Eunice Elder was born on 29 November 1745 in Windham, Maine. Her parents were Samuel Elder and Mary (Huston) Elder.
She married Cary McLellan on 1 January 1767 in Gorham, Maine[1]. They had ten children[2]:
Mary, born 2 Aug 1767; married John Clemons
Eunice, born 13 Aug 1769; died young
Nancy, born 17 Mar 1772; died young
Nancy, born 13 Feb 1774; married Samuel Staples
Cary, born 16 Mar 1776
Eunice, born 16 Jun 1778; married Ai Staples
Alexander, born 28 Feb 1780; married 1st Chloe Davis, 2nd Belinda Donaldson
William, born 14 May 1782; married Mehitable Harmon
Samuel, born 12 Aug 1784; married 1st Sarah McLellan, 2nd Rebecca McLellan, 3rd Tabitha Flood
Eunice passed away on 18 August 1784[2] in Gorham and is buried in South Street Cemetery.
Sources
↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HV2-9JK : 17 October 2017), Carey Mclellan and Eunice Elder, Marriage 01 Jan 1767; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,002,650.
↑ 2.02.1 Dole, Samuel Thomas. Windham In The Past. Auburn, Maine: Merrill & Webber Company, 1916. Page 374. [1]
See also:
Burrage, Henry S. and Albert Roscoe Stubbs. The Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 3, published online by Google Books, 2006 [2]; original publisher: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., NY, 1909.
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