Soon after reaching their majority Eli and his brother, luther, struck out on their own. Luther eventually settled in Canada but of Eli nothing more is known.[3]
Sources
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHPS-357 : 10 February 2018), Eli Colton, 07 Nov 1775; citing , WILBRAHAM, HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 904,738.
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-FKWW : 29 November 2018), Eli Colton, 8 Nov 1775; citing Birth, Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eli by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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