Elijah
HUNTER
(b.
4 August 1749
,
New Castle, Crown Colony of New York
d.
22 December 1815
,
Ossining, New York, USA
)
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Elijah HUNTER was born 4 August 1749 in New Castle, Crown Colony of New York
Elijah HUNTER was the child of Hugh HUNTER and Unknown UNKNOWNElijah had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Elijah married Anna DRAKE 28 September 1768 in Mount Pleasant, Crown Colony of New York . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anna DRAKE was born 21 February 1749 in New Castle, Westchester, New York, USA. Anna died 12 August 1818
Elijah HUNTER died 22 December 1815 in Ossining, New York, USA .
Elijah Hunter, a captain in the Revolutionary War who founded Ossining, started holding Baptist prayer meetings at his house in 1786. This grew rapidly, and four years later, 33 congregants formally incorporated the church. They continued to meet in homes until Hunter donated the land for a small meeting house on the present site in 1815. During the early years, slaves and their masters attended services. Both were considered full members of the congregation, and treated equally in the church.
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Family and Children of Elijah HUNTER
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Anna DRAKE-- Date: 28 September 1768 Place: Mount Pleasant, Crown Colony of New York
Children of Elijah HUNTER and Anna DRAKE:
John HUNTER (b.30 August 1769, Westchester, Crown Colony of New York d. February 1832, Scotch Plains, New Jersey, USA)
m. Jennie WALLACE
Anna DRAKE-- Date: 28 September 1768 Place: Mount Pleasant, Crown Colony of New York Children of Elijah HUNTER and Anna DRAKE:
John HUNTER (b.30 August 1769, Westchester, Crown Colony of New York d. February 1832, Scotch Plains, New Jersey, USA)m. Jennie WALLACE
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1749 Birth 4 August 1749
New Castle, Crown Colony of New York
Elijah Hunter: Revolutionary War Spy
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By Miguel Hernandez on February 21, 2013
Spying was a major component of the strategy and the tactics of the American Revolution. However it’s only recently that historians have focused on the intrigues, subterfuges and skullduggery that were used by all sides. Except for the spying of British Major John Andre, his collaboration with Benedict Arnold, and of the failed spying of Nathan Hale, undercover intelligence gathering operations during the Revolution is a mostly forgotten aspect of that conflict.
Nonetheless, spying was quite common in that era and George Washington was its chief proponent. Washington made full use of the 1700s tools of the spy trade including invisible ink, hiding messages in feather quills, and small silver balls for hiding messages that could be swallowed in the event of capture. He also encouraged forging documents and making sure they fell into British hands.
In the late summer of 1776, the British captured the City of...Read MORE...
The New York History Blog
By Miguel Hernandez on February 21, 2013
Spying was a major component of the strategy and the tactics of the American Revolution. However it’s only recently that historians have focused on the intrigues, subterfuges and skullduggery that were used by all sides. Except for the spying of British Major John Andre, his collaboration with Benedict Arnold, and of the failed spying of Nathan Hale, undercover intelligence gathering operations during the Revolution is a mostly forgotten aspect of that conflict.
Nonetheless, spying was quite common in that era and George Washington was its chief proponent. Washington made full use of the 1700s tools of the spy trade including invisible ink, hiding messages in feather quills, and small silver balls for hiding messages that could be swallowed in the event of capture. He also encouraged forging documents and making sure they fell into British hands.
In the late summer of 1776, the British captured the City of...Read MORE...
Title Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County, New Jersey, Volume 2
Publisher The Lewis Publishing Company, 1899
Length 808 pages
Pages 771-772
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Title Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County, New Jersey, Volume 2
Publisher The Lewis Publishing Company, 1899
Length 808 pages
Pages 771-772
(part two)
1768 Marriage / PartnerElijah HUNTER and Anna DRAKE 28 September 1768, Mount Pleasant, New York, USA (Valhalla) (Beekmantown) (Pleasantville) (Sleepy Hollow)
He was 19 years old.
1769 Birth of ChildJohn HUNTER was born 30 August 1769, Westchester, New York, USA
Elijah was 20 years old.
Revolutionary War
HUNTER, ELIJAH
Ancestor #: A060445
Service: NEW YORK Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, CAPTAIN
Birth: 8-4-1749 NEWCASTLE WESTCHESTER CO NEW YORK
Death: 12-22-1815 MT PLEASANT WESTCHESTER CO NEW YORK
Service Description: 1) ALSO 2LT, 1LT, NY LINE
2) MEM OF COMM OF WESTCHESTER, 1776-77
RESIDENCE
1) County: WESTCHESTER CO - State: NEW YORK
SPOUSE
1) ANNA DRAKE
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HUNTER, ELIJAH
Ancestor #: A060445
Service: NEW YORK Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, CAPTAIN
Birth: 8-4-1749 NEWCASTLE WESTCHESTER CO NEW YORK
Death: 12-22-1815 MT PLEASANT WESTCHESTER CO NEW YORK
Service Description: 1) ALSO 2LT, 1LT, NY LINE
2) MEM OF COMM OF WESTCHESTER, 1776-77
RESIDENCE
1) County: WESTCHESTER CO - State: NEW YORK
SPOUSE
1) ANNA DRAKE
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The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.Burial
Name: Elijah Hunter
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Event Type: Burial
Event Date:
Event Place: Ossining, Westchester, New York, United States of America
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Affiliate Record Identifier: 116944208
Cemetery: Dale Cemetery
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Name: Elijah Hunter
Maiden Name:
Event Type: Burial
Event Date:
Event Place: Ossining, Westchester, New York, United States of America
Photograph Included: N
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Affiliate Record Identifier: 116944208
Cemetery: Dale Cemetery
'Find A Grave Index,' database, FamilySearch : accessed 6 May 2016), Elijah Hunter, ; Burial, Ossining, Westchester, New York, United States of America, Dale Cemetery; citing record ID 116944208, Find a Grave
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1815 Death 22 December 1815
Ossining, New York, USA
He died at the age of 66.
Elijah is buried at: Dale Cemetery Ossining Westchester County New York, USA
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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state
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