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"Ira Elliott, a man of considerable attainments, who was never reluctant to take the initiative in any public work, was born in Thompson, Conn., in February, 1805. In the public schools of his town and in Dudley Academy, at Dudley, Mass., he acquired a sufficiently thorough education to start him in the various pursuits of life. Possessed, however, of a proper respect for agriculture, he returned to the home place, where he was at first assistant manager; after the death of his father he carried on the place alone for several years. In early manhood he married Elizabeth Scott, of Thompson, who died in young womanhood, soon after the birth of her only child, Reuben S., who was born March 28, 1826. Mr. Elliott afterward married Susannah Osgood, who was born in Pomfret, April 28, 1811, daughter of William and Persis (Hyde) Osgood; she died April 5, 1879. Of this union there were five children. (1) Susan E., born Aug. 24, 1838, now a resident of Pawtucket, R. I., married Jan. 8, 1862, George E. Young, a carpenter, and they have had three children, Freddie E., deceased, Alice E. and Evelyn M. (2) Maria L., born Aug. 18, 1840, now a resident of Marengo, Ill., married Jan. 8, 1862, Charles Averill, and they have ten children: Ida; Edward, who married Miss Emeley, and lives in Wisner, Neb.; Annie, who married Sylvester Emeley, and also lives in Wisner; Charles; William; Frederick, who served in the Spanish-American war; Mary, deceased; Maud; Howard; and Grace, deceased. (3) Thomas O. is mentioned later. (4) Catherine C., born Nov. 3, 1849, married April 6, 1882, Charles Martin, a merchant, now deceased, and they had two children, Clara E. and Abbie S. (5) Clarence S., a grocer at Neponset, Mass., born Dec. 9, 1859, married (first) Amelia Horton, and (second) Mrs. May Harvey.
"Wise management of the homestead and frugality finally enabled Mr. Elliott to enlarge his agricultural business; in the spring of 1852 he purchased of his father-in-law, William Osgood, the magnificent 230 acre farm, in Pomfret, now owned by his son, Thomas O. There as an exceedingly well-to-do farmer he spent the rest of his life. In 1860 he erected the house which is now intact. He died Nov. 7, 1871, in his sixty-seventh year, and he is buried at Abington.
"Mr. Elliott was widely known as a public-spirited man. In getting the railroad through the town of Pomfret he brought such a strong influence to bear, even giving land for the right of way and for a station in that town, that the Railway Company named a place along their line, Elliott Station, in his honor. He belonged to the State Militia. Religiously he was a member and regular attendant of the Congregational Church at Abington, and in politics affiliated first with the Whig and later with the Republican party. The prosperity which he enjoyed through life was largely due to his excellent business judgment and to his unlimited capacity for work."
—Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties Connecticut Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Early Settled Families, Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1903, pp. 31-32.
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"Ira Elliott, a man of considerable attainments, who was never reluctant to take the initiative in any public work, was born in Thompson, Conn., in February, 1805. In the public schools of his town and in Dudley Academy, at Dudley, Mass., he acquired a sufficiently thorough education to start him in the various pursuits of life. Possessed, however, of a proper respect for agriculture, he returned to the home place, where he was at first assistant manager; after the death of his father he carried on the place alone for several years. In early manhood he married Elizabeth Scott, of Thompson, who died in young womanhood, soon after the birth of her only child, Reuben S., who was born March 28, 1826. Mr. Elliott afterward married Susannah Osgood, who was born in Pomfret, April 28, 1811, daughter of William and Persis (Hyde) Osgood; she died April 5, 1879. Of this union there were five children. (1) Susan E., born Aug. 24, 1838, now a resident of Pawtucket, R. I., married Jan. 8, 1862, George E. Young, a carpenter, and they have had three children, Freddie E., deceased, Alice E. and Evelyn M. (2) Maria L., born Aug. 18, 1840, now a resident of Marengo, Ill., married Jan. 8, 1862, Charles Averill, and they have ten children: Ida; Edward, who married Miss Emeley, and lives in Wisner, Neb.; Annie, who married Sylvester Emeley, and also lives in Wisner; Charles; William; Frederick, who served in the Spanish-American war; Mary, deceased; Maud; Howard; and Grace, deceased. (3) Thomas O. is mentioned later. (4) Catherine C., born Nov. 3, 1849, married April 6, 1882, Charles Martin, a merchant, now deceased, and they had two children, Clara E. and Abbie S. (5) Clarence S., a grocer at Neponset, Mass., born Dec. 9, 1859, married (first) Amelia Horton, and (second) Mrs. May Harvey.
"Wise management of the homestead and frugality finally enabled Mr. Elliott to enlarge his agricultural business; in the spring of 1852 he purchased of his father-in-law, William Osgood, the magnificent 230 acre farm, in Pomfret, now owned by his son, Thomas O. There as an exceedingly well-to-do farmer he spent the rest of his life. In 1860 he erected the house which is now intact. He died Nov. 7, 1871, in his sixty-seventh year, and he is buried at Abington.
"Mr. Elliott was widely known as a public-spirited man. In getting the railroad through the town of Pomfret he brought such a strong influence to bear, even giving land for the right of way and for a station in that town, that the Railway Company named a place along their line, Elliott Station, in his honor. He belonged to the State Militia. Religiously he was a member and regular attendant of the Congregational Church at Abington, and in politics affiliated first with the Whig and later with the Republican party. The prosperity which he enjoyed through life was largely due to his excellent business judgment and to his unlimited capacity for work."
—Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties Connecticut Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Early Settled Families, Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1903, pp. 31-32.
