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Elihu COLTON

Elihu COLTON

Male 1753 - 1825  (71 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elihu COLTON was born on 5 Sep 1753 (son of Ebenezer COLTON and Deborah CHANDLER); died on 26 May 1825.

    Elihu married Abigail ELY on 6 Dec 1787. Abigail died on 27 Nov 1847 in Enfield, Hartford, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ebenezer COLTON was born on 23 Jul 1696 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA (son of Captain Captain Thomas COLTON and Hannah BLISS); died on 19 Aug 1765.

    Ebenezer married Deborah CHANDLER on 25 Oct 1733. Deborah (daughter of Henry CHANDLER and Lydia ABBOTT) was born on 9 Jul 1709; died on 23 Aug 1769. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Deborah CHANDLER was born on 9 Jul 1709 (daughter of Henry CHANDLER and Lydia ABBOTT); died on 23 Aug 1769.
    Children:
    1. Deborah COLTON was born on 9 Jul 1734; died on 27 Aug 1741.
    2. Rhoda COLTON was born on 1 Mar 1736; died on 19 Jun 1739.
    3. Henry COLTON was born on 8 Jan 1738; died on 11 Nov 1789.
    4. Ebenezer COLTON was born on 19 Nov 1740; died on 25 Aug 1741.
    5. Ebenezer COLTON was born on 8 Apr 1742; died on 6 Jun 1742.
    6. Jabez COLTON was born on 20 Mar 1747; died on 2 Apr 1819.
    7. Rhoda COLTON was born on 4 Mar 1749; died on 13 Jul 1806.
    8. Hannah COLTON was born on 18 Jun 1751; died on 9 Oct 1808.
    9. 1. Elihu COLTON was born on 5 Sep 1753; died on 26 May 1825.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Captain Captain Thomas COLTON was born on 1 May 1651 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA (son of George COLTON and Deborah GARDNER); died on 30 Sep 1728 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: 11 May 1651

    Notes:

    Died:
    "On the 6th of October following the Rev. Dr. Williams preached a sermon in which he gave Captain Colton a very extraordinary character, as having been a man eminently useful in his day, especially in the Indian wars, and as a man of eminent piety."

    Buried:
    Find A Grave e-Memorial

    Captain married Hannah BLISS on 17 Dec 1691 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA. Hannah (daughter of Lawrence BLISS and Lydia WRIGHT) was born on 26 May 1665 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 6 Nov 1737; was buried in Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Hannah BLISS was born on 26 May 1665 in Springfield, Hampden, MA (daughter of Lawrence BLISS and Lydia WRIGHT); died on 6 Nov 1737; was buried in Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Find A Grave e-Memorial

    Children:
    1. Hepzibah COLTON was born on 26 Oct 1692 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 7 Mar 1760 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    2. William COLTON was born on 7 Jul 1694 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 4 Dec 1770 in Hampden Co., MA.
    3. 2. Ebenezer COLTON was born on 23 Jul 1696 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 19 Aug 1765.
    4. Joseph COLTON was born on 27 Aug 1698 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 10 Sep 1698 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    5. Captain Captain Isaac COLTON was born on 10 Oct 1700 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 23 Jan 1757 in Hampden Co., MA.
    6. Hannah COLTON was born on 11 Jul 1703 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died in Monson, Hampden, MA.
    7. Dinah COLTON was born on 31 Jan 1706 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 5 May 1706 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    8. Abner COLTON was born on 17 Jun 1709 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 27 Feb 1710 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.

  3. 6.  Henry CHANDLER

    Henry + Lydia ABBOTT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Lydia ABBOTT
    Children:
    1. Capt. Capt. Samuel CHANDLER was born on 11 Oct 1698; died on 22 Apr 1761.
    2. 3. Deborah CHANDLER was born on 9 Jul 1709; died on 23 Aug 1769.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  George COLTON was born between 1620 and 1635 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, ENGLAND; died on 13 Feb 1699 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Note: 1657
    • Death: 17 Dec 1699

    Notes:

    Note:
    George Colton, known in the record by the title of Quartermaster, from whom descended all of the Coltons in this country so far as known, is said to have come from a town in England called Sunnoncofield. Came first to Windsor, married Deborah Gardner of Hartford, and was one of the first settlers in that part of Springfield called Longmeadow.

    Note:
    For seventeen years, he was one of the Selectman, having first been chosen in 1657. In 1669 he was chosen Deputy to the General Court, to which office he was twice re-elected, sitting in 1671 with Captain William Davis, a son-in-law of William Pynchon and a non-resident......From the frequency that he was called to perform public duties it is evident that he was an influential citizen.

    Death:
    alternate death date

    George married Deborah GARDNER about 1645 in Springfield, Hampden, MA. Deborah (daughter of John GARDNER and Mary UNKNOWN) was born in 1624 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 5 Sep 1689 in Springfield, Hampden, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Deborah GARDNER was born in 1624 in Springfield, Hampden, MA (daughter of John GARDNER and Mary UNKNOWN); died on 5 Sep 1689 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    Children:
    1. Isaac COLTON was born on 21 Nov 1646 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 3 Sep 1700 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    2. Ephraim COLTON was born on 9 Apr 1648 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 14 May 1713 in Enfield, Hartford, CT.
    3. Mary COLTON was born on 22 Sep 1649 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 4 Mar 1709 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA.
    4. 4. Captain Captain Thomas COLTON was born on 1 May 1651 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 30 Sep 1728 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    5. Sarah COLTON was born on 24 Feb 1652 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 11 Jul 1689 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    6. Deborah COLTON was born on 25 Jan 1654 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 26 Nov 1733 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    7. Hepzibah COLTON was born on 7 Jan 1656 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 27 Aug 1697 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    8. John COLTON was born on 8 Apr 1659 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 3 Feb 1727 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    9. Benjamin COLTON was born on 26 May 1661 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died in (Young) in Springfield, Hampden, MA.

  3. 10.  Lawrence BLISS was born about 1628 in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND (son of Thomas BLISS and Margaret HULINS); died in 1676 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.

    Lawrence married Lydia WRIGHT on 25 Oct 1654 in Springfield, Hampden, MA. Lydia (daughter of Deacon Deacon Samuel WRIGHT and Margaret STRATTON) died on 17 Dec 1699. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Lydia WRIGHT (daughter of Deacon Deacon Samuel WRIGHT and Margaret STRATTON); died on 17 Dec 1699.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Death: 13 Feb 1699

    Notes:

    Death:
    alternate death date

    Children:
    1. Lydia BLISS was born on 29 Nov 1655 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 25 Mar 1656 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    2. Sarah BLISS was born on 11 May 1657 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 8 Jun 1657 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    3. Sarah BLISS was born on 4 Apr 1658 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; was buried on 25 Sep 1659 in Old Burying Ground, Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    4. Samuel BLISS was born on 7 Jun 1660 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 22 Jun 1660 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    5. Samuel BLISS was born on 16 Aug 1662 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 15 Mar 1733.
    6. 5. Hannah BLISS was born on 26 May 1665 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 6 Nov 1737; was buried in Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    7. Sarah BLISS was born on 27 Nov 1667 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died after 1742.
    8. William BLISS was born on 28 Apr 1670 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 15 Mar 1733.
    9. Pelatiah BLISS was born on 19 Aug 1674 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 2 Jan 1747; was buried in Chicopee Cemetery, Chicopee, Hampden, MA.