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Elisha Chesebrough III (1723 - 1779)

Elisha Chesebrough III
Born in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married 19 May 1747 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colonymap
Husband of — married about 1762 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and
Died at age 55 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticutmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Elisha Chesebrough was born 21 Nov 1723 at Stonington, Connecticut [1].

Elisha married first, 19 May 1747 Hannah Jamison [2],[3].

Children of Hannah (Jamison) & Elisha Chesebrough, born in Stonington, Connecticut:

  1. Elisha Chesebrough IV, born 4 Jan 1848, died 22 Jan 1748
  2. Elisha Chesebrough V; married Hannah Page
  3. Hannah Chesebrough
  4. Amos Chesebrough (1752-1788); m. 8 March 1778 Rebecca Chesebro
  5. Christopher Chesebrough (1754-1835); m. Abigail Williams
  6. Jabez Chesebrough (1756-1814); m. Rhoda Woodworth
  7. Elijah Chesebrough (1759-1808); m. Thankful Williams
  8. Mary Chesebrough, b 27 Nov 1761; d 18 Jan 1835; m. William Brown

After the death of his first wife, Elisha married second, about 1762, Mrs. Mary (Palmer) Picot, widow of (unknown) Picot. Their children may have been:

  1. Nehemiah Chesebrough, b. about 1765
  2. Malvina Chesebrough, b. about 1766

Elisha Chesebrough was a Corporal in Captain William's Company under command of Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Gallup and was stationed at Fort Griswold, Connecticut.

Elisha died on 1 July 1779 and was buried in High Point Cemetery, Altamont, Albany County, New York, United States [4].

Notes

Children of Elisha with his second wife are poorly substantiated by source referencing. Edits to this profile, and to that of Mary (Palmer) are encouraged if based on credible sourcing.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7W-YV38 : Sat Mar 09 02:52:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Elisha Chesebrough and Elisha, 21 November 1723.
  2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7W-YV3K : Sun Mar 10 09:46:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Elisha Cheesebrough and Elisha, 4 January 1747.
  3. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7W-YV3J : Thu Mar 07 01:58:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Elisha Cheesebrough and Nathaniell Eells, 19 May 1747.
  4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #58148915
  • Baptism: "Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920"
    Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3032 #242626 (accessed 18 March 2024)
    Elisha Chesebrough baptism on 20 Dec 1724, child of Elisha Chesebrough & Hanah Chesebrough, in Stonington, Connecticut, USA.
  • Cheesebrough Family Genealogy, 1903; no. 261 p 62
  • Taken from "Genealogy of the Descendants of William; Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Mass" by Anna Chesebrough Wildey. New York, 1903




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Counce-43 T Counce
Chesebrough-566 and Chesebrough-558 appear to represent the same person because: The biographies contain some of the same information, and each have contributing information that needs to not be lost in the merge. Date of Birth and one spouse are same.
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