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Elisha Nims
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Name Elisha Nims Birth 22 Oct 1749 Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Gender Male Death Jun 1809 Bloody Brook, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Burial Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Notes - Elisha Nims served as a Revolutionary soldier, responding to the alarm at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 and served through the Battle of Bunker Hill. His service was for three months and five days. In January 1781, Elisha Nims voted for a petition to the General Court of Massachusetts which requested that the colonies try to reconcile with Great Britain.
In religious affairs, Elisha Nims used pew 25 in the meetinghouse. But he was opposed to a move to set off the southern part of Deerfield as a separate town. That move resulted from a conflict over the minister.
Person ID I50388 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 24 Jan 2024
Family Zama Bardwell, b. 25 Oct 1751, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts
d. Nov 1807, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
(Age 56 years) Marriage 22 Nov 1776 Children + 1. Roxana Nims, b. 8 Feb 1777, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
d. 11 Feb 1851 (Age 74 years)Family ID F18359 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2024
- Elisha Nims served as a Revolutionary soldier, responding to the alarm at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 and served through the Battle of Bunker Hill. His service was for three months and five days. In January 1781, Elisha Nims voted for a petition to the General Court of Massachusetts which requested that the colonies try to reconcile with Great Britain.
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