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     Emelyn Eldridge was born in 1821. She married William Wetmore Story, son of Joseph Story and Sarah Waldo Wetmore, in October 1843.² Emelyn Eldridge died on 7 January 1894 in Rome.³

     Mary Celeste Eldridge was born on 25 September 1816 in Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont.^1,2 She married David Sewall, son of Joseph Sewall and Abigail H. Gray, on 12 December 1837.¹ Mary Celeste Eldridge died on 27 July 1868 in York, Maine, at the age of 51¹ and is buried in South Side Cemetery, York Village.³

     Saint Elgiva married Edmund I King of England, Edmund the Magnificent, son of Edward I King of England, Edward the Elder and Edgiva of Kent, circa 940.¹ Saint Elgiva died in 944 in Shaftsbury Abbey, Dorset.¹

     Aaron Eliot was born on 19 February 1643/44.^1,2 He was the son of Rev. John Eliot and Ann Mountford.¹ Aaron Eliot was baptised on 3 March 1643/44.² He died on 19 November 1655 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, at the age of 11.²

     Benjamin Eliot was born on 29 January 1646/47 in Roxbury.^1,2,3 He was the son of Rev. John Eliot and Ann Mountford.¹ Benjamin Eliot graduated in 1665 from Harvard.² Benjamin Eliot settled in Roxbury where he was an assistant to his father; toward the end of his life he appears to have been mentally deranged.² He died on 15 October 1687 at the age of 40 unmarried.²

     Bennett Eliot was living in Widford, Hertfordshire.¹ He married Lettice Aggar on 30 October 1597 in Widford.¹ Bennett Eliot was buried on 21 November 1621 in Nazing, Essex.¹

     Elizabeth Eliot was born in 1712.¹ She was the daughter of Judge John Eliot and Mary Wolcott. Elizabeth Eliot married Judge Thomas Chandler on 23 November 1732 in Windsor, Connecticut, their banns being entered in the town records of Woodstock, 21 Oct. 1732.² Elizabeth Eliot died on 22 December 1794.²

     Francis Eliot was baptised on 10 April 1615.¹ He was the son of Bennett Eliot and Lettice Aggar.¹

     Hannah Eliot was born on 17 September 1633 in Roxbury, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Rev. John Eliot and Ann Mountford.¹ Hannah Eliot married Habakkuk Glover, son of John Glover, on 4 May 1653.¹ Hannah Eliot died on 9 February 1708/9 at the age of 75.²

     Henry Ware Eliot was the son of Rev. William Greenleaf Eliot and Abigail Adams Cranch.¹ Henry Ware Eliot married Charlotte Champe Stearns.¹

     Jacob Eliot was baptised on 21 September 1606 at Church of St. John the Baptist, Widford, Essex.¹ He was the son of Bennett Eliot and Lettice Aggar.¹

     Jemima Eliot married Rev. John Woodbridge, son of Rev John Woodbridge of Killingworth and Abigail Leete.¹

     Judge John Eliot was born on 28 April 1667 in Newton.¹ He was the son of Rev. John Eliot Jr. and Elizabeth Gookin.¹ Judge John Eliot graduated in 1685 from Harvard and settled in Windsor, Connecticut.¹ He married first Elizabeth Stoughton on 31 October 1699.¹ Judge John Eliot married Mary Wolcott, daughter of John Wolcott, on 19 December 1706.¹ Judge John Eliot died on 25 March 1719 at the age of 51.¹

     Rev. John Eliot. The "Apostle to the Indians". He was baptised on 5 August 1604 at Church of St. John the Baptist, Widford, Hertfordshire.¹ He was the son of Bennett Eliot and Lettice Aggar.¹ Rev. John Eliot married Ann Mountford on 4 September 1632 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, This date is more likely to be sometime in October otherwise it would pre-date the bride's arrival in New England.² Rev. John Eliot died on 21 May 1690 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, at the age of 85.^1,2

He entered Jesus College, Cambridge, March 20, 1618. He spent a part of the time between 1622 and 1631 at Little Baddow, Essex, as a school-master with Rev. Thomas Hooker, founder of Hartford, Connecticut. He embarked about the middle of August, 1631, in the ship Lion for Boston, arriving November 2, and in the absence of the pastor, Rev. John Wilson, took charge of the church at Boston. In 1632 he became teacher of the church at Roxbury, where many of his old friends and neighbours had settled. He was wanted in the Boston church as colleague for Mr. Wilson, but he had promised in England that when his friends came he would join them. In 1640 the "Bay Psalm Book," of which he was one of the compilers was printed. He began to preach to the Indians, September 14, 1646, and during the rest of his life continued earnestly his efforts to educate and Christianise them. He published "A briefe topographical description of the Severall Townes in New England with the names of our Magistrates and Ministers."In 1650 he selected Natick, Massachusetts, asa place for an Indian town, and the foundations were made there the following year. In 1653 he had so far progressed in his knowledge of the Indian language that he had translated the Book of Psalms, and in 1654 he published a catechism in the Indian language. In 1655 his translation of Genesis was published and the Book of Matthew begun. "A Late and Further Manifestation of the Progress of the Gospel Amongst the Indians in New England" was published. In 1657 he preached to the Podunk Indians at Hartford in their own tongue. In December, 1658, he had completed the translation of the Bible into the Massachusetts dialect. His "Christian Commonwealth" is said to have been published in 1659. In 1660 he was first called the "Indian Apostle," a title by which he has since been distinguished. The publication of his translation of the Bible was completed in 1663 and he began the translation of Baxter's Call. In 1664 his translation of the Psalter was published and in 1666 the Indian Grammar. In 1686, after much revision and delay, a second edition of the Indian Bible was printed and distributed among the Indians. He continued to preach from time to time to the Indians, even after he was eighty years old. The Indian church at Natick languished after he died, and in 1698 there were but seven men and three women in membership. Biographies of Eliot were written by Cotton Mather, Martin Moore, Rev. John Wilson and Rev. Converse Francis, Memorial windows to Eliot are in the Memorial Hall of Harvard University and in the Church of St. John the Baptist, Hertfordshire, England, and a panel framed in Sienna marble, representing Eliot preaching to the Indians was placed in position in the State House, Boston, in 1903. Various other sermons and pamphlets were published by Eliot, besides those mentioned. Besides the memorials already mentioned there is a monument of freestone at South Natick, the parish monument at Roxbury, a granite watering trough at Canton, an Eliot Memorial Fund and Memorial Terrace at Newton, tablets in the Congregational House, Boston, and a Memorial at Tucson, Arizona.¹

