Born in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Sep 1,1730,Mark Elwell was the son of ,Joshua Elwell(1686-1756) and his fathers second wife, Abigail Riggs(1691-1773).Mark Elwell married his first wife, Mary Hebart (1734-? ) in Dudley, Massachusetts on April 14,1754.At the time of their marriage, Mark was a resident of Thompson, Connecticut. Sometime after they were married they moved to Killingly, CT. Mary Hebart probally dies before the birth of any children, as there were no known children from his first marraige.
In 1758,for the Colony of Connecticut;in the French and Indian War,Mark Elwell served the 7th Company,commanded by,Captain Benjamin Lee.Mark appeared on the muster rolls for the 3rd Regiment under, Col Eleazer Fitch.
In the public records from the former Colony of Connecticut,the following record for,Mark Elwell's pre-Revolutionary militia commission is found.Read from a list of 98 other commissions from May of 1772,it reads: "This Assembly do establish,Mark Elwell,Lieutenant of the 18th Company or Trainband in the 11h Regiment in this Colony"
The Connecticut Militia system before,during and after the American Revolution can be confusing, but it helps if you begin at the creation of the Militia Regiment system in 1739.This system of Militia Regiments would continue in Connecticut until the 1840's. The common misconception of the militia is that it was a small company of men from a particular Connecticut Town or Village who would occasionally muster on the local Common or Green and practice the military drill of the day. This conception is only partially correct. What seems to be forgotten, overlooked or misunderstood is that every town militia company (sometimes referred to as Trained Bands) in the Connecticut Colony belonged to a numbered Militia Regiment from 1739 on. Not only would the Town Militia Companies train among themselves, under company officers (a Captain, Lieutenant, Ensign, Sergeant and Corporal), but they would then in turn train with their numbered Regiments who were commanded by Field grade officers (a Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, and a Major). During the American Revolution, these Militia Regiments would be combined with others to form Militia Brigades which were under the command of a Brigadier General.
In Dudley,Massachusetts on Aug 29,1774 Mark Elwell married his second wife,the widow,Dorothy(Lamb)White.Dorothy was born Mar 6,1741 in Dudley,Ma and was the daughter of,Abiel Lamb(1708-1803)and Abigail Moore(1723-1801).The Lambs had moved to Oxford(Dudley)from Framingham,Massachusetts.At the time of their marriage the widower,Mark Elwell was a resident of,Killingly,Connecticut.After they married,Mark and Dorothy moved to Woodstock,Connecticut.
In 1775 Windham County,Connecticut sent over 1000 men for the Lexington Alarm.From Woodstock there were 140 men on foot and horseback under Captains,Benjamin Lyon , Daniel Lyon ,Ephraim Manning ,Nataniel Marcy and Lieutenant Mark Elwell.The other Windham County towns and number of men were as follows:Windham(159 Men),Canterbury(70 Men),Union(26 Men),Ashfort(78 Men),Pomfret(89 Men),Plainfield(54 Men),Killingly(146 Men),Coventy(100 plus Men),and a unspecified number of men from,Lebannon and Mansfield.
On April 19,1775 the men of Woodstock along with other town's Trained-Bands,above mentioned,marched from their perspective Connecticut towns "For the Relief of Boston in the Lexington Alarm".Lieutenant Mark Elwell with twenty-seven men under him marched from Woodstock,Connecticut into Massachusetts,serving a total of seven days.
After the War of the Revolution,Mark and Dorothy Elwell settled in Dudley,Massachusetts.Mark built a home and farmed his land.The old home later became known as the "Durkee House".Mark and Dorothy had the following four children all born in Dudley,Massachusetts...
1-Mark Elwell Jr b Feb 25,1777,d Nov 30 1857.He married,Sarah "Sally" Barnes and build a large home on Dudley Hill with a connecting Cabinet Shop and Furniture Ware Room where he operated a successful cabinet and furniture business.
2-Elmira Elwell b Apr 27,1779,Mar 2,1831
3-Abiel Elwell b May 16,1781,d Nov 5,1865.He married,Rachel Foster,and farmed his land in Dudley.His father appointed him as excurtor to his estate in his last will and testimate.
4-Benjamin Elwell b Nov 21,1788,d Jul 21,1851.He married Mary "Polly" Smith.Like his brother,Mark he became a cabinet and furniture maker.His oldest son ,William Smith Elwell became an Artist and painted the well known portrait of, Dolly Madison which hangs in the "National Portrait Gallery" in Washington,D.C.
