He was the son of Isaac Elliott and Elizabeth Thomas Elliott. He entered the United States Navy in 1836. He became a Midshipman in 1838 and Passed Midshipman in 1846. He resigned on February 21, 1852. He served in the United States Exploring Expedition under commanding officer, Lieutenant Charles Wilkes from 1838 to 1842. He helped chart Elliott Bay where Seattle is now located. There were three members of the expedition whose surname was Elliott, but it is unclear if it was named for a member of the crew or in honor of Commodore Jesse Elliott.
The New York Herald Saturday, April 29, 1876
Found Dead In Madison Park
At an early hour yesterday morning Officer Gallagher, of the Twenty-ninth Precinct, found a man, about fifty years of age, lying dead on a bench in Madison Park. The body was conveyed to the Thirtieth Precinct Station House and afterward sent to the Morgue. There were no papers on his person to lead to his identity and no marks to show that he had been foully dealt with or had committed suicide. Later in the day Mr. George M. Smith, of No. 14 West Twenty-seventh Street, reported at the Thirtieth Street Station House that the deceased was Samuel B. Elliott, formerly in the United States Navy, who had been stopping at his house since last December. He was out of employment and unable to obtain any, although he had recommendations from persons of influence. He leaves a wife in Washington. The Coroner will make an autopsy and hold an inquest to determine whether death resulted from natural causes or suicide.
Colonial Families of Philadelphia, Volume 2 by John Woolf Jordan, Lewis Publishing Company, 1911.
Samuel Bonnyman Elliott, of the United States Navy, born March 30, 1822; died April 28, 1876; married in Washington, D.C., November 23, 1847, Julianna Marshall, daughter of Henry Knapp Randall, born September 28, 1793, died February 2, 1877, by his wife, Emily Munroe, born November 12, 1805, died August 14, 1876; issue:
1) Henry Randall Elliott, born November 26, 1848, at Washington, D.C.; married at St. John's Church, Washington, D.C., October 8, 1873, Helen Charlotte Tompkins, born in Binghamton, New York, January 5, 1851.
2) Thomas Monroe Elliott, born in Washington, D.C., March 31, 1851; died in Washington, D.C., March 5, 1896; married October 16, 1877, at Washington, D.C., Marian Virginia, daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Ann Galt, of Washington, D.C.
The New York Herald Saturday, April 29, 1876
Found Dead In Madison Park
At an early hour yesterday morning Officer Gallagher, of the Twenty-ninth Precinct, found a man, about fifty years of age, lying dead on a bench in Madison Park. The body was conveyed to the Thirtieth Precinct Station House and afterward sent to the Morgue. There were no papers on his person to lead to his identity and no marks to show that he had been foully dealt with or had committed suicide. Later in the day Mr. George M. Smith, of No. 14 West Twenty-seventh Street, reported at the Thirtieth Street Station House that the deceased was Samuel B. Elliott, formerly in the United States Navy, who had been stopping at his house since last December. He was out of employment and unable to obtain any, although he had recommendations from persons of influence. He leaves a wife in Washington. The Coroner will make an autopsy and hold an inquest to determine whether death resulted from natural causes or suicide.
Colonial Families of Philadelphia, Volume 2 by John Woolf Jordan, Lewis Publishing Company, 1911.
Samuel Bonnyman Elliott, of the United States Navy, born March 30, 1822; died April 28, 1876; married in Washington, D.C., November 23, 1847, Julianna Marshall, daughter of Henry Knapp Randall, born September 28, 1793, died February 2, 1877, by his wife, Emily Munroe, born November 12, 1805, died August 14, 1876; issue:
1) Henry Randall Elliott, born November 26, 1848, at Washington, D.C.; married at St. John's Church, Washington, D.C., October 8, 1873, Helen Charlotte Tompkins, born in Binghamton, New York, January 5, 1851.
2) Thomas Monroe Elliott, born in Washington, D.C., March 31, 1851; died in Washington, D.C., March 5, 1896; married October 16, 1877, at Washington, D.C., Marian Virginia, daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Ann Galt, of Washington, D.C.
