Elijah Sanborn (1761 - abt. 1836)

Born 22 Sep 1761 in Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Gordon) Sanborn — married 21 Apr 1789 in New Hampshire, USA

Descendants

Died about 1836 at about age 74 in Burr Oak, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Elijah Sanborn was born September 22, 1761, a son of Daniel Sanborn and his second wife, Marcy ^[1] During the American Revolutionary War, Elijah enlisted as a Private in Captain Enoch Page's company, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Senter. ^[2] Elijah is honored for his military service by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, as Ancestor #A099717. DAR records indicate that Elijah died in 1836, in Sherman, St Joseph County, Michigan and that he married 1) Elizabeth Tilton and 2) Sarah Gordon. Application for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of his son, David Sanborn, who married Sally Foot; and of his daughters, Mercy Sanborn, who married Sherburn Tilton; and Hannah Sanborn, who married Reuben Trussell. ^[3]

On September 7, 1779, in Kingston, Rockingham county, New Hampshire, Elijah married Elizabeth Tilton. ^[4] Children of Elijah and Elizabeth are:

• Ebenezer Sanborn, born January 20, 1780, in Fremont Township, Rockingham county, New Hampshire ^[5]

• Elijah Sanborn, born July 27, 1783, in Fremont Township, Rockingham county, New Hampshire ^[6]

• Mercy Sanborn, born September 1, 1785, in Fremont Township ^[7]

• Elizabeth T. Sanborn, born December 27, 1787, in Fremont Township, Rockingham county, New Hampshire ^[8]

Elijah was born in 1761. He passed away about 1836.

Sources

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJ2-BPL : 10 February 2018), Daniel Sanborn in entry for Elijah Sanborn, 22 Sep 1761; citing KENSINGTON TWP,ROCKINGHAM,NEW HAMPSHIRE; FHL microfilm 1,001,043
2. ↑ R9171V; HAMMOND, ROLLS OF THE SOLS IN THE REV WAR, NH STATE PAPERS, VOL 15, PGS 249, 251-253
3. ↑ DAR Ancestor #A099717
4. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLFY-N4L : 26 September 2017), Elijah Sanborn and Elizabeth Tilton, 07 Sep 1779; citing , Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,306
5. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNB-JHQ : 10 February 2018), Elijah Sanborn in entry for Ebenezer Sanborn, 20 Jan 1780; citing FREMONT TWP,ROCKINGHAM,NEW HAMPSHIRE; FHL microfilm 1,001,043
6. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNB-JWB : 10 February 2018), Elijah Sanborn in entry for David Sanborn, 27 Jul 1783; citing FREMONT TWP,ROCKINGHAM,NEW HAMPSHIRE; FHL microfilm 1,001,043
7. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNS-GHL : 10 February 2018), Elijah Sanborn in entry for Mercy Sanborn, 01 Sep 1785; citing FREMONT TWP,ROCKINGHAM,NEW HAMPSHIRE; FHL microfilm 1,001,043
8. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNR-TLX : 10 February 2018), Elijah Sanborn in entry for Elizabeth T Sanborn, 27 Dec 1787; citing HILL TWP,MERRIMACK,NEW HAMPSHIRE; FHL microfilm 1,001,043

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Stephen Bridges for starting this profile

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 02 May 2020, 09:02), entry for Elijah Sanborn (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:M9XM-5WC ); contributed by various users.
• Arlene Frances Littlefield's 1993 Ahnentafel