Crocker, Eleazer III

Birth Name Crocker, Eleazer III 1a 2
Gender male
Age at Death 66 years, 5 months

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1754-04-10 Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut   1a 2 3a 4a 4b
Death 1820-09-10 Cambridge, Washington, New York   5a 2 3a 4a 4b
Note

Maybe in Cambridge, NY? From church records in Willington, CT: "Eleazer Crocker dismissed and recommended from this church to the church of Christ in Cambridge, state of New York." No date given, but between 1792-1805 likely, based on the handwriting of the Reverend and his time of tenure.

Cause Of Death 1820-09-10   typhoid fever 2
Military Service     Revolutionary War, private 5a
Military Service     Military Service of Crocker, Eleazer III 2
Note

Served during the Revolution at the battles of Bunker Hill, Concord, Lexington, and Saratoga; he was at New York when the British evacuated that city. He was a sentry at the foot of Bunker Hill the night the earthworks were being built. In the morning upon discovery of the works, the bombardment began; the British fired over his head. When New York City was captured by the British, Eleazer and a companion, both sick with fever, were hidden by friends in a "meat box" until after dark, then taken in a small boat to the New Jersey shore. His companion died before they reached safety. In NJ a Dutchman cared for Eleazer.

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Crocker, Benjamin1722/3-03-03 (Julian)1776-08-31
Mother Fenton, Elizabeth1726/7-02-21 (Julian)1776-09-05
    Brother     Crocker, Seth 1746-03-27 1809-11-20
    Sister     Crocker, Ruth 1747-10-04 about 1827
    Brother     Crocker, John 1749-10-20 1769-02-19
    Sister     Crocker, Elizabeth 1751-11-28 1833-08-02
         Crocker, Eleazer III 1754-04-10 1820-09-10
    Sister     Crocker, Abigail 1756-03-20 1774-02-27
    Brother     Crocker, Nathaniel 1758-04-16 about 1806
    Sibling     Crocker, Franics 1760-04-13 31 MAR
    Sister     Crocker, Sarah 1761-11-20
    Sister     Crocker, Eunice 1764-02-22 1786-11-22
    Sister     Crocker, Olive 1766-03-30
    Sister     Crocker, Hannah 1768-05-08 1774-05-04

Families

Family of Crocker, Eleazer III and Hinckley, Susannah
Married Wife Hinckley, Susannah ( * 1755-11-30 + 1836-06-28 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1777-06-26 Willington, Tolland, Connecticut   5b 1a 2 3a 4a 4b
Note

Leonard volume 2 says in Cambridge, NY.

Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Crocker, Betsey
Crocker, Judith1780-01-20
Crocker, Eleazer1782-01-021851-04-01
Crocker, Athela1784-07-22
Crocker, Vorania1786-06-28
Crocker, Benjamin1788-07-041874-03-10
Crocker, Francis1790-07-051861-10

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
Identification Number 16723
Note

Leonard's "A Crocker Genealogy" identification number

  
Identification Number A027902
Note

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) ancestor number

 3a

Source References

  1. Crocker, James Russell: Crocker Genealogy
      • Confidence: Low
  2. Leonard, Andrea: A Crocker Genealogy, Volume: 2
  3. Daughters of the American Revolution, “Ancestor Database”
      • Page: CROCKER, ELEAZER Ancestor #: A027902
  4. Daughters of the American Revolution, “Descendants Database”
      • Page: Member: Annetta Rebecca Masland Nat'l #: 184905
      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 611255
  5. DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition
      • Confidence: High
      • Confidence: Low