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Lieutenant Mark Elwell Sr died in Dudley,Massachusetts on Nov 18,1799 and is buried beside his wife,Dorothy at Dudley's "Corbin Cemetery",shown here.
(by John Clay Harris)
In 1758,for the Colony of Connecticut;in the French and Indian War,Mark Elwell served the 7th Company,commanded by,Captain Benjamin Lee.Mark appeared on the muster rolls for the 3rd Regiment under, Col Eleazer Fitch.
In the public records from the former Colony of Connecticut,the following record for,Mark Elwell's pre-Revolutionary militia commission is found.Read from a list of 98 other commissions from May of 1772,it reads: "This Assembly do establish,Mark Elwell,Lieutenant of the 18th Company or Trainband in the 11h Regiment in this Colony"
The Connecticut Militia system before,during and after the American Revolution can be confusing, but it helps if you begin at the creation of the Militia Regiment system in 1739.This system of Militia Regiments would continue in Connecticut until the 1840's. The common misconception of the militia is that it was a small company of men from a particular Connecticut Town or Village who would occasionally muster on the local Common or Green and practice the military drill of the day. This conception is only partially correct. What seems to be forgotten, overlooked or misunderstood is that every town militia company (sometimes referred to as Trained Bands) in the Connecticut Colony belonged to a numbered Militia Regiment from 1739 on. Not only would the Town Militia Companies train among themselves, under company officers (a Captain, Lieutenant, Ensign, Sergeant and Corporal), but they would then in turn train with their numbered Regiments who were commanded by Field grade officers (a Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, and a Major). During the American Revolution, these Militia Regiments would be combined with others to form Militia Brigades which were under the command of a Brigadier General.
In Dudley,Massachusetts on Aug 29,1774 Mark Elwell married his second wife,the widow,Dorothy(Lamb)White.Dorothy was born Mar 6,1741 in Dudley,Ma and was the daughter of,Abiel Lamb(1708-1803)and Abigail Moore(1723-1801).The Lambs had moved to Oxford(Dudley)from Framingham,Massachusetts.At the time of their marriage the widower,Mark Elwell was a resident of,Killingly,Connecticut.After they married,Mark and Dorothy moved to Woodstock,Connecticut.
In 1775 Windham County,Connecticut sent over 1000 men for the Lexington Alarm.From Woodstock there were 140 men on foot and horseback under Captains,Benjamin Lyon , Daniel Lyon ,Ephraim Manning ,Nataniel Marcy and Lieutenant Mark Elwell.The other Windham County towns and number of men were as follows:Windham(159 Men),Canterbury(70 Men),Union(26 Men),Ashfort(78 Men),Pomfret(89 Men),Plainfield(54 Men),Killingly(146 Men),Coventy(100 plus Men),and a unspecified number of men from,Lebannon and Mansfield.
On April 19,1775 the men of Woodstock along with other town's Trained-Bands,above mentioned,marched from their perspective Connecticut towns "For the Relief of Boston in the Lexington Alarm".Lieutenant Mark Elwell with twenty-seven men under him marched from Woodstock,Connecticut into Massachusetts,serving a total of seven days.
After the War of the Revolution,Mark and Dorothy Elwell settled in Dudley,Massachusetts.Mark built a home and farmed his land.The old home later became known as the "Durkee House".Mark and Dorothy had the following four children all born in Dudley,Massachusetts...
1-Mark Elwell Jr b Feb 25,1777,d Nov 30 1857.He married,Sarah "Sally" Barnes and build a large home on Dudley Hill with a connecting Cabinet Shop and Furniture Ware Room where he operated a successful cabinet and furniture business.
2-Elmira Elwell b Apr 27,1779,Mar 2,1831
3-Abiel Elwell b May 16,1781,d Nov 5,1865.He married,Rachel Foster,and farmed his land in Dudley.His father appointed him as excurtor to his estate in his last will and testimate.
4-Benjamin Elwell b Nov 21,1788,d Jul 21,1851.He married Mary "Polly" Smith.Like his brother,Mark he became a cabinet and furniture maker.His oldest son ,William Smith Elwell became an Artist and painted the well known portrait of, Dolly Madison which hangs in the "National Portrait Gallery" in Washington,D.C.
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Lieutenant Mark Elwell Sr died in Dudley,Massachusetts on Nov 18,1799 and is buried beside his wife,Dorothy at Dudley's "Corbin Cemetery",shown here.
