Elnathan Corrington Gavitt

1808 - 1896  (87 years)

• Name	Elnathan Corrington Gavitt
  Born	16 Dec 1808	Granville, Licking, Ohio, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Mar 1896	Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I9902	Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	William Gavitt,   b. 2 Apr 1766, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States ,   d. 6 Jan 1854, Ashley, Delaware, Ohio, United States  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Sarah Babcock,   b. 10 Mar 1765,   d. 17 Apr 1842, Granville, Licking, Ohio, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Married	9 Oct 1785	Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States   [3]
  Family ID	F2740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sophia J Halsey,   b. Abt 1810,   d. 9 May 1869  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1833  [4]
  Children	1. Halsey Corrington Gavitt,   b. Abt 1843,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	E M Royse,   b. Abt 1813,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1870  [5]
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Dec 1808 - Granville, Licking, Ohio, United States Died - 15 Mar 1896 - Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1808 BIRTH: OH,Licking-Granville: Elnathan Corrington Gavit born 16 December 1808 1833 MARRIAGE #1: Elnathan Gavit md 10 June 1833 Sophia J. Halsey, a graduate of Hudson College, and opened Norwalk Academy, the first school of any importance in the Methodist Church in Ohio, who died 9 May 1869. 7 children. 1834 HISTORY: Gen of RI Families pg 477: "In 1834 he was a missionary to the Sious and Fox Indians, west of the Upper Mississippi River, before that region was divided into States and Territories. 1869 DEATH of wife: Sophia J. Halsey Gavit died 9 May 1869 [no place shown] bef 1882 MARRIAGE #2: Elnathan Gavit md Miss E. M. Royse, M.D. [no date or place shown] 1882 HISTORY: Gen of RI Families pg 477: "In 1882 his second wife had been a practising physician at Toledo for fifteen years. He preached the first sermon ever preached at Toledo, when its population was limited to five houses. 1896 DEATH: OH,Lucas-Toledo: Rev. Elnathan Corrington Gavit died 15 March 1896. 1917 HISTORY: Gen of RI Families pg 477: "His son, Halsey Corrington, an Army chaplain, whose last serve was with the First United States Cavalry, retired 1 July 1917, aged 74."

  
  

• Sources

  [S387] Genealogies of Rhode Island Families from the New England Hist. & Gen. Register, 974.5 D2rg., V ol 1 pg 477. 31. xi. Rev. Elnathan Corrington, a Methodist minister, b. at Granville, Ohio, 16 Dec. 1808 [S387] Genealogies of Rhode Island Families from the New England Hist. & Gen. Register, 974.5 D2rg., Vol 1 pg 477. 31. xi. Rev. Elnathan Corrington... d. at Toledo, Ohio, 15 Mar. 1896... [S387] Genealogies of Rhode Island Families from the New England Hist. & Gen. Register, 974.5 D2rg., Vol 1 pg 476. 31. William Gavit...married first, at Groton, Conn., 9 Oct. 1785, Sarah Babcock of Hopkinton, R. I.... [S387] Genealogies of Rhode Island Families from the New England Hist. & Gen. Register, 974.5 D2rg., Vol 1 pg 476. 31. Children by first wife: xi. Rev. Elnathan Corrington, a Methodist Minister... m. (1)10 June 1833 ... Sophia J. Halsey... [no place shown] [S387] Genealogies of Rhode Island Families from the New England Hist. & Gen. Register, 974.5 D2rg., Vol 1 pg 477. 31. Children by first wife: xi. Rev. Elnathan Corrington... m. (2) ... Miss E. M. Royse, M.D. [no marriage date or place shown]