Elizur Tryon Jr (1784 - abt. 1836)

Born 11 Oct 1784 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucinda (Smith) Brooks — married 9 Jul 1827 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about Oct 1836 at about age 51 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Elizur was born in 1784 in Glastonbury, the son of Elizur Tryon and Lucy Kilbourn.^[1] He married Lucinda Tryon in Hartford in 1827 (date of marriage not given in newspaper extract).^[2] He died in 1836 (see notes). He is buried near infant daughters Lucinda and Sophronia Tryon and also Lucinda Brooks, his wife Lucinda, who remarried after his death.

Research Notes

He has conflicting death years. His headstone says Oct 9, 1837 at age 52, which is what FaG and all the death indexes are based on ^{[3] [4][5]}.

However, there is a newspaper death notice in 1836: "At Glastonbury, on Friday last, Mr. Elizur Tryon. His death was death was occasioned by a fall from a walnut tree." ^[6]. This would suggest his death was 14 Oct 1836. There is also a 31 Oct 1836 Glastonbury newspaper notice for the death of Elizur Tryon on 28 Oct 1836 ^[7] and another for 19 Oct 1836 ^[8].

There is a Guardian Bond in Glastonbury for Washington (8) and Lucia Tryon (10), son and duaghter of Elizur Tryon deceased dated 1843 which assigns Julius Bidwell as their guardian. Their mother, Lucinda, died in 1841 which must have triggered this change in guardianship.

He is found in the 1830 census in Glastonbury along with his father and many relatives, nearly all listed together. He is 40-50 with wife 20-30. There are no children (Lucinda has died and Sophronia is born the following year).

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection): Glastonbury Vital Records 1690-1854, p. 258. Original record Glastonbury vol. 2, p. 78 (Ancestry.com)
2. ↑ U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930: The Hartford Times publ. 9 Jul 1827, call number 486551 (Ancestry.com)
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 August 2020), memorial page for Elizur Tryon Jr. (11 Oct 1784–9 Oct 1837), Find a Grave Memorial no. 136154653, citing Old Church Cemetery, South Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by CarolB (contributor 47332287).
4. ↑ Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, FHL film number 3334 (Ancestry.com)
5. ↑ Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934: Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions Vol 16, p. 115 (Ancestry.com)
6. ↑ Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 22 Oct 1836, Sat, Page 3 (newspapers.com)
7. ↑ Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 for Elizur Tryon, Connecticut Newspaper Notices Vol 63, p. 217 (ancestry.com)
8. ↑ Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 for Elizur Tryon, Connecticut Newspaper Notices Vol 28, p. 891 (ancestry.com)

• 1830 United States Federal Census for Elizur Tryon, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, image 31/40 (ancestry.com)