Elihu Phelps, b. Dec. 8, 1805. He was a captain of a packet boat on the Erie Canal, and lived in Buffalo, N. Y., where he died. Married in Buffalo, April, 1850, Mary J. Dover, daughter of Joseph and Mary ( ) Dover. Children, b. in Buffalo: i. William E., b. Aug. 4, 1852, painter and decorator in Buffalo, m. at Tonawanda, N. Y., Oct. 28, 1878, Mary A. Stegnier, b. Feb. 28, 1826, in Tonawanda, daughter of Andrew and Sophy ( ) Stegnier. Children, b. in Tonawanda: Esther F., b. May 26, 1879, William J., b. March 23. 1880. Mary, b. Feb. 6, 1882, Emma, b. April 4, 1884, and Helena, b. April 24, 1887; ii. Elihu, jr., lived in Ellington, N. Y., about 1890. -- Happy Hunting:) Patricia Manson Dover Listmanager Alabama Listmanager ICQ # 35834412--IM pvmtrish http://www.myfreeoffice.com/treeshaker/