Elijah West (1747 - 1838)

Born 7 Mar 1747 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1838 at about age 90 in Groton, Tompkins, New York, United States

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Biography

Elijah, son of Palatiah West & Elizabeth, was born on 7 March 1747 in Tolland, Connecticut.^[1]

Marriage and Children

The last name of Elijah's wife Marah is not known. Ten children have been reported, sources found for nine so far, all born in Lee, Massachusetts:

1. son Jeduthan West, born on 5 November 1779^[2]
2. daughter Orange, born on 5 August 1781^[3]
3. son Erastus, born on 29 August 1783^[4]
4. daughter Deborah, born on 5 September 1785^[5]
5. daughter Pamelia, born on 27 August 1787^[6], died on 12 March 1789.^[7]
6. son Ashbel, born on 10 May 1789^[8]
7. son Wareham, born on 7 April 1791^[9]
8. daughter Sabara, born on 28 June 1793^[10]
9. son Alpheus - no details (or source) known - mentioned in West genealogy.
10. daughter Edna, born on 5 December 1797^[11]

Burial

Peruville Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
   citing FHL microfilm: 2962
   FamilySearch Record: F748-CPK (accessed 24 December 2023)
   Elijah West born on 7 Mar 1747, son of Palatiah West & Elizabeth, in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.
2. ↑ Birth of son Jeduthan West: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Page: pg 98; Digital film/folder number: 007538309_001_M992-G4M; FHL microfilm: 1902076; Image number: 55; Packet letter: B; Indexing batch: I01012-3
   FamilySearch Record: DZKS-9XPZ (accessed 24 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8982-46ZQ
   Jeduthan West born to Elijah on 5 Nov 1779 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
3. ↑ Birth of child Orange West: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Page: pg 99; Digital film/folder number: 007538309_001_M992-G4M; FHL microfilm: 1902076; Image number: 55; Packet letter: B; Indexing batch: I01012-3
   FamilySearch Record: DZK9-V8N2 (accessed 24 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8982-46ZQ
   Orange West born to Elijah on 5 Aug 1781 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
4. ↑ Birth of son Erastus West: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Page: pg 98; Digital film/folder number: 007538309_001_M992-G4M; FHL microfilm: 1902076; Image number: 55; Packet letter: B; Indexing batch: I01012-3
   FamilySearch Record: DZKS-H3PZ (accessed 24 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8982-46ZQ
   Erastus West born to Elijah on 29 Aug 1783 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
5. ↑ Birth of daughter Deborah West: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Page: pg 98; Digital film/folder number: 007538309_001_M992-G4M; FHL microfilm: 1902076; Image number: 55; Packet letter: B; Indexing batch: I01012-3
   FamilySearch Record: DZKS-QQN2 (accessed 24 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8982-46ZQ
   Deborah West born to Elijah on 5 Sep 1785 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
6. ↑ Birth of daughter Pamelia West: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Page: pg 99; Digital film/folder number: 007538309_001_M992-G4M; FHL microfilm: 1902076; Image number: 55; Packet letter: B; Indexing batch: I01012-3
   FamilySearch Record: DZKS-NDMM (accessed 24 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8982-46ZQ
   Pamelia West born to Elijah on 27 Aug 1787 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
7. ↑ Death of daughter Pamelia West: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Page: 236; Digital film/folder number: 007538309_001_M992-G4M; FHL microfilm: 1902076; Image number: 126; Packet letter: F; Indexing batch: I01012-3
   FamilySearch Record: FHRN-XQ8 (accessed 24 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9982-461R
   Elijah in death record for daughter Pamelia West 12 Mar 1789 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
8. ↑ Birth of son Ashbel West: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Page: pg 98; Digital film/folder number: 007538309_001_M992-G4M; FHL microfilm: 1902076; Image number: 55; Packet letter: B; Indexing batch: I01012-3
   FamilySearch Record: DZKS-412M (accessed 24 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8982-46ZQ
   Ashbel West born to Elijah on 10 May 1789 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
9. ↑ Birth of son Wareham West: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Page: pg 100; Digital film/folder number: 007538309_001_M992-G4M; FHL microfilm: 1902076; Image number: 56; Packet letter: B; Indexing batch: I01012-3
   FamilySearch Record: DZKS-C9T2 (accessed 24 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9982-4DTH
   Wareham West born to Elijah on 7 Apr 1791 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
10. ↑ Birth of daughter Sabara West: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: pg 99; Digital film/folder number: 007538309_001_M992-G4M; FHL microfilm: 1902076; Image number: 55; Packet letter: B; Indexing batch: I01012-3
    FamilySearch Record: DZKS-QGMM (accessed 24 December 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8982-46ZQ
    Sabara West born to Elijah on 28 Jun 1793 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
11. ↑ Birth of daughter Edna West: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: pg 98; Digital film/folder number: 007538309_001_M992-G4M; FHL microfilm: 1902076; Image number: 55; Packet letter: B; Indexing batch: I01012-3
    FamilySearch Record: DZKS-363Z (accessed 24 December 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8982-46ZQ
    Edna West born to Elijah on 5 Dec 1797 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGW-2S1 : accessed 4 July 2021), Elizah West, Groton, Tompkins, New York, United States; citing p. 32, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 76; FHL microfilm 193,731.
  note: it is not clear that this census list refers to Elijah West of Lee, Massachusetts. An "Elijah West" was counted as head of a 4-person household in Groton, New York, but no other names are recorded which might help determine a match.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #93495391
• Book: "Francis West of Duxbury, Mass., and some of his ancestors and descendants : including the descendants of Chauncey Walker West, late of Ogden, Utah, and Abraham H. Hoagland, late of Salt Lake City, Utah"
  https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/179564-francis-west-of-duxbury-mass-and-some-of-his-ancestors-and-descendants-including-the-descendants-of-chauncey-walker-west-late-of-ogden-utah-and-abraham-h-hoagland-late-of-salt-lake-city-utah (accessed 24 December 2023)
  Identifier: 312293; Creator: West, Joseph A. (Joseph Alva), b. 1851; Language: English; Subject: West family; Extent: on 1 microfilm reel; Page Count: 79; Owning Institution: Logan Utah FamilySearch Library; Publisher Digital: FamilySearch International; Access Level: Public.
  note: This source cannot be considered completely reliable on its own, but it is useful as a guide to research. Elijah West is Person #39 p. 19, 21. Birth 7 Mar 1747, wife Marah, 10 Children born in Lee (Jeduthan, Orange, Erastus, Deborah, Pamelia d. young, Ashbel, Wareham, Sabara, Alpheus, Edna).