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<span class=prefix>Rev</span> Andrew Eliot Jr.

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Rev Andrew Eliot Jr.

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
26 Sep 1805 (aged 62)
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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From "Ye OLD BURYING GROUND OF FAIRFIELD, CONN." by Mrs. Kate Perry, p. 228: "Rev. Andrew Elliot, Jr. was called 1774, and remained until 1805. It was during his pastorate that the meeting house, together with all the principal buildings of the town were burned by the British, July 8th, 1779, and his account of that terrible day is, to my mind, the most truthful and fraphic in history. Although Mr. Eliot's ability commanded a more remunerative field (i.e. financially,) he worked on here at a salary of three hundred dollars per annum, and as is stated, 'hard to get, at that'. He lived on Holland Hill, and used to walk down in all weathers, not only to lead the meetings, but to build with his own hands the fires in the great wood stoves of the period."
From "Ye OLD BURYING GROUND OF FAIRFIELD, CONN." by Mrs. Kate Perry, p. 228: "Rev. Andrew Elliot, Jr. was called 1774, and remained until 1805. It was during his pastorate that the meeting house, together with all the principal buildings of the town were burned by the British, July 8th, 1779, and his account of that terrible day is, to my mind, the most truthful and fraphic in history. Although Mr. Eliot's ability commanded a more remunerative field (i.e. financially,) he worked on here at a salary of three hundred dollars per annum, and as is stated, 'hard to get, at that'. He lived on Holland Hill, and used to walk down in all weathers, not only to lead the meetings, but to build with his own hands the fires in the great wood stoves of the period."

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Rev. Andrew Eliot born in Boston Jan. 11, 1743. Ordained pastor of First Church of Christ in Fairfield June 22, 1774 in which station he served God until September 26, 1805 when he rested from his labors in the 63rd year of his age and 32d of his ministry.



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  • Created by: V. Nareen Lake
  • Added: Jun 30, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9019072/andrew-eliot: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Andrew Eliot Jr. (11 Jan 1743–26 Sep 1805), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9019072, citing Old Burying Ground, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).