His date of death is given as October 5, 1803 on his gravestone. It is given as October 10, 1803 in The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907, Volume 1, page 115. A search of the index to the published Norwich, Connecticut Vital Records did not show Elijah Brewster's date of death recorded. The date of death reflected for the memorial is the date given on his gravestone.
The following brief biographical profile of Captain Elijah Brewster is found in Emma C. Brewster Jones' The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907, Volume 1 (New York: Genealogical Publishers, 1908), page 115, now in the public domain.
"Captain Elijah Brewster married at Norwich, Connecticut, January 25, 1749/50, Elizabeth, daughter of Peletiah and Elizabeth (Choate) Fitch, born at Norwich, March 24, 1732, and died there, May 12, 1776. He died at Norwich, October 10, 1803, and was buried in the Brewster Cemetery.
They lived at Norwich. Elijah Brewster served in the Revolutionary War; was appointed April, 1780 "captain of the 5th Company of the Alarm list in the 20th Regiment of Connecticut."
The following brief biographical profile of Captain Elijah Brewster is found in Emma C. Brewster Jones' The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907, Volume 1 (New York: Genealogical Publishers, 1908), page 115, now in the public domain.
"Captain Elijah Brewster married at Norwich, Connecticut, January 25, 1749/50, Elizabeth, daughter of Peletiah and Elizabeth (Choate) Fitch, born at Norwich, March 24, 1732, and died there, May 12, 1776. He died at Norwich, October 10, 1803, and was buried in the Brewster Cemetery.
They lived at Norwich. Elijah Brewster served in the Revolutionary War; was appointed April, 1780 "captain of the 5th Company of the Alarm list in the 20th Regiment of Connecticut."
His date of death is given as October 5, 1803 on his gravestone. It is given as October 10, 1803 in The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907, Volume 1, page 115. A search of the index to the published Norwich, Connecticut Vital Records did not show Elijah Brewster's date of death recorded. The date of death reflected for the memorial is the date given on his gravestone.
The following brief biographical profile of Captain Elijah Brewster is found in Emma C. Brewster Jones' The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907, Volume 1 (New York: Genealogical Publishers, 1908), page 115, now in the public domain.
"Captain Elijah Brewster married at Norwich, Connecticut, January 25, 1749/50, Elizabeth, daughter of Peletiah and Elizabeth (Choate) Fitch, born at Norwich, March 24, 1732, and died there, May 12, 1776. He died at Norwich, October 10, 1803, and was buried in the Brewster Cemetery.
They lived at Norwich. Elijah Brewster served in the Revolutionary War; was appointed April, 1780 "captain of the 5th Company of the Alarm list in the 20th Regiment of Connecticut."
The following brief biographical profile of Captain Elijah Brewster is found in Emma C. Brewster Jones' The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907, Volume 1 (New York: Genealogical Publishers, 1908), page 115, now in the public domain.
"Captain Elijah Brewster married at Norwich, Connecticut, January 25, 1749/50, Elizabeth, daughter of Peletiah and Elizabeth (Choate) Fitch, born at Norwich, March 24, 1732, and died there, May 12, 1776. He died at Norwich, October 10, 1803, and was buried in the Brewster Cemetery.
They lived at Norwich. Elijah Brewster served in the Revolutionary War; was appointed April, 1780 "captain of the 5th Company of the Alarm list in the 20th Regiment of Connecticut."
Inscription
In Memory of
Capt Elijah Brewster
who died Oct 5th 1805
in the 80th year
of his age
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The gravestone of Captain Elijah Brewster is in very poor condition and rapidly disintegrating. The inscribed surface of the stone is progressively flaking and the inscription is becoming increasingly illegible.
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