Elijah Gary was born about 1718 Taunton MA.[1]A prominent resident of Taunton, Massachusetts for many years and conspicuous in the local affairs of the town. He was a major of militia.
Sources
↑ Brainard, Lawrence, The Descendants of Arthur Gary of Roxbury, Massachusetts, (1918), 163.
Family genealogies: male
Family genealogies: birth: 1718; Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Family genealogies: death: 1803; Columbia, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-PK4X : 1 March 2021), Elisha Or Elijah Garey, 25 Mar 1779; citing Military Service, Raynham, Robeson, North Carolina, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711085.
Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLR5-VQRH : 19 February 2021), Elisha Garey, 2 Dec 1780; citing Military Service, Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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