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.
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.
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