(by John Clay Harris)
Born in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Sep 1,1730,Mark Elwell was the son of ,Joshua Elwell(1686-1756) and his fathers second wife, Abigail Riggs(1691-1773).Mark Elwell married his first wife, Mary Hebart (1734-? ) in Dudley, Massachusetts on April 14,1754.At the time of their marriage, Mark was a resident of Thompson, Connecticut. Sometime after they were married they moved to Killingly, CT. Mary Hebart probally dies before the birth of any children, as there were no known children from his first marraige.
In 1758,for the Colony of Connecticut;in the French and Indian War,Mark Elwell served the 7th Company,commanded by,Captain Benjamin Lee.Mark appeared on the muster rolls for the 3rd Regiment under, Col Eleazer Fitch.
In the public records from the former Colony of Connecticut,the following record for,Mark Elwell's pre-Revolutionary militia commission is found.Read from a list of 98 other commissions from May of 1772,it reads: "This Assembly do establish,Mark Elwell,Lieutenant of the 18th Company or Trainband in the 11h Regiment in this Colony"
The Connecticut Militia system before,during and after the American Revolution can be confusing, but it helps if you begin at the creation of the Militia Regiment system in 1739.This system of Militia Regiments would continue in Connecticut until the 1840's. The common misconception of the militia is that it was a small company of men from a particular Connecticut Town or Village who would occasionally muster on the local Common or Green and practice the military drill of the day. This conception is only partially correct. What seems to be forgotten, overlooked or misunderstood is that every town militia company (sometimes referred to as Trained Bands) in the Connecticut Colony belonged to a numbered Militia Regiment from 1739 on. Not only would the Town Militia Companies train among themselves, under company officers (a Captain, Lieutenant, Ensign, Sergeant and Corporal), but they would then in turn train with their numbered Regiments who were commanded by Field grade officers (a Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, and a Major). During the American Revolution, these Militia Regiments would be combined with others to form Militia Brigades which were under the command of a Brigadier General.
In Dudley,Massachusetts on Aug 29,1774 Mark Elwell married his second wife,the widow,Dorothy(Lamb)White.Dorothy was born Mar 6,1741 in Dudley,Ma and was the daughter of,Abiel Lamb(1708-1803)and Abigail Moore(1723-1801).The Lambs had moved to Oxford(Dudley)from Framingham,Massachusetts.At the time of their marriage the widower,Mark Elwell was a resident of,Killingly,Connecticut.After they married,Mark and Dorothy moved to Woodstock,Connecticut.
In 1775 Windham County,Connecticut sent over 1000 men for the Lexington Alarm.From Woodstock there were 140 men on foot and horseback under Captains,Benjamin Lyon , Daniel Lyon ,Ephraim Manning ,Nataniel Marcy and Lieutenant Mark Elwell.The other Windham County towns and number of men were as follows:Windham(159 Men),Canterbury(70 Men),Union(26 Men),Ashfort(78 Men),Pomfret(89 Men),Plainfield(54 Men),Killingly(146 Men),Coventy(100 plus Men),and a unspecified number of men from,Lebannon and Mansfield.
On April 19,1775 the men of Woodstock along with other town's Trained-Bands,above mentioned,marched from their perspective Connecticut towns "For the Relief of Boston in the Lexington Alarm".Lieutenant Mark Elwell with twenty-seven men under him marched from Woodstock,Connecticut into Massachusetts,serving a total of seven days.
After the War of the Revolution,Mark and Dorothy Elwell settled in Dudley,Massachusetts.Mark built a home and farmed his land.The old home later became known as the "Durkee House".Mark and Dorothy had the following four children all born in Dudley,Massachusetts...
1-Mark Elwell Jr b Feb 25,1777,d Nov 30 1857.He married,Sarah "Sally" Barnes and build a large home on Dudley Hill with a connecting Cabinet Shop and Furniture Ware Room where he operated a successful cabinet and furniture business.
2-Elmira Elwell b Apr 27,1779,Mar 2,1831
3-Abiel Elwell b May 16,1781,d Nov 5,1865.He married,Rachel Foster,and farmed his land in Dudley.His father appointed him as excurtor to his estate in his last will and testimate.
4-Benjamin Elwell b Nov 21,1788,d Jul 21,1851.He married Mary "Polly" Smith.Like his brother,Mark he became a cabinet and furniture maker.His oldest son ,William Smith Elwell became an Artist and painted the well known portrait of, Dolly Madison which hangs in the "National Portrait Gallery" in Washington,D.C.
