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Elijah Burton

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Elijah Burton Veteran

Birth
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
17 Jan 1849 (aged 88)
Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Burial
Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Revolutionary War Soldier

Elijah was the oldest son of Josiah and Sarah Howes Burton. He served as a substitute for his father, Josiah, when Josiah was severely wounded in 1777.

He returned to Manchester and married Rachel Smith August 9, 1781. She was 19 having been born in 1762.
Elijah and Rachel had six children. In addition to those listed:

Dr. Elijah Burton, Jr., b. 1790, d. 1854, Euclid, Ohio
Rachel Burton, b. 1792.

Rachel died October 24, 1793 at 31 years of age. About 1800 Elijah married Hannah Taylor.
Revolutionary War Soldier

Elijah was the oldest son of Josiah and Sarah Howes Burton. He served as a substitute for his father, Josiah, when Josiah was severely wounded in 1777.

He returned to Manchester and married Rachel Smith August 9, 1781. She was 19 having been born in 1762.
Elijah and Rachel had six children. In addition to those listed:

Dr. Elijah Burton, Jr., b. 1790, d. 1854, Euclid, Ohio
Rachel Burton, b. 1792.

Rachel died October 24, 1793 at 31 years of age. About 1800 Elijah married Hannah Taylor.

Gravesite Details

Age on stone is incorrect.



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