Elisha Hollister (1812 - 1880)

Born 20 Sep 1812 in Grand Isle, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Jul 1880 at age 67 in Constable, Franklin, New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Elisha was born in 1812. He is the son of Amos Hollister and Silvia Coonley.

"had a grocery store there at an early period, and was the first postmaster, in 1852, and was a justice of Sessions in 1851."^[1]

1850 Census - Constable, Franklin, New York, United States^[2]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Elisha Hollister Male 35 Vermont

Margaret Hollister Female 25 New York

Sarah Hollister Female 33 Vermont

Amos Hollister Male 11 New York

G*y Hollister Female 10 New York

Mary Hollister Female 1 New York

Inscription: In his 68th year.

Burial: Constable Cemetery Constable Franklin County New York, USA Plot: Section 1^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ History of Clinton and Franklin Counties, New York: With Illustrations and ... By Duane Hamilton Hurd - pg. 471 - https://books.google.com/books?id=rk4MAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA472&ots=68a5Y8Y-w0&dq=oscar%20hollister%20constable%2C%20NY&pg=PA471#v=onepage&q=hollister&f=false
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYD-WR6 : 23 December 2020), Elisha Hollister, Constable, Franklin, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130604185

• "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LN-LFW : 16 December 2019), Amos Hollister in entry for Elisha Hollister, 1812.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFV8-WZX : 19 February 2021), Amos Hollister in entry for Elisha Hollister, 1812.