LINKS IN THE MCELWAIN WEBSITE
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From: "DIANA WHEELER"
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: JOHN ALLEN MCELWAIN and GEORGE W MCELWAIN
Dear NORMA,
It is definitely snail mail to send you my great "find". One is 5 pages, written in gorgeous
handwriting from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of the Secretary, Revolutionary War Service of JOHN ALLEN MCELWAIN signed and sealed by the Secretary in 1901. It is copies of entries from some book describing his 8 periods of service during the war.
The other paper is an application to the G.A.R.(DAR OR SAR?). It is signed by GEORGE W MCELWAIN. It gives his age, town of birth, occupation and says he served as a private in Co K 24 Regiment of Massachusetts Vols for 3 years. It is dated 1884.
I think it is pretty good stuff. In the same packet was a clipping describing JOHN A MCELWAIN, the Pastor
of Clarendon Church. (The family seems to be either Episcopal or Presbyterian. Let me know more.) And, also, there was a check for $8 signed by DORIS MCELWAIN on The Vienna Trust Company bank.
I found these papers in the secret compartment of an old desk about 10 years ago. I didn't know it had a secret compartment until a guest who knew old
furniture whacked it in a particular spot and it popped open.
The desk must have belonged to MARY DELANO MCELWAIN (1865-1936) who married my gg uncle WALTER SCOTT WADSWORTH (1860-1921). I think her
father was GEORGE W MCELWAIN.
MARY DELANO MCELWAIN went by the name of MAY and was quite "pleasingly plump" as you can see by her picture. I do have pictures and am attaching a nice one. I don't know anything else about the family though.
Here's some miscellaneous information on these people:
HINSDALE MARRIAGES.
TO THE YEAR 1850.
McELWAIN - DAVID MCELWAIN & NANCY PAYN, int. May 7, 1818.
GEORGE W MCELWAIN & MARTHA PUTMAN, int. Feb. 18, 1810. [PUTNAM; m. Mar. 20, 1810, C.R.]
MALINDA MCELWAIN [int. MOLINDA] and ADDISON MERRILL [int. MERRELLS], Apr. 2, 1822.
MARIA MCELWAIN & AMBROSE NICHOLSON, Nov. 10 [1825].
MERRILL (see MERRELL, MERRILLS), ADDISON [int. MERRELLS] of Pittsfield [int. Pittsfil], and MALINDA [int. MOLINDA] MCELWAIN, Apr. 2, 1822.
AMANDA F MERRILL of Lenox, and JERAMIAH POST, int. Mar. 22, 1834.
DANIEL MERRILL and NANCY PHELPS, May 5, 1814. C.R.
GORDON C MERRILL and LUCY KELLOGG, int. Sept. 5, 1836.
NICHOLSON (see NICKERSON), AMBROSE NICHOLSON and MARIA MCELWAIN, Nov. 10 [1825].
ELI NICHOLSON and LORUHANAH THAYER, int. Oct. 15, 1825.
GEORGE NICHOLSON and CLARISSA BULLARD, int. July 13, 1824.
GIDEON NICHOLSON [int. GIDEION] and LUCY BULLARD, Apr. 7, 1825.
PAYN (see PAIN, PAYNE), DANIEL PAYN and REBECCA BACON, int. Oct. 12, 1811.
KEZIAH PAYN [int. PAYNE] and SQUARE [int. SQUIRE] H. BARRETT, Dec. 16, 1828.
NANCY PAYN of Cornwall, Conn., and DAVID MCELWAIN, May 7, 1818.*
NOAH PAYN and DOLLY HATHEWAY, Sept. 18, 1822.*
STEPHEN PAYN and RUTH SMITH, Oct. ____ [1816].*
PUTMAN (see PUTNAM), HENRY PUTMAN and MARTHA BOARDMAN, int. Feb. 19, 1823.
MARTHA PUTMAN and GEORGE W MCELWAIN, int Feb. 18, 1810. [PUTNAM; m. Mar. 20, 1810, C.R.]
