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 1787 - 1870 (82 years) Submit Photo / Document
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| Name |
Elijah Risley |
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General |
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Jr |
| Born |
7 May 1787 |
Connecticut  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
He was also a Major General in the State militia. |
| Occupation |
He completed preparatory studies before moving to Fredonia, New York in 1807 where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. Risley was the sheriff of Chautauqua County, New York from 1825 to 1828, and later became supervisor of the town of Pomfret in 1835. From 1833 to 1853. In 1830. with his brothers he established "Risley Seed Gardens". Risley was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress on March 4, 1849, and served until March 3. |
| Died |
9 Jan 1870 |
Fredonia, Chautauqua, New York |
| Siblings |
| 1. Fanny Risley, b. 15 May 1793, Madison, Madison, New York , d. 26 Jan 1869, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York |
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| Person ID |
I1085 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
27 Nov 2014 |
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 | Born - 7 May 1787 - Connecticut |
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 | Died - 9 Jan 1870 - Fredonia, Chautauqua, New York |
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 | Elijah Risley Jr.
History of Chautauqua County, New York, From Its First Settlement to the Present Time. With Numerous Biographical and Family Sketches by Andrew White Young, published by The Printing House of Mathews & Warren. Buffalo, New York 1875. Page (facing) 490. |
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