Buried here according to Margaret Jenks' "Pittsford & Proctor Vermont Cemetery Inscriptions.
Married three times:
Abigail Andrews (1749-1771) m. 1768
Sarah Thompson (1746-1787) m. ca. 1778
Abigail Galpin (1754-1838) m. 1788
From the town of Pittsford, VT history:
Elisha WOODRUFF settled in 1797 about a mile north of the village, and in 1798 built a saw-mill; a few years later he erected another mill a little below the first; he operated both until 1811; he was accidentally killed in 1820 [actually 1816] by a log rolling on him.
Married three times:
Abigail Andrews (1749-1771) m. 1768
Sarah Thompson (1746-1787) m. ca. 1778
Abigail Galpin (1754-1838) m. 1788
From the town of Pittsford, VT history:
Elisha WOODRUFF settled in 1797 about a mile north of the village, and in 1798 built a saw-mill; a few years later he erected another mill a little below the first; he operated both until 1811; he was accidentally killed in 1820 [actually 1816] by a log rolling on him.
Buried here according to Margaret Jenks' "Pittsford & Proctor Vermont Cemetery Inscriptions.
Married three times:
Abigail Andrews (1749-1771) m. 1768
Sarah Thompson (1746-1787) m. ca. 1778
Abigail Galpin (1754-1838) m. 1788
From the town of Pittsford, VT history:
Elisha WOODRUFF settled in 1797 about a mile north of the village, and in 1798 built a saw-mill; a few years later he erected another mill a little below the first; he operated both until 1811; he was accidentally killed in 1820 [actually 1816] by a log rolling on him.
Married three times:
Abigail Andrews (1749-1771) m. 1768
Sarah Thompson (1746-1787) m. ca. 1778
Abigail Galpin (1754-1838) m. 1788
From the town of Pittsford, VT history:
Elisha WOODRUFF settled in 1797 about a mile north of the village, and in 1798 built a saw-mill; a few years later he erected another mill a little below the first; he operated both until 1811; he was accidentally killed in 1820 [actually 1816] by a log rolling on him.
Inscription
"How shocking to the human mind
The log did him to powder grind,
God did command his soul away,
His summings[sic] we must all abey[sic].
He was estemed[sic]by all men,
A tender husband, father, friend,
It grieves us that he is no more,
He's left this dark & gloomy shore."
Family Members
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