Elias UNDERWOOD

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5 March 1773 , Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

abt. 1820 , North East, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

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Born: 5 March 1773 in Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Elias married Perthena SALISBURY abt. 1794 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Perthena SALISBURY was born 11 June 1778 in Rhode Island, USA. Perthena died 14 March 1871 in Oxford Township, Illinois, USA. Perthena was the child of Jonathan SALISBURY and Mary "Molly" CHILD.

Elias UNDERWOOD died abt. 1820 in North East, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.

son of Elias Underwood and Anna Crouch

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Elias UNDERWOOD married

Perthena SALISBURY
Marriage date: abt. 1794
Marriage place: , New York, USA
Perthena SALISBURY was the child of Jonathan SALISBURY and Mary "Molly" CHILD

Children of Elias UNDERWOOD and Perthena SALISBURY

Elizabeth (Betsy) UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1795, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Died: ,

Married: Andrew WHITTEN 1826 Place: , New York, USA

Elias UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1798, , New York, USA
Died: 29 August 1847, Homer, Calhoun, Michigan, USA

Married: Mary RICHARDSON 5 September 1842

Norman UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1799, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Cyrus UNDERWOOD

Born: 23 July 1800, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Died: 2 February 1845, Grayson, Republic of Texas

Married: Fannie AVERILL 1821

Almeron UNDERWOOD

Born: 4 August 1802, Chenango, New York, USA
Died: 15 March 1868, Oxford, Henry, Illinois, USA

Married: Pamelia COLGROVE 26 January 1831

Lewis C UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1803, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: July 1861, Spring Hill, Whiteside, Illinois, USA

Married: Eliza GILLETT 1829

Electa UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1806, Edmevanston, Ostego, New York, USA
Died: September 1849, , Mexico

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Birth — 1773
5 March 1773
Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Cyrus UNDERWOOD was born 23 July 1800, Chautauqua, New York, USA

Elias was 27 years old.

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1802 Birth of Child
Almeron UNDERWOOD was born 4 August 1802, Chenango, New York, USA

Elias was 29 years old.

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

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Erie Cemetery Erie Erie County Pennsylvania, USA

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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