Zoeth 5 Eldridge/Eldredge (Jesse 4, Elisha 3, Elisha 2, William 1), born c 1751, Willington, Tolland, CT; died 18 March 1828, age 76 years, Willington, Tolland, CT. Zoeth married first Elizabeth Pearl in Willington, Tolland, CT 6 Oct 1771. Children, surname ELDREDGE, by his first wife Elizabeth Pearl, all born at Willington:
i. Zoeth, born 29 January 1772, died 6 September 1780.
ii. Timothy, born 8 September 1773, died 3 February 1775.
iii. Erastus, born 3 April 1775, died 6 May 1820; married 10 November 1795, Rubie Allen.
iv. Timothy, born 16 February 1777.
v. Elijah, born 26 December 1778.
Zoeth married second Bethiah Hinckley in Willington, Tolland, CT 16 October 1779. Children, surname ELDREDGE, by his second wife, Bethiah Hinckley:
vi. Ichabod, born 22 June 1780, died 22 December 1843, Cambridge, NY.
vii. Zoeth, born 1 April 1782, died 1844, Syracuse, NY; married 8 October 1804, Lois Dunton.
viii. Elizabeth, born 23 May 1784, died 2 October 1802.
ix. Polly, born 29 June 1786, died 23 June 1874; married Elijah C. Pearl.
x. Persis, born 3 December 1788; married Amasa Dunton.
xi. Arial, born 28 April 1791, died 15 September 1849; married Betsey Dimock.
xii. Ahira, born 26 March 1794, died 5 June 1879, Cambridge, NY; married 1821 Polly Rice.
xiii. Olive, born 19 November 1796, married Edward D. Marcy bef 1817.
xiv. Sophronia, born 11 December 1799, died 6 August 1882; married Austin Pearl.
xv. Julana, born 22 May 1802; married Wilbur Moulton.
Minute Man and Lexington Alarm: Zoeth Eldridge/Eldredge was a farmer and a soldier of the American Revolution from Willington, Tolland County, CT. Zoeth served as a member of the Minute Men Militia under Major Elijah Fenton. In connection with other towns, Willington responded quickly to the "Lexington Alarm" on April 19, 1775. Almost before the British troops had accomplished their retreat from Lexington, the gallant little band of farmer soldiers were on the road to Boston. Because of his service as a Minute Man, Zoeth is listed in the DAR Roll of Honor.
The Minute Men who sprang to arms at the sound of the Lexington alarm were regularly organized and equipped militia, enrolled by authority of the Assembly or Provincial Congress and were subject to the call of the Committee of Safety. Citizens of every calling appeared in the ranks of these "alarm companies." To be a private in them was proclaimed an honor; to be chosen to office was a mark of highest distinction.
Zoeth Eldredge marched as a private in the ranks. The service of the Minute Men was brief, and upon his dismissal, Zoeth enlisted in Col Joseph Spencer's Second Connecticut Regiment. There he served as private in the Fifth Co. under Capt. Solomon Willes from about May 1st until the regiment was dismissed in the latter part of December 1775. This regiment was at Roxbury, MA and served during the Siege of Boston. Detachments of officers and men engaged at the Battle of Bunker Hill and in Arnold's Quebec Expedition, September - December 1775. Zoeth Eldredge also saw three months' service under George Washington in New York City. There Zoeth was taken sick with camp fever and was sent with several of his comrades to the hospital at Stamford CT just before the retreat from the City began. At that time, Zoeth served with Col Samuel Chapman's 22nd Connecticut Militia, and his company commander was Capt. Joseph Parsons.
Zoeth Eldredge is a direct descendant of both Elder William Brewster, Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower, as well as Governor Thomas Prence, Edmund Freeman, Rev. John Lothrop, Ralph Smyth, Henry Howland and Thomas Clark.
Source: "ELDREDGE GENEALOGY : A RECORD OF SOME OF THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM ELDREDGE OF YARMOUTH (1896)" by Zoeth S. Eldredge (1846-1918), San Francisco, CA.