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age 66 yrs
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"Ira Elliott, a man of considerable attainments, who was never reluctant to take the initiative in any public work, was born in Thompson, Conn., in February, 1805. In the public schools of his town and in Dudley Academy, at Dudley, Mass., he acquired a sufficiently thorough education to start him in the various pursuits of life. Possessed, however, of a proper respect for agriculture, he returned to the home place, where he was at first assistant manager; after the death of his father he carried on the place alone for several years. In early manhood he married Elizabeth Scott, of Thompson, who died in young womanhood, soon after the birth of her only child, Reuben S., who was born March 28, 1826. Mr. Elliott afterward married Susannah Osgood, who was born in Pomfret, April 28, 1811, daughter of William and Persis (Hyde) Osgood; she died April 5, 1879. Of this union there were five children. (1) Susan E., born Aug. 24, 1838, now a resident of Pawtucket, R. I., married Jan. 8, 1862, George E. Young, a carpenter, and they have had three children, Freddie E., deceased, Alice E. and Evelyn M. (2) Maria L., born Aug. 18, 1840, now a resident of Marengo, Ill., married Jan. 8, 1862, Charles Averill, and they have ten children: Ida; Edward, who married Miss Emeley, and lives in Wisner, Neb.; Annie, who married Sylvester Emeley, and also lives in Wisner; Charles; William; Frederick, who served in the Spanish-American war; Mary, deceased; Maud; Howard; and Grace, deceased. (3) Thomas O. is mentioned later. (4) Catherine C., born Nov. 3, 1849, married April 6, 1882, Charles Martin, a merchant, now deceased, and they had two children, Clara E. and Abbie S. (5) Clarence S., a grocer at Neponset, Mass., born Dec. 9, 1859, married (first) Amelia Horton, and (second) Mrs. May Harvey.
"Wise management of the homestead and frugality finally enabled Mr. Elliott to enlarge his agricultural business; in the spring of 1852 he purchased of his father-in-law, William Osgood, the magnificent 230 acre farm, in Pomfret, now owned by his son, Thomas O. There as an exceedingly well-to-do farmer he spent the rest of his life. In 1860 he erected the house which is now intact. He died Nov. 7, 1871, in his sixty-seventh year, and he is buried at Abington.
"Mr. Elliott was widely known as a public-spirited man. In getting the railroad through the town of Pomfret he brought such a strong influence to bear, even giving land for the right of way and for a station in that town, that the Railway Company named a place along their line, Elliott Station, in his honor. He belonged to the State Militia. Religiously he was a member and regular attendant of the Congregational Church at Abington, and in politics affiliated first with the Whig and later with the Republican party. The prosperity which he enjoyed through life was largely due to his excellent business judgment and to his unlimited capacity for work."
—Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties Connecticut Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Early Settled Families, Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1903, pp. 31-32.
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"Ira Elliott, a man of considerable attainments, who was never reluctant to take the initiative in any public work, was born in Thompson, Conn., in February, 1805. In the public schools of his town and in Dudley Academy, at Dudley, Mass., he acquired a sufficiently thorough education to start him in the various pursuits of life. Possessed, however, of a proper respect for agriculture, he returned to the home place, where he was at first assistant manager; after the death of his father he carried on the place alone for several years. In early manhood he married Elizabeth Scott, of Thompson, who died in young womanhood, soon after the birth of her only child, Reuben S., who was born March 28, 1826. Mr. Elliott afterward married Susannah Osgood, who was born in Pomfret, April 28, 1811, daughter of William and Persis (Hyde) Osgood; she died April 5, 1879. Of this union there were five children. (1) Susan E., born Aug. 24, 1838, now a resident of Pawtucket, R. I., married Jan. 8, 1862, George E. Young, a carpenter, and they have had three children, Freddie E., deceased, Alice E. and Evelyn M. (2) Maria L., born Aug. 18, 1840, now a resident of Marengo, Ill., married Jan. 8, 1862, Charles Averill, and they have ten children: Ida; Edward, who married Miss Emeley, and lives in Wisner, Neb.; Annie, who married Sylvester Emeley, and also lives in Wisner; Charles; William; Frederick, who served in the Spanish-American war; Mary, deceased; Maud; Howard; and Grace, deceased. (3) Thomas O. is mentioned later. (4) Catherine C., born Nov. 3, 1849, married April 6, 1882, Charles Martin, a merchant, now deceased, and they had two children, Clara E. and Abbie S. (5) Clarence S., a grocer at Neponset, Mass., born Dec. 9, 1859, married (first) Amelia Horton, and (second) Mrs. May Harvey.
"Wise management of the homestead and frugality finally enabled Mr. Elliott to enlarge his agricultural business; in the spring of 1852 he purchased of his father-in-law, William Osgood, the magnificent 230 acre farm, in Pomfret, now owned by his son, Thomas O. There as an exceedingly well-to-do farmer he spent the rest of his life. In 1860 he erected the house which is now intact. He died Nov. 7, 1871, in his sixty-seventh year, and he is buried at Abington.
"Mr. Elliott was widely known as a public-spirited man. In getting the railroad through the town of Pomfret he brought such a strong influence to bear, even giving land for the right of way and for a station in that town, that the Railway Company named a place along their line, Elliott Station, in his honor. He belonged to the State Militia. Religiously he was a member and regular attendant of the Congregational Church at Abington, and in politics affiliated first with the Whig and later with the Republican party. The prosperity which he enjoyed through life was largely due to his excellent business judgment and to his unlimited capacity for work."
—Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties Connecticut Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Early Settled Families, Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1903, pp. 31-32.
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