Eaton, .
6. ↑ Book Title: History : Genealogical and biographical of the Eaton Families Ancestry Record 61157 #1330049

   Name: Dan Eaton

   Gender: Male

   Birth Date: 2 Mar 1780

   Second Marriage Date: 1806

   Death Date: 2 Sep 1864

   Death Place: Perry, ME

   Father: Elisha Eaton

   Mother: Irene Bliss

   Spouse: Martha Knowles, Margaret Blumer

   Children:

   Henry Knowles Eaton

   Martha Eaton

   George Eaton

   William Wentworh Eaton

   Mary Ann Eaton

   Irene Deborah Eaton

   Clarissa Margaret Eaton

   Daniel Lewis Eaton

   Sarah Eaton

7. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZS2-VCRQ : 27 May 2021), Elisha Eaton in entry for Enoch Eaton, .
8. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZS2-VCR4 : 27 May 2021), Elisha Eaton in entry for Elisha Eaton, .
9. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSD-MFCP : 27 May 2021), Elisha in entry for William Eaton, .
10. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSD-MFCT : 27 May 2021), Elisha in entry for Lydia Eaton, .
11. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSD-MFC1 : 27 May 2021), Elisha in entry for George Eaton, .
12. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSD-MFC1 : 27 May 2021), Elisha in entry for George Eaton, .
13. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSD-MFZ7 : 27 May 2021), Elisha Eaton in entry for John Eaton, .
14. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSD-MFZH : 27 May 2021), Elisha Eaton in entry for Eunice Deborah Eaton, .
15. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSD-MFZ8 : 27 May 2021), Elisha Eaton in entry for James Eaton, .
16. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZQC-BDG5 : 27 May 2021), Elisha Eaton, .
17. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #47965309, accessed 02 July 2022, memorial page for Elisha Eaton (8 Jan 1757–9 Mar 1827), citing Upper Canard Cemetery, Upper Canard, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Beth Ivie-Allen (contributor 24114498)

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• Vital statistics of Connecticut and Nova Scotia
• Eaton Genealogy
• The History of Kings Co. NS

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