Eliphalet BODWELL, Captain^{[1, 2, 3]}

1738 - Aft 1800  (> 63 years)

• Name	Eliphalet BODWELL
  Suffix	Captain
  Born	8 Jul 1738	Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	89806A4B1DC847D583DB1653CC54FA39D973
  Died	Aft 1800
  Person ID	I147224	Branch 237 Mathias Stafford 1823 CAN
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	James BODWELL,   b. 1 Feb 1712, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Abt 1797, Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth ROBERTS,   b. 13 Nov 1715,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	13 Jun 1734	Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F49284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah BARKER
  Married	1758	Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts
  Children	1. James BODWELL,   b. 1 May 1764, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 1853, Ingersoll, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2018
  Family ID	F49274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Capt. Eliphalet Bodwell (1738-AFT 1800)Son of: James 1712 In August, 1757, the French and Indian War was in full tide. General Montcalm led a mixed force of French regulars, militia, and Indians in a successful assault on Ft. William Henry. Ultimately the defenders were paroled after savage treatment at the hands of the Indians. Eliphalet Bodwell was among the defenders of the fort. He served in Capt. Salonstalls’ Company from 7 Mar to 23 Oct 1757. The Defense and Surrender of Fort McHenry. "Captain Eliphalet Bodwell was taken by the French at Ft. William Henry, but by running fourteen miles he got to the American lines at Ft. Edward, but lost all his clothes, taking off one garment at a time as he was running until he was naked." Source: Geneological and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Vol 1, p. 27 Another source shows Eliphalet in the service of Captain William Barron’s Company from April 11, 1760 to December 12, 1760. This company was probably part of the force holding Quebec at the time of the French surrender of Canada in September, 1760 at Montreal. Eliphalet also served from 21 Jul 1761 to 6 December, 1761 in Capt Edmund Mooer’s Militia Company. (ibid) DAR patriot index shows Eliphalet served as Captain from Massachusetts. A pay voucher for Abraham Annes of Methuen; private, is signed by Captain Eliphalet Bodwell, Colonel Edward Wigglesmith's Regiment for mileage from Albany home, dated Dec, 1776. Eliphalet also served as a 2nd Lt. In Frye's Mass. Regiment. Colonel Frye's regiment was in the thick of the Battle at Bunker's Hill on June 17, 1775. (History of Essex County, Massachusetts, pp. 298-299) Born Died Married Spouse 8 Jul 1738 AFT 1800 24 Jul 1758 Hannah Barker Methuen, Ma Methuen, Ma b. 29 Mar 1733 Children of Eliphalet and Hannah (Barker) Bodwell Name Birth Date Birth Place Death Date Death Place 1. Abigail 17 Mar 1759 Methuen, Ma Methuen, Ma 2. Elizabeth 20 Jan 1761 Methuen, Ma 3. Hannah 26 May 1762 Methuen, Ma AFT 1790 4. James 1 May 1764 Methuen, Ma 1853 Ingersoll, Ont 5. Eliphalet 21 Jul 1766 Methuen, Ma 8 Feb 1847 Griffin Corner, Que 6. Benjamin 12 Apr 1768 Methuen, Ma AFT 1822 7. Mehitabel 3 Jun 1769 Methuen, Ma 18 May 1853 8. Andrew M. 12 Jun 1771 Methuen, Ma 25 Nov 1852 Sidney, Ny 9. Judith 12 Apr 1773 Methuen, Ma 1852 10 Joab 26 May 1778 Methuen, Ma 1843 Glover, Vt 12/29/96 [Return to The Bodwell Family Home Page] Contact: [email protected] December 26,1996 Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 Donald J. Bodwell. All rights reserved.

  
  

• Sources

  [S14099] Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. [S14098] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. [S14100] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI).