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Generation: 2
2. | Elisha BELDEN was born about 1736 (son of Elisha BELDEN and ? UNKNOWN); died on 29 Sep 1813. Notes:
Elisha was married to _____, who survived him, dying at Berlin, July11, 1817, in her 87th year. On March 20, 1757,Elisha enlisted as a private in Captain Eliphalet Whittlesey's company of General Lyman's regiment of 1,400 picked men, campaign of that year against the French and Indians, and served 33 weeks and 6 days. He enlisted under the same captain and general agin in 1759 in the successful expedition against Ticonderoga and Cron Point, serving 36 weeks and 4 days. He must have married shortly after returning from this campaign. When the "Lexington Alarm" sounded through the colony in 1775, though he had become the father of a numerous family, his martial spirit was aroused again and he enrolled himself among those who were ready to fight. His name is also found on the lists in 1778, so that he is entitled to be called a soldier of the revolution, though he did not serve for any length of time.
Elisha married ? UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Elisha BELDEN was born on 22 Jul 1715 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (son of Gideon BELDEN and Elizabeth SEYMOUR). Notes:
At his father's death, in his 19th year, he was put under the guardianship of Josiah CHURCHILL. In "Ancient Wethersfield" he is identified with his son Elisha, but the dates and ages given there corroborate the family tradition that there were 3 Elishas in the line. Particulars concerning his family, however, have not yet been disentangled from the records.
Elisha married ? UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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