Joel BELDEN

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]