Elijah Dee (1740-Dec. 24 1827)
Born in Westbrook (formerly Saybrook) CT to William Divall/Duvall/de Vol (depending on the source), Jr. and Mercy Stannard
Born in Westbrook (formerly Saybrook) CT to William Divall/Duvall/de Vol (depending on the source), Jr. and Mercy Stannard
Elijah Dee was "a man of marked character; expressed his opinions in a confident manner, and dealt with sharp plainness with those that he thought deserved it. He was a man of strict integrity, and managed his affairs in a close and independent manner; and he himself was unshackled in all his deal with men."
-Rev. Alvah Sabin for the Vermont Historical Magazine vol. II by A.M Hemenway, 1871
The family in Westbrook (Saybrook), CT
The family in Georgia, VT
Elijah Dee moved from Westbrook (Saybrook) to VT in 1787 but did not relocate the rest of the family until the winter of 1790-'91.
"The journey, which required 8 weeks, was made on a sled drawn by and ox team, the mother seated in a chair holding her infant daughter Mercy Jones in her arms."
- in New England Families, genealogical and memorial by W.R. Cutter, 1913
Elijah Dee and Family Headstones
Elijah Dee and Family Headstones