     Rev. John Eliot Jr. was born on 31 August 1636 in Roxbury (3 August in Weis.^2,3) He was the son of Rev. John Eliot and Ann Mountford.² Rev. John Eliot Jr. graduated in 1656/57 from Harvard.^4,2 He married first Sarah Willett, daughter of Captain Thomas Willett and Mary Brown, circa 1661.² Rev. John Eliot Jr. married secondly Elizabeth Gookin, daughter of Daniel Gookin and Mary Dolling, on 23 May 1666 at Cambridge, Massachusetts.^1,5 Rev. John Eliot Jr. died on 13 October 1668 in Newton at the age of 32.^1,3

     Rev. Joseph Eliot was born on 20 December 1638 in Roxbury.^1,2 He was the son of Rev. John Eliot and Ann Mountford.¹ Rev. Joseph Eliot graduated in 1658 from Harvard.² Between 1658 and 1662 he was a a missionary to the Indians.² Between 1662 and 1664 Rev. Joseph Eliot was living in Northampton, Massachusetts.² He was ordained in 1664 at Guilford, Connecticut, where he settled.² He married firstly Sarah Brenton, daughter of William Brenton, before 1676.³ Rev. Joseph Eliot married secondly Mary Willis, daughter of Samuel Willis, before 1685.³ Rev. Joseph Eliot died on 24 May 1694 in Guilford, Connecticut, at the age of 55.²

     Lydia Eliot was born on 1 July 1610 in Nazing, Essex.¹ She was the daughter of Bennett Eliot and Lettice Aggar.¹

     Mary Eliot was born on 11 March 1620.¹ She was the daughter of Bennett Eliot and Lettice Aggar.¹ Mary Eliot married Edward Payson on 1 January 1642. Mary Eliot died on 24 March 1692 at the age of 72.

     Mary Eliot was born on 28 March 1708.¹ She was the daughter of Judge John Eliot and Mary Wolcott.¹ Mary Eliot married Rev. Isaac Burr.¹

     Mary Eliot married Caleb Hobart.¹

     Philip Eliot was baptised on 25 April 1602 at Church of St. John the Baptist, Widford, Essex.¹ He was the son of Bennett Eliot and Lettice Aggar.¹

     Samuel Eliot was born on 22 June 1641 or 27 Jun 1641.¹ He was the son of Rev. John Eliot and Ann Mountford.¹ Samuel Eliot graduated in 1660 from Harvard.²

     Sarah Eliot was baptised on 21 September 1662 at Roxbury.^1,2 She was the daughter of Rev. John Eliot Jr. and Sarah Willett.¹ Sarah Eliot married Hon. John Bowles on 16 November 1681.¹

     Sarah Eliot was baptised on 13 January 1599 at Church of St. John the Baptist, Widford, Essex.¹ She was the daughter of Bennett Eliot and Lettice Aggar.¹

     Thomas Stearns Eliot. Poet & playwright.¹ He was born on 26 September 1888 in St. Louis, Montana.¹ He was the son of Henry Ware Eliot and Charlotte Champe Stearns.¹ Thomas Stearns Eliot married firstly Vivienne Haigh-Wood in June 1915.¹ Thomas Stearns Eliot died on 4 January 1965 at the age of 76.¹

     Rev. William Greenleaf Eliot married Abigail Adams Cranch, daughter of Hon. William Cranch and Anna Greenleaf, on 29 June 1837.¹

     (unknown) Eliot was born on 6 October 1676 in Guilford.¹ (unknown) Eliot was the child of Rev. Joseph Eliot and Sarah Brenton.¹

     (unknown) Eliot was born on 7 November 1685 in Guilford.¹ (unknown) Eliot was the child of Rev. Joseph Eliot and Mary Willis.¹

     Joan Angelique Elkins married Capt. John Henry Gordon Bovey, son of Francis Henry Wilfrid Bovey and Eleanor Lily Macklin, in June 1940.¹ Joan Angelique Elkins died circa 1980.¹

     Martha Elkins was born on 3 March 1760 in Salem, Massachusetts.¹ She married firstly William Pychon, son of William Pynchon and Catherine Sewall, on 4 March 1780.¹ Martha Elkins died on 27 May 1840 at the age of 80.¹