Source: "WILLIAM ELDRED OF YARMOUTH, MA" by Nelson B. Eldred II, Marietta, GA.
i. Zoeth, born 29 January 1772, died 6 September 1780.
ii. Timothy, born 8 September 1773, died 3 February 1775.
iii. Erastus, born 3 April 1775, died 6 May 1820; married 10 November 1795, Rubie Allen.
iv. Timothy, born 16 February 1777.
v. Elijah, born 26 December 1778.
Zoeth married second Bethiah Hinckley in Willington, Tolland, CT 16 October 1779. Children, surname ELDREDGE, by his second wife, Bethiah Hinckley:
vi. Ichabod, born 22 June 1780, died 22 December 1843, Cambridge, NY.
vii. Zoeth, born 1 April 1782, died 1844, Syracuse, NY; married 8 October 1804, Lois Dunton.
viii. Elizabeth, born 23 May 1784, died 2 October 1802.
ix. Polly, born 29 June 1786, died 23 June 1874; married Elijah C. Pearl.
x. Persis, born 3 December 1788; married Amasa Dunton.
xi. Arial, born 28 April 1791, died 15 September 1849; married Betsey Dimock.
xii. Ahira, born 26 March 1794, died 5 June 1879, Cambridge, NY; married 1821 Polly Rice.
xiii. Olive, born 19 November 1796, married Edward D. Marcy bef 1817.
xiv. Sophronia, born 11 December 1799, died 6 August 1882; married Austin Pearl.
xv. Julana, born 22 May 1802; married Wilbur Moulton.
Minute Man and Lexington Alarm: Zoeth Eldridge/Eldredge was a farmer and a soldier of the American Revolution from Willington, Tolland County, CT. Zoeth served as a member of the Minute Men Militia under Major Elijah Fenton. In connection with other towns, Willington responded quickly to the "Lexington Alarm" on April 19, 1775. Almost before the British troops had accomplished their retreat from Lexington, the gallant little band of farmer soldiers were on the road to Boston. Because of his service as a Minute Man, Zoeth is listed in the DAR Roll of Honor.
The Minute Men who sprang to arms at the sound of the Lexington alarm were regularly organized and equipped militia, enrolled by authority of the Assembly or Provincial Congress and were subject to the call of the Committee of Safety. Citizens of every calling appeared in the ranks of these "alarm companies." To be a private in them was proclaimed an honor; to be chosen to office was a mark of highest distinction.
Zoeth Eldredge marched as a private in the ranks. The service of the Minute Men was brief, and upon his dismissal, Zoeth enlisted in Col Joseph Spencer's Second Connecticut Regiment. There he served as private in the Fifth Co. under Capt. Solomon Willes from about May 1st until the regiment was dismissed in the latter part of December 1775. This regiment was at Roxbury, MA and served during the Siege of Boston. Detachments of officers and men engaged at the Battle of Bunker Hill and in Arnold's Quebec Expedition, September - December 1775. Zoeth Eldredge also saw three months' service under George Washington in New York City. There Zoeth was taken sick with camp fever and was sent with several of his comrades to the hospital at Stamford CT just before the retreat from the City began. At that time, Zoeth served with Col Samuel Chapman's 22nd Connecticut Militia, and his company commander was Capt. Joseph Parsons.
Zoeth Eldredge is a direct descendant of both Elder William Brewster, Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower, as well as Governor Thomas Prence, Edmund Freeman, Rev. John Lothrop, Ralph Smyth, Henry Howland and Thomas Clark.
Source: "ELDREDGE GENEALOGY : A RECORD OF SOME OF THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM ELDREDGE OF YARMOUTH (1896)" by Zoeth S. Eldredge (1846-1918), San Francisco, CA.
Source: "WILLIAM ELDRED OF YARMOUTH, MA" by Nelson B. Eldred II, Marietta, GA.
