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Elijah Hanks Parents: John Hanks and Tabatha Hall Mary Walker Parents: and NO INFORMATION

Elijah Newton Hanks Born: 30 Aug 1761 Place: Mansfield, Talland, CT Christening: 01 Nov 1761 Marr: 14 Aug 1872 Place: Ashford, Windham, CT Died: 11 Feb 1839 age 77 Place: Madison, L, OH Burial: South Ridge Cemetery, OH Mary Walker Born: 14 Aug 1763 Place: Ashford, Windham, CT Died: 2 Sep 1844 age 81 Place: Madison, L, OH .

Their Children: Joseph B HANKS born 1 Dec 1782 died 29 Mar 1796 age 15 James B HANKS born 1 Dec 1782 Elijah E HANKS born 10 Apr 1784 Chlorinda B HANKS born 24 Dec 1785 Benjamin HANKS TWIN born 12 Jun 1788 John HANKS TWIN born 12 Jun 1788 Lucinda HANKS born 14 Jun 1790 died 9 Apr 1796 age 5 Patty HANKS born 29 Apr 1792 Martha or Patty HANKS born 29 Apr 1792 Esther HANKS born 13 Oct 1794 Joseph Walker HANKS born 29 Mar 1796

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Elijah Hanks 30 Aug 1761 - 11 Feb 1839 Baptized: 5 Nov 1889 Endowment: 6 Nov 1889 Sealed to Parent: MANTI Manti Sealed to Spouse: 07 DEC 1936 SLAKE - Salt Lake

Mary Walker 14 Aug 1763 - 2 Sep 1844 Baptized: 16 Oct 1894 Endowment: 15 Nov 1894 Sealed to Parent: Sealed to Spouse: 07 DEC 1936 SLAKE - Salt Lake

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Elijah Hanks 1761-1839 Copied from Revolutionary Soldiers, buried in Lake County, Ohio.       Deacon Elijah Hanks was born in Mansfield, Conn., 30 August 1761. He served in the "Connecticut Line" in the Revolutionary War for eight months, enlisting 10 March 1778, in Capt. Allen's 3rd Connecticut Regiment, of which Samuel Wylly was C.       14 August 1782, he was married to Mary Walker of Ashford, Connecticut, who was born 14 August 1763. Their children were Joseph, Elijah, Benjamin and John (twins), Esther, Clorinda, and Patty.       9th September 1811, they left Wellington, Connecticut for Madison, Lake County, Ohio, arriving there the 3rd of October when they immediately went to work to put up a log house, into which they moved 8th November, on the same farm which has ever since been in the possession of the family.       Other families moving into the neighborhood found a shelter at Deacon Hank's hospitable home until their house were ready for occupancy.       He died 11 February 1839, at the age of seventy-five and lies buried in the cemetery on the hill in sight of his home.       His son, Benjamin, and a twin to John, is the next one to own the farm and raise their family. He married Martha Knowlton, and they raised a large family. The old log house has served its purpose, and a nice large house now adorns the farm. He was a splendid blacksmith, and his son, Ephraim Knowlton, learned the trade and worked with his father. He lived and died on the farm and was buried in the same cemetery.       We find the last one to live and raise a family there was his son, Benjamin W., who married Cornelia Dewey, his brother's, Otis, widow. They lived there, raised their family and died there, being buried in sight of their home. The farm was left to Fred, Otis' son, who married Carrie Drusler but had no children; and to Dewey, their only living child, who left and went to San Francisco. So they had to sell the farm in 1930, when Retta was on her mission, and thus the farm passed to others after 119 years of ownership. Father also visited this place before Uncle Ben died.

The same history with some added information is in...
The book.. Descendants Of Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, Compiled by Golden Leone and Teton Hanks Jackman. Printed by Copy Cat Duplicating and Print Shop 1015 So. State St. Provo, Utah Dec. 1959. This is a collection of Family Group Sheets of Eph and his 4 wives and their descendents (born up to 1959). It also has brief histories and pictures. A large 500 page bound book.
Page 502 G: Family group sheet for Benjamin Hanks and Martha Knowlton Hanks, and 12 children
Page 502 E: history of Elijah Hanks 1761-1839
Page 502 G: Family group sheet for Elijah Hanks and Mary Walker,

"The remains of Dea. Elijah Hanks who emigrated from Willington Conn to this place in 1811, and died Feb 11, 1839, in his 78th yr. SOLDIER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION - MARKER 1761 - 1839

In memory of Mary, his wife, who died Sep 2, 1844 in her 81st yr

Elder Azariah Hanks, died Nov 10, 1833, ae 58 yrs
Keziah, his wife,    died Aug 2, 1850,  ae 82 yrs
John Hanks	     died Sep 18, 1837, in his 50th yr
Rosanna, his wife,   died May 31, 1837, in her 42nd yr
Benjamin Hanks	     died Mar 12, 1843, ae 55 yrs.
Martha, his wife     died Jan 13, 1861  ae 66 yrs
Orson, son of Benj. & Martha Hanks, died Oct 21, 1853 ae 31 yrs.
Otis H. Hanks        died July 11, 1866, ae 33 y 1m, 10 d.
Eliza D. dau of Benjamin & Martha, died Oct 17, 1842 ae 18 yrs, 6 m.
Calvin, son          died Dec 4, 1836, ae 23 yrs
Marcia, dau	     died May 22, 1840, ae 22 yrs
Martha K. dau        died Mar 13, 1849, ae 18 y 6m
Azariah Hanks	     died Aug 8, 1823, ae 15 m
Emeline A Hanks	     died Dec 3, 1838, in 22nd yr"