Elias
Griffin
Born about in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Son of Thomas Griffin
and Leah (Savage) Griffin
Brother of
Olive Griffin, John Griffin, Joseph Griffin, Sarah Helen Griffin [half], Amelia E. (Griffin) Shaw [half], Susan Griffin [half], William Henry Griffin [half], Julia Griffin [half], Charles Griffin [half], Elvina Griffin [half], Alwilda Blanche Lillian Griffin [half], Daniel Benjamin Griffin [half], Margaret Griffin [half], Martha Griffin [half] and James Griffin [half]
Husband of
Eleanor McCaleb
— married
12 Jan 1857 in Cherryfield, Washington, Maine, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 40
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Sep 2010
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Biography
Elias was born about 1832 in Frederickton, New Brunswick. (Based on his age at the time of his death - 40 years, 9 months and 23 days - he was born about March 2, 1832.)
He married Eleanor (or Ellen) McCaleb in 1857, and in 1860 the couple was living in Milbridge, Maine, with their 3 year old son, at the home of Stillman Ray. Elias was a seaman.[1]
He enlisted in the Civil War when he was 28 years old, and mustered in as a Private in Company H of the 18th Maine Infantry on August 21, 1862. He was described as having blue eyes, light hair and a fine complexion.[2] At the end of that year, he was transferred to Co. H of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment. He earned a promotion to Corporal in January of 1864, and was wounded in action at the Battle of Petersburg (VA) on June 18, 1864. He transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps at the beginning of 1865, and was discharged on June 28, 1865. [3] He received an "invalid" pension just a week after his discharge.[4]
At the time of the 1870 census, he was living in Milbridge at the home of Robert and Olive Stevens. (Olive was born in New Brunswick - perhaps a sister?) No occupation is listed for Elias and his wife is not of the household.[5]
Elias died in 1872. He is buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in Milbridge, Maine. [6]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHK-9TD : 12 December 2017), Elias Griffin in entry for Stillman Ray, 1860.
- ↑ "Maine, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862-1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QB-KX62 : accessed 4 October 2018), Elias Griffin, 17 Jul 1862
- ↑ Civil War Soldiers Database, Historical Data Systems, Inc, Elias Griffin, accessed 12 Jul 2018
- ↑ "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDYP-V3N : 13 March 2018), Elias Griffin, 1865.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D7-BC8 : 12 April 2016), Elias Griffin in household of Robert Stevens, Maine, United States
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #101454088 Evergreen Cemetery, Milbridge, Maine, accessed 4 Oct 2018
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