Zoeth 5 Eldridge/Eldredge (Jesse 4, Elisha 3, Elisha 2, William 1), born c 1751, Willington, Tolland, CT; died 18 March 1828, age 76 years, Willington, Tolland, CT. Zoeth married first Elizabeth Pearl in Willington, Tolland, CT 6 Oct 1771. Children, surname ELDREDGE, by his first wife Elizabeth Pearl, all born at Willington:
i. Zoeth, born 29 January 1772, died 6 September 1780.
ii. Timothy, born 8 September 1773, died 3 February 1775.
iii. Erastus, born 3 April 1775, died 6 May 1820; married 10 November 1795, Rubie Allen.
iv. Timothy, born 16 February 1777.
v. Elijah, born 26 December 1778.
Zoeth married second Bethiah Hinckley in Willington, Tolland, CT 16 October 1779. Children, surname ELDREDGE, by his second wife, Bethiah Hinckley:
vi. Ichabod, born 22 June 1780, died 22 December 1843, Cambridge, NY.
vii. Zoeth, born 1 April 1782, died 1844, Syracuse, NY; married 8 October 1804, Lois Dunton.
viii. Elizabeth, born 23 May 1784, died 2 October 1802.
ix. Polly, born 29 June 1786, died 23 June 1874; married Elijah C. Pearl.
x. Persis, born 3 December 1788; married Amasa Dunton.
xi. Arial, born 28 April 1791, died 15 September 1849; married Betsey Dimock.
xii. Ahira, born 26 March 1794, died 5 June 1879, Cambridge, NY; married 1821 Polly Rice.
xiii. Olive, born 19 November 1796, married Edward D. Marcy bef 1817.
xiv. Sophronia, born 11 December 1799, died 6 August 1882; married Austin Pearl.
xv. Julana, born 22 May 1802; married Wilbur Moulton.
Minute Man and Lexington Alarm: Zoeth Eldridge/Eldredge was a farmer and a soldier of the American Revolution from Willington, Tolland County, CT. Zoeth served as a member of the Minute Men Militia under Major Elijah Fenton. In connection with other towns, Willington responded quickly to the "Lexington Alarm" on April 19, 1775. Almost before the British troops had accomplished their retreat from Lexington, the gallant little band of farmer soldiers were on the road to Boston. Because of his service as a Minute Man, Zoeth is listed in the DAR Roll of Honor.
The Minute Men who sprang to arms at the sound of the Lexington alarm were regularly organized and equipped militia, enrolled by authority of the Assembly or Provincial Congress and were subject to the call of the Committee of Safety. Citizens of every calling appeared in the ranks of these "alarm companies." To be a private in them was proclaimed an honor; to be chosen to office was a mark of highest distinction.
Zoeth Eldredge marched as a private in the ranks. The service of the Minute Men was brief, and upon his dismissal, Zoeth enlisted in Col Joseph Spencer's Second Connecticut Regiment. There he served as private in the Fifth Co. under Capt. Solomon Willes from about May 1st until the regiment was dismissed in the latter part of December 1775. This regiment was at Roxbury, MA and served during the Siege of Boston. Detachments of officers and men engaged at the Battle of Bunker Hill and in Arnold's Quebec Expedition, September - December 1775. Zoeth Eldredge also saw three months' service under George Washington in New York City. There Zoeth was taken sick with camp fever and was sent with several of his comrades to the hospital at Stamford CT just before the retreat from the City began. At that time, Zoeth served with Col Samuel Chapman's 22nd Connecticut Militia, and his company commander was Capt. Joseph Parsons.
Zoeth Eldredge is a direct descendant of both Elder William Brewster, Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower, as well as Governor Thomas Prence, Edmund Freeman, Rev. John Lothrop, Ralph Smyth, Henry Howland and Thomas Clark.
Source: "ELDREDGE GENEALOGY : A RECORD OF SOME OF THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM ELDREDGE OF YARMOUTH (1896)" by Zoeth S. Eldredge (1846-1918), San Francisco, CA.
