Lieutenant Eliphalet King

Notes:

Notes from William Worth at [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~worths/king/pg15rremington.html] :

The name of ELIPHALET is found as a son of David in the Bible in 2nd Samuel-5: 16 and 1st Chronicles, Chapter 14, verse 7.

After the death of his first wife, Eliphalet was left a widower with a large family of very young children, and he married again 2 Oct 1788 Silence Rumril who died 16 Oct 1839 at age 71 years. Eliphalet King was a Revolutionary pensioner. He died in West Springfield, MA, after a long and painful illness in which he suffered greatly.

Eliphalet King had 9 children by his first wife and 7 by his second wife.

Much more about Eliphalet King, his family, and his honorable military service can be found at the above web site.

Eliphalet married Mary Remington 3 Nov 1768, Suffield, Hartford Co., CT. Mary (daughter of Jonathan Remington, II and Thankful Warner) was born 12 Jul 1745, Suffield, Hartford Co., CT; died 24 Jun 1788, Suffield, Hartford Co., CT; was buried , Suffield, Hartford Co., CT. [Group Sheet]

Eliphalet married Silence Rumril 2 Oct 1788. Silence was born Abt 1768; died 16 Oct 1839. [Group Sheet]