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Elijah Giles Church (1780 - 1843)

Elijah Giles Church
Born in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 24 Dec 1801 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 11 May 1820 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Died at age 63 in Russell, Hampden, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

When Elijah Church was born on November 18, 1780, in Amherst, Massachusetts, his father, Giles, was 26 and his mother, Lois, was 21.

Elijah was a wheelwright. He married Mehitable Williams on December 1, 1801, in Amherst, Massachusetts. They had seven children during their marriage: Clarissa (died as an infant, Horace, Alonzo, Theodosia, Cephas, Nancy and Mary H.

Mehitable died in 1818. Elijah then married Sarah Dana on May 2, 1820, in Amherst, Massachusetts. They had five children together- the first three died as infants. Elijah died of consumption on November 21, 1843, in Russell, Massachusetts, at the age of 63, and was buried in his hometown.

Birth

Elijah Church was born 18 November, 1780 at Amherst, Massachusetts. He was the son of [Church-5046|Giles Church] and [[Billings-3046|Lois (Billings) Church. [A]

Christened 16 Sep 1818 at Amherst, Massachusetts.

Marriage

Married First (1): Mehitable Williams. 1 Dec 1801 at Amherst, Massachusetts.

7 Children (all born in Amherst, Massachusetts):
  1. Clarissa Church, b 3 Oct 1802 [1]; d. 25 Jan 1803. [2]
  2. Horace Church, b. 29 Oct 1803 [3]
  3. Alonzo Church. b. 13 Oct 1805 [4]; d. 27 Jun 1871 [5][6]
  4. Theodocia/Theodosia (Church) Cook, b. 31 Aug 1807 [7]; m. Ira Cook, 4 Oct 1840; d. 13 Nov 1869 [8]
  5. Cephas Church, b. 21 Apr 1809 [9]; m Sarah Fernald; d. 8 Jan 1875 [10][11]
  6. Nancy Church, b. 14 Apr 1811 [12]; d. 5 Apr 1826 [13]
  7. Mary Hewlett (Church) Rice, b. 6 Dec 1816 [14] or 16 Dec 1816; m Asel H. Rice; d. 15 Jan 1892 [15]

Married Second (2): Sarah Dana, 2 May 1820 or 11 May 1820 at Amherst [16]

Children (All Born at Amherst, Massachusetts):
  1. Margaret Carter Church (I), b. 1821
  2. Unnamed Infant Son Church (1), b. 1822 [17]
  3. Sarah Mehitabel Churce, b. 31 Jan 1823 [18]
  4. Unnamed Infant Son Church (2), b 1823
  5. Unnamed Infant Son Church (3), b. 4 Sep 1825 [19]
  6. Margaret Carter Church (II), b. 23 Jun 1827 [20]; d. 5 Sep 1852 [21][22]
  7. Sarah Williams Church, b. 2 Mar 1831; d. 30 Oct 1853 [23]

Residence

Lived his entire life in Amherst, Massachusetts [24][25]

Occupation

Death

He died 21 November 1843, age 63 of "consumption" at Amherst, [25] or Russell Massachusetts. He is buried in the Soluth Amherst Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts with his family there. [27]

Research Notes

  • Please feel free to edit and add information.
A. From his Find A Grave Memorial: [27] There has been some information conflict with Elijah being confused with his father (Giles) with children. My (unsubstantiated) theory is that Elijah's official name was "Giles Elijah" & he was called "Elijah" to avoid confusion with his father or that Elijah's middle name was "Giles".

Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC5M-SJN : 14 January 2020), Giles Church in entry for Clarissa Church, 1802.
  2. ↑ Clarissa's Find A Grave: Memorial #124866456
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC5C-1J1 : 14 January 2020), Giles Church in entry for Horace Church, 1803.
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC53-G4F : 14 January 2020), Giles Church in entry for Alonzo Church, 1805.
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-622S-T6V?cc=1463156&wc=MJC2-L29%3A1043010301 : 22 May 2019), 0960199 (004221414) > image 68 of 773; State Archives, Boston.
  6. ↑ Alonzo's Find A Grave: Memorial #123504037
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC5M-37L : 14 January 2020), Giles Church in entry for Theodosia Church, 1807.
  8. ↑ Theodocia's Find A Grave: Memorial #123504037
  9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC5H-XZJ : 14 January 2020), Giles Church in entry for Cephas Church, 1809.
  10. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DCJW-KSR?cc=1463156&wc=MJC6-2NL%3A1043011201 : 22 May 2019), 0960207 (004221422) > image 679 of 809; State Archives, Boston.
  11. ↑ Cephas' Find A Grave: Memorial #123558909
  12. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCPT-1HG : 14 January 2020), Giles Church in entry for Nancy Church, 1811.
  13. ↑ Nancy's Find A Grave: Memorial #124867917
  14. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCPT-FL2 : 14 January 2020), Giles Church in entry for Mary H. Church, 1816.
  15. ↑ Mary's Find A Grave: Memorial #64245665
  16. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHT4-WJW : 24 January 2020), Elijah Church, 1820.
  17. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC5M-76Y : 14 January 2020), Giles Church in entry for Church, 1822.
  18. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC5M-7XM : 14 January 2020), Giles Church in entry for Church, 1823.
  19. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC5M-7X3 : 14 January 2020), Giles Church in entry for Church, 1825.
  20. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCPY-92B : 14 January 2020), Giles Church in entry for Margaret C. Church, 1827.
  21. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1C-G9Q : 14 February 2020), Enoch Church in entry for Margaret C. Church, 1852.
  22. ↑ Margaret's Find A Grave: Memorial #109810661
  23. ↑ Sarah's Find A Grave: Memorial #109810852
  24. ↑ List of Voters in Amherst Carpenter, Edward Wilton, 1856-, and Charles Frederick Morehouse. The History of the Town of Amherst, Massachusetts. Amherst, Mass.: Press of Carpenter, 1896.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTKS-73J?cc=1463156&wc=MJCP-VZ9%3A1043007901 : 25 February 2019), 0959807 (004219397) > image 173 of 797; State Archives, Boston.
  26. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1C-82W : 14 February 2020), Elijah Church, 1843.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 DoD carved on gravestone: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 November 2020), memorial page for Elijah Church (18 Nov 1780–21 Nov 1843), Find A Grave: Memorial #109811448, citing South Amherst Cemetery, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Allison (contributor 47066078) .

See Also:

Sources without links

  • Year: 1810; Census Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 19; Page: 124; Image: 00132; Family History Library Film: 0205627.
Name: Elijah Church
Number of Household Members: 6
  • Year: 1820. Marriage. Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
Name: Elijah Church
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 2 May 1820; Marriage Place: Amherst, Massachusetts
Father Name: Giles Church
Spouse Name: Sarah Dana
Spouse Father Name: Amariah Dana; Spouse Mother Name: Ruth Dana
  • Year: 1830; Census Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Series: M19; Roll: 64; Page: 565; Family History Library Film: 0337922.
Name: Elijah Church
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 4
  • Year: 1840; Census Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 184; Page: 375; Family History Library Film: 0014677.
Name: Elijah Church
Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5
  • Massachusetts Deaths, 1844: Vol. 8, Barnstable to Hampshire; Volume 9, Middlesex to Worcester [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
Name: Elijah Church
County: Hampshire; Town: Amherst
Death Date: 21 Nov 1843
Age: 63y -M -D
Place of Death: Amherst
Volume: 8; Page: 148
Condition: Male/Married
Cause: Consumption; Occupation: Wheelwright
Father/Husband: Giles CHURCH; Mother: Lois CHURCH
Place of birth: Amherst
  • Death. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
Name: Elisah Church; Gender: Male
Age: 63
Birth Date: abt 1780; Birth Place: Amherst
Death Date: 21 Nov 1843; Death Place: Russell, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Giles Church; Mother: Lois Church
  • Death. Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
Name: Elijah Church
Event Type: Death
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1780
Marriage Date: 2 May 1820
Death Date: 21 Nov 1843; Death Place: Amherst, Massachusetts
Marriage Age: 39
Death Age: 63
Father Name: Giles Church; Mother Name: Lois Church
Spouse Name: Sarah Dana
Spouse Father Name: Amariah Dana; Spouse Mother Name: Ruth Dana
  • U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Name: Elijah Church
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1780
Birth Place: Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Death Date: 21 Nov 1843
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Cemetery: South Amherst Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Giles Church; Spouse: Sarah Church
Children: Mary H. Rice, Theodocia Cook, Margaret Carter Church, Sarah Williams Church, Alonzo Church, Cephas Church, Clarissa Church, Infant Son Church, Infant Son Church, Infant Son Church, Nancy Church
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109811448/elijah-church




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