Source: "WILLIAM ELDRED OF YARMOUTH, MA" by Nelson B. Eldred II, Marietta, GA.
i. Zoeth, born 29 January 1772, died 6 September 1780.
ii. Timothy, born 8 September 1773, died 3 February 1775.
iii. Erastus, born 3 April 1775, died 6 May 1820; married 10 November 1795, Rubie Allen.
iv. Timothy, born 16 February 1777.
v. Elijah, born 26 December 1778.
Zoeth married second Bethiah Hinckley in Willington, Tolland, CT 16 October 1779. Children, surname ELDREDGE, by his second wife, Bethiah Hinckley:
vi. Ichabod, born 22 June 1780, died 22 December 1843, Cambridge, NY.
vii. Zoeth, born 1 April 1782, died 1844, Syracuse, NY; married 8 October 1804, Lois Dunton.
viii. Elizabeth, born 23 May 1784, died 2 October 1802.
ix. Polly, born 29 June 1786, died 23 June 1874; married Elijah C. Pearl.
x. Persis, born 3 December 1788; married Amasa Dunton.
xi. Arial, born 28 April 1791, died 15 September 1849; married Betsey Dimock.
xii. Ahira, born 26 March 1794, died 5 June 1879, Cambridge, NY; married 1821 Polly Rice.
xiii. Olive, born 19 November 1796, married Edward D. Marcy bef 1817.
xiv. Sophronia, born 11 December 1799, died 6 August 1882; married Austin Pearl.
xv. Julana, born 22 May 1802; married Wilbur Moulton.
Minute Man and Lexington Alarm: Zoeth Eldridge/Eldredge was a farmer and a soldier of the American Revolution from Willington, Tolland County, CT. Zoeth served as a member of the Minute Men Militia under Major Elijah Fenton. In connection with other towns, Willington responded quickly to the "Lexington Alarm" on April 19, 1775. Almost before the British troops had accomplished their retreat from Lexington, the gallant little band of farmer soldiers were on the road to Boston. Because of his service as a Minute Man, Zoeth is listed in the DAR Roll of Honor.
The Minute Men who sprang to arms at the sound of the Lexington alarm were regularly organized and equipped militia, enrolled by authority of the Assembly or Provincial Congress and were subject to the call of the Committee of Safety. Citizens of every calling appeared in the ranks of these "alarm companies." To be a private in them was proclaimed an honor; to be chosen to office was a mark of highest distinction.
Zoeth Eldredge marched as a private in the ranks. The service of the Minute Men was brief, and upon his dismissal, Zoeth enlisted in Col Joseph Spencer's Second Connecticut Regiment. There he served as private in the Fifth Co. under Capt. Solomon Willes from about May 1st until the regiment was dismissed in the latter part of December 1775. This regiment was at Roxbury, MA and served during the Siege of Boston. Detachments of officers and men engaged at the Battle of Bunker Hill and in Arnold's Quebec Expedition, September - December 1775. Zoeth Eldredge also saw three months' service under George Washington in New York City. There Zoeth was taken sick with camp fever and was sent with several of his comrades to the hospital at Stamford CT just before the retreat from the City began. At that time, Zoeth served with Col Samuel Chapman's 22nd Connecticut Militia, and his company commander was Capt. Joseph Parsons.
Zoeth Eldredge is a direct descendant of both Elder William Brewster, Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower, as well as Governor Thomas Prence, Edmund Freeman, Rev. John Lothrop, Ralph Smyth, Henry Howland and Thomas Clark.
Source: "ELDREDGE GENEALOGY : A RECORD OF SOME OF THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM ELDREDGE OF YARMOUTH (1896)" by Zoeth S. Eldredge (1846-1918), San Francisco, CA.
Source: "WILLIAM ELDRED OF YARMOUTH, MA" by Nelson B. Eldred II, Marietta, GA.
Gravesite Details
Revolutionary War, Lexington Alarm, Died Mar. 18, 1828, Age 76 years (Veteran Marker)
