Hi Faye - I have a Major Elisha Smith in my database with no other info on him, but he did marry Sarah Winchester Dana born 1779. Her parents lived in Cornish, NH. I have no sources listed. Possibly your Elisha. Joan Norstedt On May 27, 2009, at 7:41 AM, Faye wrote: > Good Morning > My gr gr gr grandfather was Elisha Smith, born in Massachusetts - > possibly Worcester - on May 14, 1776 if my calculations from his > death date and age at death are correct. He was a captian in the War > of 1812. He eventually moved to Tuftonboro NH, where he lived out > his life. He married someone named Sarah, and they had a son Isaac > D. in about 1820. I don't know if they had any other children or > not. I once received a lead to an Elisha in Worcester but, as he > was born in November 1776 I think he may not be the correct one. It > seems there may have been two born there that year, as according to > the 1840 census there was one in Worcester and one in Tuftonboro. > > I am trying to either confirm he was from Worcester or find out from > where he was, who his parents were, and who Sarah might have been. > > thanks in advance > faye