Elizabeth (Yale) Chittenden (abt. 1673 - abt. 1712)

Born about 20 Jul 1673 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, New England

Ancestors

Wife of William Chittenden — married about 1705 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, New England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1 Aug 1712 at about age 39 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, New England [uncertain]

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Biography

Elizabeth Yale was probably born on 20 Jul 1673, in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony. She was the daughter of Thomas Yale and his first wife, Rebecca Gibbard.^[1] She may have been baptized on 25 Jul 1673.^[2]

Elizabeth married the widower William Chittenden as his second wife, possibly in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony in about 1705, since their first child is said to have been born there in 1706.^[3] They are believed to have had four children:

1. William Chittenden (b. 1706)
2. Rebecca Chittenden (b. 1708, d. 6 Mar 1712)
3. Jared Chittenden (b. 1710, d. 18 Mar 1712)
4. Thankful Chittenden (b. 1711)

Elizabeth is said to have died on 1 Aug 1712, possibly in childbed, although no documentation for this has been presented. She was presumably buried in the Guilford Village Green Cemetery, where her husband was later buried, and her grave possibly relocated with his to the Alderbrook Cemetery.^[4]

Research Notes

Date of Birth: The Barbour Collection transcript for Wallingford shows two records for the birth of Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Yale: 20 Jul 1673, for "Elizabeath," from the Wallingford Proprietors' Records, p. 15; and 25 Jul 1673, for "Elizabeth," from Volume 1, p. 48, of the Wallingford Land Records (see citations above). On the assumption that she may have been born on the 20th and baptized on the 25th, the earlier date has been used here in the data field, but noted as uncertain. Jacobus, in Families of Ancient New Haven, Volume 8, p. 2030, cited the Wallingford Land records for the date of 25 Jul 1673, and provided a date of July 1673 from the New Haven Vital Records.^[5]

Marriage, Children, Death: Find A Grave: Memorial #117632147 provides the information about Elizabeth's marriage, children and death, but without documentation. There is no photo of a gravestone on the memorial. This memorial seems to depend largely on Talcott's unsourced 1882 genealogy: Chittenden Family: William Chittenden of Guilford, Conn., and His Descendants, "William Chittenden," no. 13, p. 16. It should be noted that Talcott was unsuccessful in identifying Elizabeth's parentage. Anderson-27719 18:02, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "Yale, Elizabeath, d. Tho[ma]s, b. July 20, 1673," citing Wallingford Proprietors' Records, p. 15: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Wallingford, p. 330 (accessed 7 May 2022 - subscription required); see also (database transcript only) "Elizabeath Yale," b. 20 Jul 1673, Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, father: Thomas: Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 May 2022).
2. ↑ "Yale, Elizabeth, d. Tho[mas], b. July 25, 1673," citing Wallingford Land Records, Volume 1, p. 48: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Wallingford, p. 330 (accessed 7 May 2022 - subscription required).
3. ↑ This information and the following information concerning Elizabeth's children and her death in childbed in 1712 depend on Find A Grave: Memorial #117632147, Elizabeth Yale Chittenden, which is unsourced and has no photo of a gravestone. "Yale ... Elizabeth, b. 25 July 1673 WV, 'da.' b. July 1673 NHV; married William Chittenden of G.:" Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, Volume 8, p. 2031, Family No. 2, 1, (by first wife) iii. Pending actual documentation, it should be treated as probable but not certain.
4. ↑ No photo of gravestone: Find A Grave: Memorial #117632147, Elizabeth Yale Chittenden (accessed 14 May 2022).
5. ↑ "Yale ... Elizabeth, b. 25 July 1673 WV, 'da.' b. July 1673 NHV; married William Chittenden of G.:" Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, Volume 8, p. 2031, Family No. 2, 1, (by first wife) iii.

• Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. (subscription required).
• Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP39-93QP : 15 April 2022), Elizabeath Yale, 20 Jul 1673; citing Birth, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272251. (Database transcript only available online.)
• Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiler. Families of Ancient New Haven, Volumes 7 and 8, New Haven, Connecticut: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1931. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1974.
• Talcott, Alvan, compiler. Chittenden Family: William Chittenden of Guilford, Conn., and His Descendants, New Haven, Connecticut: Morehouse & Taylor, 1882. "William Chittenden," no. 13, p. 16.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117632147/elizabeth-chittenden : accessed 14 May 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Yale Chittenden (20 Jul 1673–1 Aug 1712), Find a Grave Memorial ID 117632147, citing Village Green Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Dale Lee Lane (contributor 47946546).

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Yale-181 created through the import of Sara Betty Northrup_2011-07-29.ged on Jul 29, 2011 by Alexis Connolly.
• This person was created on 13 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.