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Elijah Borden[1, 2, 3]

Male 1737 - 1822  (85 years)


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  • Name Elijah Borden  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Born 20 May 1737  Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 13, 14] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1790  Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence 1800  Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Residence 1819  Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 25 May 1822  New City, Rockland, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 13, 14] 
    Buried Pompey, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID P2280  Woelfel Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2020 

    Father Joseph Borden, Jr,   b. 18 Nov 1713, Swansea, Bristol, Colonial Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1800, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Susannah Reade (Borden),   b. 27 Feb 1715, Freetown, Bristol, Colonial Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1795, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 19 Feb 1735  Freetown, Bristol, Cololnial Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    Family ID F435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Parker (Borden),   b. 29 Apr 1738, Tiverton, Newport, Colonial Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1816, Pompey, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 9 Dec 1759  Freetown, Bristol, Cololnial Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    Children 
     1. Susannah Borden (Boomer),   b. 7 Aug 1761, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1850, Pittstown, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)  [natural]
    +2. Phebe Borden (Wordell),   b. 8 Jan 1763, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1849, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  [natural]
    +3. Nathan Borden,   b. 4 Mar 1765, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1851, Lysander, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [natural]
     4. Rachel Borden (Gibbs),   b. 19 Sep 1766, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +5. Mary "Polly" Borden (Hathaway),   b. 21 Mar 1768, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1842, East Claridon, Geauga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
     6. Sarah Borden (Boomer),   b. 14 Feb 1770, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1857, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  [natural]
    +7. Peace Borden (Wordell),   b. 15 May 1774, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1812, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)  [natural]
    +8. Patience Borden (Jackson),   b. 27 Sep 1776, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1863, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  [natural]
     9. Joshua Borden,   b. 4 Jul 1777, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1849, Pompey, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [natural]
     10. Elizabeth "Betsey" Borden (Butts),   b. 19 Jul 1779, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1818  (Age 38 years)  [natural]
    +11. Lydia Ann Borden (Sherman),   b. 4 Jan 1782, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1866, Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)  [natural]
     12. Sylvia Borden,   b. 9 Oct 1785, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1832, Pompey, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F437  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Borden, Elijah - Will Abstract.pdf    		Borden, Elijah - Will Abstract.pdf

  • Notes 
    • Vital Records of the Town of Freetown, Massachusetts 1686 Through 1890, compiled by Helen Gurney Thomas (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1988), FREETOWN BIRTHS, BORDEN, Elijah, s. of Joseph & Susanna 29 May 1737

      Elijah Borden, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
      Name:Elijah Borden
      Gender:Male
      Birth Date:29 May 1737
      Birthplace:FREETOWN,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS
      Father's Name:Joseph Borden
      Mother's Name:Susanna
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number:C50232-2
      System Origin:Massachusetts-ODM
      GS Film number:945020
      Reference ID:
      Citing this Record
      "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQ6V-NQP : accessed 27 Apr 2013), Elijah Borden, 29 May 1737.


      Hattie Borden Weld, History & Genealogical Record of the Descendants as Far as Known of Richard & Joan Borden of Portsmouth, RI., May 1638., p. 149

      Revolutionary Soldiers of Onondago Co., NY by Rev. W.M. Beauchamp, 1913.

      Elijah Borden went to Pompey with his son, Nathan, and died there. With Nathan, he served from Freetown, MA, and also under Capt. Brightman in 1780. In 1790, he is recorded in Westhampton, MA.

      Onondaga County, New York Wills 1796 - 1823, Vol. 1. (Sauk Village, IL: Hanson Heritage Publications, 1981), p. 91. "Book D, p. 39. Elijah Borden - of the town of Pompey and county of Onondaga - Unto daughters, Susannah Bomer, of Pittstown in the state of New York, Phebe Wattle, Rachel Gibbs, Sarah Boomer, Patience Jackson, Peace Wattle and Lydia Sherman, the sum of one dollar each, having previously given to my said daughters what I deem to be their portion of my estate; unto daughter, Mary Hathaway, the sum of ten dollars; grandson, Elijah Borden, my silver watch, but if I should not have one at the time of my decease then I order my executors to procure one worth twenty dollars and give it to him; to daughter, Sylvia Borden, all my indoor moveable property, consisting of beding, furniture, chairs, tables and all other household furniture, also one cow and the use of my farm for one year from the date of my decease; unto two sons, Nathan and Joshua, all my real estate in said town of Pompey, containing forty acres to be so divided between them that my son, Nathan, shall have twenty-two acres. Executors - Sons, Nathan and Joshua Borden. Written - 13 Apr 1818 Witnesses - Isaac Baldwin, Ann Ledgwick, Hanah Davis Codicil - To aforesaid daughter, Sylvia Borden, one other cow and all the money, bonds, notes and obligations of whatever nature I may die possessed of. Written - 22 August 1818 Witnesses - Isaac Baldwin, Ann Ledgwick, Hannah Davis Proven - 4 October 1822"

      Onondaga Historical Association, 311Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY

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