Elisha LEFFINGWELL

1743 - 1804  (60 years)

• Name	Elisha LEFFINGWELL  [1]
  	With the other brothers of Col.Christopher Leffingwell he took an active part in the Revolutionary struggle, and served as a member of Capt. Lathrop's company and also in that of Capt. Edgerton, as shown by "The Record of Services of Connecticut Men." In July, 1780, as appears from an "Alarm List," he was called with a company of "Minute Men" to New London, to repel a threatened invasion by the British forces, and on that occasion reported as "Ensign" and was credited with service in that capacity. Before this, in 1777, he was enrolled in the Eighth Company of the 28th Regiment. [1]
  Birth	4 Nov 1743	Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jun 1804	Norwich, New London, Connecticut   [1]
  Person ID	I101779	Main Tree
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Benajah LEFFINGWELL,   b. 09 Aug 1693, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 08 Jun 1756, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Joanna CHRISTOPHERS,   b. 19 Mar 1707, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	24 Aug 1726  [1]
  Family ID	F22501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice TRACY,   b. 11 Nov 1745, Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut d. 4 Jan 1807, Norwich, New London, Connecticut (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	15 Jun 1766  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Nancy LEFFINGWELL,   b. 15 Feb 1781, Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut d. 12 Jul 1835 (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S00090] Albert Leffingwell, MD & Charles Wesley Leffingwell DD, "The Leffingwell Record" 1637-1897 A Genealogy of the Descendants of Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell, (Name: Name: Leffingwell Publishing Co - Aurora, New York 1897;;).