Elihu
YALE
Born
5 April 1649
,
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died
8 July 1721
,
London, England
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portrait (above) from doyouelihu.yale.edu
son of David Yale and Ursula Knight
m. Catherine Elford
son of David Yale and Ursula Knight
m. Catherine Elford
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Recorded occupation: 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
Source: tfcq.ca
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elihu YALE
Elihu YALE married 
Catherine ELFORD
Marriage date: 4 November 1680
Marriage place: Fort, Tamil Nadu, India
Catherine ELFORDMarriage date: 4 November 1680
Marriage place: Fort, Tamil Nadu, India
Children of Elihu YALE and Catherine ELFORD
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Birth — 16495 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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Death — 17218 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
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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