George Edwin Eliot was educated at Amherst and entered a business life, first at New Haven, and afterwards at Clinton. He was a member of the Legislature in 1853. A man of position and influence in town and state. Since 1872 he has been widely connected with educational interests as the head of the Board of Trustees of the "Morgan School," a largely endowed school at Clinton. His residence is on the spot occupied by that of his great-great-grandfather, Rev. Jared Eliot.
He married, Sept. 25, 1844, Chloe Cornelia, dau. of David Redfield of Clinton, Conn., a lineal descendant of John and Priscilla Alden. She was born Nov. 30, 1822.
Children:
1. Mary Cornelia, b. Mar. 23, 1850.
2. Grace Redfield, b. Feb. 7, 1852. She married, June 27, 1882, Henry Gustavus Rogers of Naples, Italy.
3. Ely Augustus, b. Mar. 18, 1854. He is engaged in business in New Haven, Conn. He married, Dec. 27, 1881, Ellen Montgomery, dau. of George and Philena (Stanley) Hunt of Providence, R. I.
4. George, b. Aug. 12, 1860; d. Feb. 20, 1861.
5. George Edwin Jr., b. June 1, 1864. He graduated at Yale in 1886, and received the degree of A.M. for a post-graduate course. He then became master of English at the Morgan School, Clinton, and served as principal (1904).
"Genealogy of the Descendants of John Eliot, "apostle to the Indians", 1598-1905; William Horace Eliot; Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, 1905; pg. 181-182.
He married, Sept. 25, 1844, Chloe Cornelia, dau. of David Redfield of Clinton, Conn., a lineal descendant of John and Priscilla Alden. She was born Nov. 30, 1822.
Children:
1. Mary Cornelia, b. Mar. 23, 1850.
2. Grace Redfield, b. Feb. 7, 1852. She married, June 27, 1882, Henry Gustavus Rogers of Naples, Italy.
3. Ely Augustus, b. Mar. 18, 1854. He is engaged in business in New Haven, Conn. He married, Dec. 27, 1881, Ellen Montgomery, dau. of George and Philena (Stanley) Hunt of Providence, R. I.
4. George, b. Aug. 12, 1860; d. Feb. 20, 1861.
5. George Edwin Jr., b. June 1, 1864. He graduated at Yale in 1886, and received the degree of A.M. for a post-graduate course. He then became master of English at the Morgan School, Clinton, and served as principal (1904).
"Genealogy of the Descendants of John Eliot, "apostle to the Indians", 1598-1905; William Horace Eliot; Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, 1905; pg. 181-182.
George Edwin Eliot was educated at Amherst and entered a business life, first at New Haven, and afterwards at Clinton. He was a member of the Legislature in 1853. A man of position and influence in town and state. Since 1872 he has been widely connected with educational interests as the head of the Board of Trustees of the "Morgan School," a largely endowed school at Clinton. His residence is on the spot occupied by that of his great-great-grandfather, Rev. Jared Eliot.
He married, Sept. 25, 1844, Chloe Cornelia, dau. of David Redfield of Clinton, Conn., a lineal descendant of John and Priscilla Alden. She was born Nov. 30, 1822.
Children:
1. Mary Cornelia, b. Mar. 23, 1850.
2. Grace Redfield, b. Feb. 7, 1852. She married, June 27, 1882, Henry Gustavus Rogers of Naples, Italy.
3. Ely Augustus, b. Mar. 18, 1854. He is engaged in business in New Haven, Conn. He married, Dec. 27, 1881, Ellen Montgomery, dau. of George and Philena (Stanley) Hunt of Providence, R. I.
4. George, b. Aug. 12, 1860; d. Feb. 20, 1861.
5. George Edwin Jr., b. June 1, 1864. He graduated at Yale in 1886, and received the degree of A.M. for a post-graduate course. He then became master of English at the Morgan School, Clinton, and served as principal (1904).
"Genealogy of the Descendants of John Eliot, "apostle to the Indians", 1598-1905; William Horace Eliot; Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, 1905; pg. 181-182.
He married, Sept. 25, 1844, Chloe Cornelia, dau. of David Redfield of Clinton, Conn., a lineal descendant of John and Priscilla Alden. She was born Nov. 30, 1822.
Children:
1. Mary Cornelia, b. Mar. 23, 1850.
2. Grace Redfield, b. Feb. 7, 1852. She married, June 27, 1882, Henry Gustavus Rogers of Naples, Italy.
3. Ely Augustus, b. Mar. 18, 1854. He is engaged in business in New Haven, Conn. He married, Dec. 27, 1881, Ellen Montgomery, dau. of George and Philena (Stanley) Hunt of Providence, R. I.
4. George, b. Aug. 12, 1860; d. Feb. 20, 1861.
5. George Edwin Jr., b. June 1, 1864. He graduated at Yale in 1886, and received the degree of A.M. for a post-graduate course. He then became master of English at the Morgan School, Clinton, and served as principal (1904).
"Genealogy of the Descendants of John Eliot, "apostle to the Indians", 1598-1905; William Horace Eliot; Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, 1905; pg. 181-182.
Inscription
George E. Eliot Esq
Apr. 16, 1819.
Sept. 9, 1910.
His Beloved Wife
Chloe Cornelia
Redfield
Nov. 30, 1822.
Dec. 7, 1909.
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