Dr.
Eliud
(Elihu)
Rockwell
Born about in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Noah Rockwell
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Starr) Hayes
— married
17 Nov 1768 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Father of
Mercy (Rockwell) Benedict and Noah Rockwell
Died
at about age 29
in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jan 2018
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Biography
son of Dr. Noah Rockwell
m. Nov 7, 1768 Mary, dau. of Captain Thomas and Mary (Sherman?) Starr.
On 15 December 1774, Mary was appointed administratrix of his estate. Capt Thomas Starr of Danbury was appointed guardian of Noah Rockwell, son of Eliud, and Marcy Rockwell, daughter of Eliud.[1]
His inventory was completed on 30 March 1775 in Danbury.[2]
Sources
- ↑ “Probate records v. 1-3 1744-1782”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-TF5H: 27 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627321, image 386, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 3, 1745-1775, Pages 460-461.
- ↑ “Probate records v. 1-3 1744-1782”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-TFNR : 3 March 2023), FHL microfilm 007627321, image 534-536, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 3, 1768-1782, Pages 247-250.
- Hill, Susan Benedict. History of Danbury, Conn. 1684-1896 (Burr Printing House, New York, 1896) Page 368-9 & Page 532
- Starr, Burgis Pratt. A History of the Starr Family of New England (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1879) Page 398.
- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Danbury, Page 93 & Page 102.
- Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College (Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn., 1903) Vol. 3, Page 199.
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