Elias Pelletreau (1726 - 1810)

Born 31 May 1726 in Southampton, Suffolk, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Gelston) Pelletreau — married 29 Dec 1748 in Southampton, Suffolk, New York

Descendants

Died 2 Nov 1810 at age 84 in Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States

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Biography

Elias is the son of Francis and Jane (Osborn) Pelletreau. When he was about 10, Elias' father died and he was sent to John Proctor's boarding school. Later, he apprenticed as a Silver Smith from 12 Jan 1741 to 1748 to Simeon Soumain in New York City.

Elias married 1) Sarah Gelston, daughter of Judge Hugh Gelston, on 29 Dec 1748 at South Hampton. His known children are:

1. Jane Pelletreau
2. Francis Pelletreau
3. John Pelletreau
4. Elias Pelletreau
5. Hugh Pelletreau

Sarah died on 14 Apr 1784 and Elias then married 2) Sarah Conkling on 28 Jun 1786 at East Hampton.

Sources

• Weaks, Mabel C. Captain Elias Pelletreau; Long Island Silversmith. The Yankee Peddler Book Company, pub., Southhampton, New York,
• "Guide to the Pelletreau family papers. ARC.142"
• "American Silversmiths at Rootsweb"
• Elias Pelletreau in the Long Island Museum
• Pelletreau Silver Shop
• Find A Grave Memorial # 5691459
• The Magazine Antiques
• Bohan, Peter. Early Connecticut Silver, 1700–1840 (Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, Connecticut, 1970) Page 247