Elihu Ely (1737 - 1815)

Born 15 Nov 1737 in Lyme, New London, CT

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ELIHU ELY, b. 15 Nov 1737; d. 25 Jun 1815. m. May 30, 1771, Anna Ely, second dau. of John Ely. (Also referred to as the daughter of Joseph Ely several times in The Ely Ancestry. Flanagan-597 11:04, 22 May 2015 (EDT))

Elihu was born in 1737. He was the son of Richard Ely and Phebe Hubbard. He passed away in 1815.

Elihu was the grandfather of the late Elias H. Ely, an eminent lawyer of this city, and friend of Daniel Webster.^[1]

He was the maker and original owner of this ancient powder-horn (see previous page), which, besides much other carving on its surface, bears the inscription: "Made in Lyme, May the 20th, the year 1776, for the defence of Liberty. Liberty and no Slavery. Elihu Ely, owner."

He was an officer of the Connecticut Volunteers, and as such took part in the battle of Saratoga, October 7th, 1777, and was present at the surrender of General Burgoyne, October 17, I777-

His sword carried by him as an officer on those occasions, and the powder-horn alluded to, are now in possession of his grandson, Richard Ely, of Binghamton, N. Y.

He was a great reader, a man of uncommon intelligence and much humor, and is said to have been an unusually fine looking man. ^[2]

Children of Elihu Ely and Anna Ely :

1. Caroline, b. 1772; d. 1862; m. 1816, Joel Steele.

2. Joseph Elihu, b. 1773; d. 1840.

3. Anna, b. 1775; d. 1851; m. 18c6, Nathaniel Matson. ]

4. Mehitable, b. 1778; d. 1857.

5. Elihu, b. 1780; d. 1851; m. 1816, Eliza Maria Ely, No. 24,552.

6. [[Ely-1442|Richard], b. 1782; d. 1844; m. Catherine McDonald.

7. Oliver, b. 1785; d. 1873; m. 1814, Lois Griswold Mather.

8. Phebe, b. 1787; d. 1874; m. 1821, Israel Matson.

9. Elias Hubbard, b. 1790; d. 1874; m. 1832, Eliza Nichols.

The Assembly of Connecticut in Oct., 1769, established Mr. Elihu Ely to be Ensign of the 3rd Company or trainband in the town of Lyme. — P. 245, Colonial Records of Conn., Vol. XIII., 1768-1772.^[3]

Revolutionary War veteran. Lieut. in Capt. Caulkins Co. from Lyme, CT. Col. Latimer's Reg't at Saratoga in 1777.

Source: Vital Records of Lyme Connecticut to the end of the year 1850 [Literally transcribed under the direction of Verne M. Hall and Elizabeth B. Plimpton] Published by the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of Lyme, Connecticut 1976 pg. 304

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The Ely ancestry : lineage of Richard Ely of Plymouth, England, who came to Boston, Mass., about 1655, & settled at Lyme, Conn. in 1660" by Beach, Moses Sperry, 1822-1892; Ely, William; Vanderpoel, George Burritt; Ely, Sumner Adriel Published 1902 The Calumet Press https://archive.org/details/elyancestrylinea00beac

1. ↑ The Ely Ancestry, p.65
2. ↑ The Ely Ancestry, p.66
3. ↑ The Ely Ancestry, p.107

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