Eldad Jackson (1777 - 1777)

Born 1 Mar 1777 in Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 Mar 1777 at age 0 in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

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Biography

On 9 Jul 1776, Henry Jackson married Martha Camp in Connecticut. Henry and Martha had five children: Eldad (1 May 1777 - 13 May 1777); Henry (29 Mar 1780 - 29 Jan 1782); Martha (9 Mar 1784 - ); Henry (13 Mar 1786 - ); and Eldad (29 Mar 1788 - ). ^[1]

The inscription on Eldad's headstone reads:

"son of the Rev. Henry Jackson and Martha his wife aged 14 days" ^{[2] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ Orcutt, Samuel. "History of the towns of New Milford and Bridgewater, Connecticut, 1703-1882." Hartford, Connecticut. Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard Company. 1882. Page 720. Accessed by Cynthia Larson on 21 Oct 2018 online at https://www.cga.ct.gov/hco/books/History_of_the_Towns_of_New_Milford.pdf
2. ↑ Orcutt, Samuel. "History of the towns of New Milford and Bridgewater, Connecticut, 1703-1882." Hartford, Connecticut. Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard Company. 1882. Page 140. Accessed by Cynthia Larson on 21 Oct 2018 online at https://www.cga.ct.gov/hco/books/History_of_the_Towns_of_New_Milford.pdf
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 October 2018), memorial page for Eldad Jackson (unknown–14 Mar 1777), Find A Grave Memorial no. 25890438, citing Gallow Hills Cemetery, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834) .