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Lieutenant Mark Elwell Sr died in Dudley,Massachusetts on Nov 18,1799 and is buried beside his wife,Dorothy at Dudley's "Corbin Cemetery",shown here.
(by John Clay Harris)
In 1758,for the Colony of Connecticut;in the French and Indian War,Mark Elwell served the 7th Company,commanded by,Captain Benjamin Lee.Mark appeared on the muster rolls for the 3rd Regiment under, Col Eleazer Fitch.
In the public records from the former Colony of Connecticut,the following record for,Mark Elwell's pre-Revolutionary militia commission is found.Read from a list of 98 other commissions from May of 1772,it reads: "This Assembly do establish,Mark Elwell,Lieutenant of the 18th Company or Trainband in the 11h Regiment in this Colony"
The Connecticut Militia system before,during and after the American Revolution can be confusing, but it helps if you begin at the creation of the Militia Regiment system in 1739.This system of Militia Regiments would continue in Connecticut until the 1840's. The common misconception of the militia is that it was a small company of men from a particular Connecticut Town or Village who would occasionally muster on the local Common or Green and practice the military drill of the day. This conception is only partially correct. What seems to be forgotten, overlooked or misunderstood is that every town militia company (sometimes referred to as Trained Bands) in the Connecticut Colony belonged to a numbered Militia Regiment from 1739 on. Not only would the Town Militia Companies train among themselves, under company officers (a Captain, Lieutenant, Ensign, Sergeant and Corporal), but they would then in turn train with their numbered Regiments who were commanded by Field grade officers (a Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, and a Major). During the American Revolution, these Militia Regiments would be combined with others to form Militia Brigades which were under the command of a Brigadier General.
In Dudley,Massachusetts on Aug 29,1774 Mark Elwell married his second wife,the widow,Dorothy(Lamb)White.Dorothy was born Mar 6,1741 in Dudley,Ma and was the daughter of,Abiel Lamb(1708-1803)and Abigail Moore(1723-1801).The Lambs had moved to Oxford(Dudley)from Framingham,Massachusetts.At the time of their marriage the widower,Mark Elwell was a resident of,Killingly,Connecticut.After they married,Mark and Dorothy moved to Woodstock,Connecticut.
In 1775 Windham County,Connecticut sent over 1000 men for the Lexington Alarm.From Woodstock there were 140 men on foot and horseback under Captains,Benjamin Lyon , Daniel Lyon ,Ephraim Manning ,Nataniel Marcy and Lieutenant Mark Elwell.The other Windham County towns and number of men were as follows:Windham(159 Men),Canterbury(70 Men),Union(26 Men),Ashfort(78 Men),Pomfret(89 Men),Plainfield(54 Men),Killingly(146 Men),Coventy(100 plus Men),and a unspecified number of men from,Lebannon and Mansfield.
On April 19,1775 the men of Woodstock along with other town's Trained-Bands,above mentioned,marched from their perspective Connecticut towns "For the Relief of Boston in the Lexington Alarm".Lieutenant Mark Elwell with twenty-seven men under him marched from Woodstock,Connecticut into Massachusetts,serving a total of seven days.
After the War of the Revolution,Mark and Dorothy Elwell settled in Dudley,Massachusetts.Mark built a home and farmed his land.The old home later became known as the "Durkee House".Mark and Dorothy had the following four children all born in Dudley,Massachusetts...
1-Mark Elwell Jr b Feb 25,1777,d Nov 30 1857.He married,Sarah "Sally" Barnes and build a large home on Dudley Hill with a connecting Cabinet Shop and Furniture Ware Room where he operated a successful cabinet and furniture business.
2-Elmira Elwell b Apr 27,1779,Mar 2,1831
3-Abiel Elwell b May 16,1781,d Nov 5,1865.He married,Rachel Foster,and farmed his land in Dudley.His father appointed him as excurtor to his estate in his last will and testimate.
4-Benjamin Elwell b Nov 21,1788,d Jul 21,1851.He married Mary "Polly" Smith.Like his brother,Mark he became a cabinet and furniture maker.His oldest son ,William Smith Elwell became an Artist and painted the well known portrait of, Dolly Madison which hangs in the "National Portrait Gallery" in Washington,D.C.
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Lieutenant Mark Elwell Sr died in Dudley,Massachusetts on Nov 18,1799 and is buried beside his wife,Dorothy at Dudley's "Corbin Cemetery",shown here.
(by John Clay Harris)
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