He was a resident of Pennsgrove, NJ, and was preparing for ministry in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pennington Seminary when he developed cancer of the lip. This caused his death about a year later, at age 35. He reportedly had been associated with his wife before their marriage through evangelical work. They had no children.
He was a resident of Pennsgrove, NJ, and was preparing for ministry in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pennington Seminary when he developed cancer of the lip. This caused his death about a year later, at age 35. He reportedly had been associated with his wife before their marriage through evangelical work. They had no children.
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Elias was reportedly buried in Pennsgrove. This memorial is tentatively placed in Emmanuel Methodist Church Cemetery based on his association with the Methodist ministry.
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