Elisha Lyon

Here lies Inter'd the Remains of the Respectable Elisha Lyon Eldest Son of Capt. Nehemiah Lyon & Mehetable his wife. He died Oct. 15th 1767 in the 24th Year of His Age. His Death is mournfully memorable on account of the manner and Occasion. For as He was Decently going thro' the military manual Excercise in the Company under Comand of Capt. Elisha Child. Sd. Capt. Giving the words of Command. He was Wounded by the discharge of Fire arms used by one of the Company. Sd. arms having been Loaded Intirely unknown to him, the wound was Instantaneous Death.

Elisha Lyon was born 11 Feb 1743/44 in Woodstock, Windham Co., CT and died 15 Oct 1767 and was buried in East Woodstock Cemetery, East Woodstock, Windham Co., CT.

Elisha Lyon was brother to my 5th great grandmother Martha (Lyon) May (wife of Eliakim May). Elisha and Martha were children of Nehemiah Lyon and Mehitable (Child) Lyon. Martha Lyon married Eliakim May and had a daughter Mary May. Mary May married Jere Shepard and they had a son named Elisha Lyon Shepard, who was my 3rd great grandfather. Elisha Lyon Shepard was named after his mother's uncle Elisha Lyon. Elisha Lyon was named after his uncle Captain Elisha Child. Captain Elisha Child was great grandfather to Elias Child, author of the "Genealogy of the Child, Childs and Childe Families".

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