William Elijah Green
William Elijah Green was born on January 31, 1777, in Worcester, Massachusetts, to John and Mary Green. He graduated from Brown University, and he earned a living as a lawyer. He married Abigail Nelson on February 21, 1803, and their son William was born on February 23, 1804. She died soon afterward, and he married Lucy Meriam on September 18, 1806. She died on September 8, 1811, and he married Julia Plimpton on May 30, 1813. He eventually gave up practicing law and became a farmer. Julia died on February 12, 1833, and he eventually married a woman named Elizabeth. He died of organic heart disease in Worcester on July 27, 1865.
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(4270)Green, William Elijah1777-01-311865-07-27
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 5

  • (11794) [recipient] ~ William N. Green Jr. to William E. Green and Elizabeth Green, 21 June 1862
  • (11795) [recipient] ~ William N. Green Jr. to William E. Green, 31 January 1863
  • (11796) [recipient] ~ William N. Green Jr. to William E. Green, 16 August 1863
  • (11797) [recipient] ~ William N. Green Jr. to William E. Green, 15 November 1863
  • (11798) [recipient] ~ William N. Green Jr. to William E. Green, 10 March 1864

People - Records: 3

  • (4270) Green, William Elijah is the [grandparent of] (4268) Green, William Nelson Jr.
  • (4270) Green, William Elijah is the [parent of] (5581) Green, William Nelson
  • (4271) Green, Elizabeth is the [wife of] (4270) Green, William Elijah

Places - Records: 1

  • (3566) [birth, death] ~ Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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SOURCES

1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, available from Ancestry.com