Family History - Elias Lewis Darrow

1. Elias Lewis Darrow,¹ born 1812 in Connecticut (parents not determined);^{1, 2} died 10 April 1891 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.¹ Elias married, first, 5 January 1845, Mary Tinker^{1, 4} (born 1824, parents not determined;³ Mary died 1862³). Elias married, second, 1866, Mary Jane Beebe⁹ (born 1 November 1814 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, the daughter of Douglass Beebe and Rebecca Newbury;^{2, 5, 6, 7, 8} Mary died 14 May 1885 in New London, New London County, Connecticut⁸). Elias is buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, New London County, Connecticut.¹ Mary is buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, New London County, Connecticut.³

	2	i.	Elias Mortimer Darrow, born ca. 1854 in Connecticut.2
	3	ii.	Eugene Darrow, born 1856 in Connecticut.2
	4	iii.	George Darrow, born ca. 1858 in Connecticut.2

1. Find a Grave (website). Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, New London County, Connecticut, Elias Lewis Darrow, born: 1812 in Connecticut; died: 10 April 1891 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which includes a note indicating his marriage [to Mary Tinker] on 5 January 1845; and provides the names and links for his [first] wife [Mary Tinker] and one child [Cortland S. Darrow]).
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Page 169, Elias L. Darrow, 58, Conn., truckman; Mary Darrow, 56, Conn.; Finie Dunbar, 15, Conn. [this is believed to be Josephine Dunbar, Mary’s daughter]; Mortimer Darrow, 16, Conn., buoy setter; Eugene Darrow, 14, Conn., reform school; George Darrow, 12, Conn.; Simon S. Dunbar, 11, Conn. [this is believed to be Mary’s son, listed as Willie in the 1860 census].
3. Find a Grave (website). Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, New London County, Connecticut, Mary Tinker Darrow, born: 1824; died: 1862 (from record, which includes a note indicating her marriage date, 5 January 1845; and provides the names and links for her husband and one child).
4. Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), available at Ancestry.com and other repositories. Elias L. Darrow married Mary Tinker, of New London, on Jan. 5, 1845.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Connecticut, New London County, East Lyme, Image 11 of 34, Mosses Dunbar, 44, CT, farmer; Mary J. Dunbar, 36, CT; Sarah A. Dunbar, 20, CT; Fernando C. Dunbar, 18, CT, farmer; Henry P. Dunbar, 15, CT; Lemuel D. Dunbar, 13, CT; Benjamin F. Dunbar, 10, CT; George W. Dunbar, 8, CT; Ann R. Dunbar, 5, CT; Mary T. Dunbar, 3, CT; Charles P. Dunbar, 4/12, CT.
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, East Lyme, Page 25-26, Image 27-28 of 38, Moses Dunbar, 45, Conn., fisherman; Mary Dunbar, 40, Conn.; Ann Dunbar, 17, Conn.; Mary J. Dunbar, 15, Conn.; Joseph H. Dunbar, 9, Conn.; Josephine Dunbar, 6, Conn.; Willie Dunbar, 2, Conn. [Note: ages for Moses, Mary, and several children are low by several years, compared to the 1850 census.]
7. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, Hartford County, Enfield, E.D. 31, Page No. 72, Felix S. Laughlin, 50, Conn., works in carpet factory; wife Sarah A. Laughlin, 46, Conn.; daughter Susan R. Laughlin, 19, Conn., works in carpet factory; son Lemuel D. Laughlin, 16, Conn., works in carpet factory; daughter Lucy B. Laughlin 14, Conn., works in carpet factory; mother-in-law Mary J. Darrow, 65, Conn., servant.
8. Some Descendants of John Beebe, by Nancy Ann Norman. Website produced 4 May 2003. Mary Beebe (No. 584), sixth daughter of Paul Beebe (No. 337) and Mary Rogers, born 10 November 1797 in New London, Connecticut. Married James Dunbar. Also, Mary Jane Beebe (No. 606), daughter of Douglass Beebe (No. 358) and Rebecca Newbury, born 1 November 1814 in East Lyme, Connecticut; died 14 May 1885 in New London, Connecticut. Married Moses Dunbar, born 30 December 1806 in Waterford, Connecticut.
9. CTGenWeb Project. New London County 1997 Query List, 10 February 1997, query by David R. McLoughlin, seeking the death date of Moses Dunbar of East Lyme. He states that his wife Mary Jane (Beebe) Dunbar remarried in 1866 to Elias Darrow (his 2nd wife). No citation is given for the marriage.