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General Eleazer Wheelock Ripley

Born 15 Apr 1782 in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Son of Sylvanus Ripley and Abigail (Wheelock) Ripley

Brother of Mary (Ripley) Baylies, Elizabeth (Ripley) Dana and Abigail (Ripley) Lyman

Husband of Love (Allen) Ripley — married 30 Jul 1811 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Aurelia (Smith) Davis — married about 1830 [location unknown]

Father of Henry D. Ripley and Louisiana Elizabeth Lee Allen (Ripley) Lawson

Died 2 Mar 1839 at age 56 in West Feliciana, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

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Brigadier General Eleazer Ripley served in the War of 1812
Service started:
Unit(s): 21st Regiment, United States Infantry
Service ended:

Son of Sylvanus Ripley, who was a teacher at Dartmouth College and Abigail Wheelock, the daughter of Eleazar Wheelock, the founder of Dartmouth College. Eleazer graduated from Dartmouth in 1800 and began practicing law in Kennebec County, Maine, and Portland, Maine. He later became a state legislator in Massachusetts and gained a Senate seat in 1812. When the War of 1812 commenced he was in the 21st United States Infantry Regiment with a rank of Lieutenant Colonel and promoted to Colonel in 1813. He commanded in battles at York, Sackett's Harbor, and Crysler's Farm. This escalated his promotion to Brigadier General in 1814 and placed him in command of the Second Brigade. The brigade was under General Brown and saw action at Niagara River, Battle of Lundy's Lane, and the Siege of Fort Erie. For his service he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

Eleazer Ripley was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in the War of 1812.

He was elected to represent Louisiana's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1835 until his death in office in 1839. He died March 2, 1839 in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.^[1]

Legacy

Ripley County, Indiana and Ripley County, Missouri are both named in his honor.

Sources

↑ Findagrave memorial, burial in Locust Grove Cemetery, Saint Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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DNA Connections
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