Major General Eleazar Wheelock Ripley

1782 - 1839  (56 years)

• Name	Eleazar Wheelock Ripley
  Title	Major General
  Birth	15 Apr 1782	Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	He graduated from Dartmouth, and began a career in law and politics. In 1807, he was a member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives. Later he became a member of the Massachusetts senate. The town of Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi is named after him, as are other locales in the United States, including Ripley County, Indiana, and Ripley County, Missouri.
  Death	2 Mar 1839	Louisiana
  		Eleazar Wheelock Ripley Obituary. Edgefield (South Carolina) Advertiser Thursday, March 28, 1839 page 2.
  Biographical Information	1918
  		Ripley County. Excerpted from a larger article on the names of various Indiana counties. The Indianapolis (Indiana) News, Saturday, February 9, 1918 page 5.
  Military Service	U.S. Army, War of 1812
  		Eleazar Wheelock Ripley Enlistment. Eleazar Wheelock Ripley Enlistment.
  		Eleazar Wheelock Ripley Letter. Aug 29, 1815, Letter to Benjamin Crowninshield U.S. Secretary of Navy with letter of recommendation for Mr. Farnham. It reads in part: "Mr Farnham late in the 21 Regt. wishes a letter to you. Mr. F. was appointed a Lieut. in that Regiment at my request - And I can truly say that while I knew him in the army I always considered him a brave attentive good officer." Signed, "El. W Ripley" M Gen.
  Burial	Saint Francisville, West Feliciana, Louisiana
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. John Phillips Ripley,   b. 1775
  2. Mary Ripley,   b. Abt 1779
  3. Elizabeth Ripley,   b. 19 Apr 1784
  4. James Wheelock Ripley,   b. 12 Mar 1786, Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire d. 17 Jun 1835, Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine
  5. Abigail Ripley
  Person ID	I10892	Nagel
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Sylvanus Ripley,   b. 29 Sep 1749, Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. 5 Feb 1787, Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Abigail Wheelock,   b. 21 Dec 1751, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut d. 9 Apr 1818, Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F3636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Love Allen
  Marriage	7 Aug 1811	Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F3637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Apr 1782 - Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire Marriage - 7 Aug 1811 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Death - 2 Mar 1839 - Louisiana Burial - - Saint Francisville, West Feliciana, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth
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