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Elihu YALE was born 5 April 1649 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Elihu YALE was the child of David YALE and Ursula KNIGHTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elihu married Catherine ELFORD 4 November 1680 in Fort, Tamil Nadu, India . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Catherine ELFORD was born abt. 1653 in Portugal. Catherine died abt. 1728
Elihu YALE died 8 July 1721 in London, England.
portrait (above) from doyouelihu.yale.edu
son of David Yale and Ursula Knight
m. Catherine Elford
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Occupation
Elihu YALE was a English merchant, official of the East India Company, and benefactor of Yale University.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca
Elihu YALE was a English merchant, official of the East India Company, and benefactor of Yale University.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca
Family and Children of Elihu YALE
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Catherine ELFORD-- Date: 4 November 1680 Place: Fort, Tamil Nadu, India
Children of Elihu YALE and Catherine ELFORD:
Anne YALE (b.12 January 1667, d. 27 June 1734, London, England)
David YALE (b.abt. 1684, d. abt. 1687, Chennai, India)
Katherine YALE (b.abt. 1685, d. abt. 1715, )
Ursula YALE (b.abt. 1689, d. , )
Catherine ELFORD-- Date: 4 November 1680 Place: Fort, Tamil Nadu, IndiaChildren of Elihu YALE and Catherine ELFORD:
Anne YALE (b.12 January 1667, d. 27 June 1734, London, England) David YALE (b.abt. 1684, d. abt. 1687, Chennai, India) Katherine YALE (b.abt. 1685, d. abt. 1715, ) Ursula YALE (b.abt. 1689, d. , )
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1649 Birth 5 April 1649
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1680 Marriage / PartnerElihu YALE and Catherine ELFORD 4 November 1680, Fort, Tamil Nadu, India
He was 31 years old.
Yale College
American Scenery,
by N.P. Willis, Illustrated by William Henry Bartlett, 1840
According to the early histories of Yale, a group of ten ministers led by the Reverend James Pierpont of New Haven met in nearby Branford in 1700 to found a college...
In 1718, when wealthy London merchant Elihu Yale—step grandson of Theophilus Eaton, co-founder of the New Haven colony—donated over 400 books, a portrait of King George I, and cloth goods that sold for 562 pounds, the college was named Yale College...
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1721 Death 8 July 1721
London, England
He died at the age of 72.
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
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1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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