Lorinda Elkey (1836 - 1866)

Born 1836 in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Mar 1866 at about age 30 in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Lorinda was born in 1836 in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, a daughter of Sterling Elkey and Rachel Cuffee.

Children

Lorinda appears twice in the1850 census, probably because she was pregnant in July.

1850 Jul 11- the town Poorhouse in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Destitution. ^[1]

• Lorinda Elkey 14

1850 aug 1- Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, USA^[2]

• Sterling Elkey 50
• Rachel Elkey 40
• Lorinda Elkey 14
• Lewis Elkey 8
• George Elkey 5, black, in school

Research Notes

Vital records for Granby list this birth: -illegitimate Twins born July 1850, mother: Lorinda Elkey , father: Starling Elkey, colored farmer.^[3]

The FamilySearch database for this record shows Starling as the name of a child but lists Lorinda as father.^[4]

The twins may have been adopted or died young. Or, one of them may be Mary Josephine Elkey (born 27 JUL 1850), who is usually assumed to be Lorinda's younger sister. Since the 1850 census was taken 1 august, Mary should be listed with Sterling and Rachel, if they're her parents.

The father "Starling Elkey" listed in the records may be Lorinda's father, her brother John Sterling, or one of her cousins. Or they lied on the form.

Death

Lorinda died 11 Mr 1866 in Granby, Connecticut.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DS-SN6 : 20 December 2020), Lonida Elkey in household of Ellen Fuller, Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DS-NPR : 20 December 2020), Sterling Elkey, Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 14., cites Vol.1, pp 248-249
4. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS2-MHGT : 15 April 2022), Lorinda Elkey in entry for Starling Elkey, ; citing Birth, Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272230.