MARY PUTMAN and DR JOHN KITTREDGE, int. Dec, 30, 1814. [PUTNAM, and JOHN KITTRIDGE, m. Jan. 1, 1815, C.R.]
SOPHIA PUTMAN and DANIEL NICHOLS [int. NICKOLS], Jan. 27, 1820. [PUTNAM; C.R.]
SUSAN PUTMAN of Becket, and HORACE SPRING, Sept. 9, 1832.*
PUTNAM (see PUTMAN), HENRY PUTNAM and ELVISA [int. ELVIZA] GOODRICH, June 6, 1838.
JOHN PUTNAM and FLORA MINERVA [int. M.] HAWLEY, July 6, 1837.
BECKET MARRIAGES
To the Year 1850
FERRY, ORPHA B., wid. (int. omits wid.], 44, of Chester, d. LENT BENHAM and ELIZABETH A., and DAVID MCELWAIN, widr. [int. omits widr.], May 27, 1847.
FITCH, ELIZABETH W. [int. ELISABETH WALES of Toringford, Conn.] and REV. JOSEPH L. [int. LEWIS] MILLS, Sept. 27, 1808, in Torringford, Conn.
FANNY FITCH and GEORGE W MCELWAIN [int. ESQ.], June 28, 1837.
McELWAIN, DAVID widr. [int. omits widr.], 57, s. TIMOTHY MCELWAIN and JANE, and ORPHA B FERRY, wid. [int. omits wid.], May 27, 1847.
GEORGE W. MCELWAIN [int. Esq.] of Middlefield, and FANNY FITCH, June 28, 1837.
LANEY MCELWAIN of Middlefield, and REUBEN SMITH, int. Aug. 13, 1817.
The 1830 Massachusetts Census shows the following:
1) TIMOTHY MCELWAIN Ham 468 Middlefield I
2) GEORGE MCELWAIN Ham 472 Middlefield I
The 1840 Massachusetts Census shows:
1) GEORGE W MCELWAIN
2) DOLLEY MCELWAIN
3) IONA MCELWAIN
4) JAMES MCELWAIN
5) JONATHAN MCELWAIN
6) DAVID MCELWAINE
7) WILLIAM MCELWAINE
From kerry_wallace@mindspring.com
Four Corners Cemetery, Thorndike, Mass.
FRANCIS (M) MCELWAIN d. July 24, 1918 aged 79 years wife of G. W. (GEORGE W) KEITH
GEORGE W MCELWAIN died Sept 15 1892 aged 56 yrs 24 Mass Regt (more on GEORGE W & JOHN A MCELWAIN at bottom of page).
JOHN A MCELWAIN son of Mr. WILLIAM MCELWAIN & Mrs. LUCY MCELWAIN died July 11 1833 age 8 yr __?
MRS LUCY MCELWAIN wife of WILLIAM MCELWAIN died (everything else is buried in the dirt, headstone has sunk into ground a bit)
(2 Giant Tree Trunks {not masonic, but another order of some kind} grave markers):
M.W.M. / WM MCELWAIN WILLIAM MCELWAIN JR 1834-1911
FRANCIS BOOTHBY his wife 1837-1912
WILLIAM MCELWAIN died Jan 20 1873 (b. abt. 10/11/1800) aged 72 yrs 9 mos. 9 days MARY W MCELWAIN his wife died Oct 2 1886 (b. abt. 5/13/1803) aged 83 yrs 4 mos & 19 days
JONATHAN M MCELWAIN died Sept 16 1879 (b. abt. 7/11/1816) aged 83 yrs 2 m 5 ds MARY D MCELWAIN his wife died Sept 10 1891 (b. abt. 1808) aged 83 ys
My personal connection to the MCELWAIN'S of Palmer & Thorndike, Mass. is by marriage only. My KEITH'S lived on the MCELWAIN property in Thorndike for 3 generations. My 80 year old grandfather lived there and actually worked in that cemetery as a boy tending the graves and mowing the lawn with his father. I was there this past summer and just wanted to pass this MCELWAIN info onto others...
KERRY KEITH WALLACE