He was the son of Isaac Elliott and Elizabeth Thomas Elliott. He entered the United States Navy in 1836. He became a Midshipman in 1838 and Passed Midshipman in 1846. He resigned on February 21, 1852. He served in the United States Exploring Expedition under commanding officer, Lieutenant Charles Wilkes from 1838 to 1842. He helped chart Elliott Bay where Seattle is now located. There were three members of the expedition whose surname was Elliott, but it is unclear if it was named for a member of the crew or in honor of Commodore Jesse Elliott.
The New York Herald Saturday, April 29, 1876
Found Dead In Madison Park
At an early hour yesterday morning Officer Gallagher, of the Twenty-ninth Precinct, found a man, about fifty years of age, lying dead on a bench in Madison Park. The body was conveyed to the Thirtieth Precinct Station House and afterward sent to the Morgue. There were no papers on his person to lead to his identity and no marks to show that he had been foully dealt with or had committed suicide. Later in the day Mr. George M. Smith, of No. 14 West Twenty-seventh Street, reported at the Thirtieth Street Station House that the deceased was Samuel B. Elliott, formerly in the United States Navy, who had been stopping at his house since last December. He was out of employment and unable to obtain any, although he had recommendations from persons of influence. He leaves a wife in Washington. The Coroner will make an autopsy and hold an inquest to determine whether death resulted from natural causes or suicide.
Colonial Families of Philadelphia, Volume 2 by John Woolf Jordan, Lewis Publishing Company, 1911.
Samuel Bonnyman Elliott, of the United States Navy, born March 30, 1822; died April 28, 1876; married in Washington, D.C., November 23, 1847, Julianna Marshall, daughter of Henry Knapp Randall, born September 28, 1793, died February 2, 1877, by his wife, Emily Munroe, born November 12, 1805, died August 14, 1876; issue:
1) Henry Randall Elliott, born November 26, 1848, at Washington, D.C.; married at St. John's Church, Washington, D.C., October 8, 1873, Helen Charlotte Tompkins, born in Binghamton, New York, January 5, 1851.
2) Thomas Monroe Elliott, born in Washington, D.C., March 31, 1851; died in Washington, D.C., March 5, 1896; married October 16, 1877, at Washington, D.C., Marian Virginia, daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Ann Galt, of Washington, D.C.
The New York Herald Saturday, April 29, 1876
Found Dead In Madison Park
At an early hour yesterday morning Officer Gallagher, of the Twenty-ninth Precinct, found a man, about fifty years of age, lying dead on a bench in Madison Park. The body was conveyed to the Thirtieth Precinct Station House and afterward sent to the Morgue. There were no papers on his person to lead to his identity and no marks to show that he had been foully dealt with or had committed suicide. Later in the day Mr. George M. Smith, of No. 14 West Twenty-seventh Street, reported at the Thirtieth Street Station House that the deceased was Samuel B. Elliott, formerly in the United States Navy, who had been stopping at his house since last December. He was out of employment and unable to obtain any, although he had recommendations from persons of influence. He leaves a wife in Washington. The Coroner will make an autopsy and hold an inquest to determine whether death resulted from natural causes or suicide.
Colonial Families of Philadelphia, Volume 2 by John Woolf Jordan, Lewis Publishing Company, 1911.
Samuel Bonnyman Elliott, of the United States Navy, born March 30, 1822; died April 28, 1876; married in Washington, D.C., November 23, 1847, Julianna Marshall, daughter of Henry Knapp Randall, born September 28, 1793, died February 2, 1877, by his wife, Emily Munroe, born November 12, 1805, died August 14, 1876; issue:
1) Henry Randall Elliott, born November 26, 1848, at Washington, D.C.; married at St. John's Church, Washington, D.C., October 8, 1873, Helen Charlotte Tompkins, born in Binghamton, New York, January 5, 1851.
2) Thomas Monroe Elliott, born in Washington, D.C., March 31, 1851; died in Washington, D.C., March 5, 1896; married October 16, 1877, at Washington, D.C., Marian Virginia, daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Ann Galt, of Washington, D.C.
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