Individual Details

William ELDER

(Abt 1789 - 17 Oct 1865)

Events

BirthAbt 1789Massachusetts
Marriage21 Sep 1815Middlefield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts - Abigail MACK
Occupation1824the owner and builder of a large tannery - Port Watson, Cortland County, New York
Religion25 Nov 1824attended a meeting of the Presbyterian Church - Cortland, Cortland County, New York
Religion2 Dec 1824was elected a trustee of the Presbyterian church - Cortland, Cortland County, New York
ResidenceCortlandville, Cortland County, New York
Religion11 May 1832became a member of the Presbyterian Church - Cortland, Cortland County, New York
ReligionAug 1836was elected and served as an elder for 32 years - Cortland, Cortland County, New York
Miscellaneous18 Apr 1837was an Aboltionist and mentioned in an article for a county anti-slavery convention - Cortland, Cortland County, New York
Religion2 Oct 1838was the delegate for the Presbyterian Church in Cortland to the synod - Norwich, Chenango County, New York
Residence1840with his family - Cortland County, New York
Miscellaneous20 Sep 1841attended Anti-Slavery Convention & appointed to a committee to investigate the John Thomas letters - Cortland, Cortland County, New York
Miscellaneous1849was a trustee of the Cortlandville Academy - Cortland, Cortland County, New York
Occupation5 Aug 1850farmer - Cortlandville, Cortland County, New York
Miscellaneous12 Dec 1850Cortlandville, Cortland County, New York
Miscellaneous27 Nov 1851spent thanksgiving day at his daughter Marett's with his wife & step-son John - Cortlandville, Cortland County, New York
Miscellaneous18 Jul 1852at the home of his daughter Marett who died that morning - Otisco, Onondaga County, New York
Residence24 Dec 1852Cortland, Cortland County, New York
Religion11 Dec 1855appointed as a Delegate to the Cortland Presbytery - Cortland, Cortland County, New York
Miscellaneous26 Jul 1858visited his son-in-law Lemuel where his daughter Corinth was also visiting and spent the night - Otisco, Onondaga County, New York
Death17 Oct 1865after a lingering disease - Cortlandville, Cortland County, New York
Burial20 Oct 1865at Cortland Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland County, New York

Families

SpouseAbigail MACK (1793 - 1840)
ChildMarett Abigail ELDER (1817 - 1852)
ChildCorinth Sarah ELDER (1820 - )
ChildWilliam ELDER (1821 - 1821)
ChildTheresa Mary ELDER (1823 - 1854)
ChildFlora Patience ELDER (1825 - 1825)
ChildMadorah Jenett ELDER (1827 - 1912)