Bearse Eldridge married at Chatham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts in 1793. In the 1800 census for Chatham he was the head of a household of 4 males aged under 10, 1 male aged 16-25, 1 female under aged 10 and 1 female aged 16-25. In 1830 at Chatham his household comprised 1 male aged 15-19, 1 male aged 20-29, 1 male aged 50-59, 1 female aged 10-14, 1 female aged 15-19 and 1 female aged 50-59. These records suggest he had more children than those listed however the paucity of records makes it difficult to include others.
Jesse H Eldridge, a great grandson of Bease, was a member of a lifeboat crew who received a life saving medal awarded in 1892 by the Secretary of the Treasury for his part in a 20 Jan 1892 rescue.
1892 Annual Report of United States Life-Savings Service |
Note: Early records primarily use Eldridge as the surname spelling with some showing Eldredge. Some descendants now use the Eldredge surname spelling.
Updated 11 August 2023
Bearse Eldridge (1773-1845) m 1793 Rebecca Nickerson (1773-1849) | Benjamin Eldridge (1793-1868) Jesse Eldridge (1802-1860) m ( ) Sophia S Hamilton (1809-1880) | | | David H Eldridge (1828-1914) | m 1862 Sarah Ann Gillispie (1843-1898) | | | | | Jesse H Eldridge (1864-1935) | | m 1909 Mable F Chadwick (1884-1986) | | | | | | | Richard Bradford Eldridge (1906-2000) | | | m 1928 Leola Jane (1906- ) | | | m ( ) Mary Virginia Davis (1920-1984) | | | | | | | | | Maureen G Eldridge (1946- ) | | | | | | | Helen Gillespie Eldridge (1909-1994) | | | m 1931 Earl Carlton Blount (1907-1950) | | | | | | | | | Barbara Ann Blount (1932- ) | | | | Earl Carlton Blount (1934-2021) | | | | | | | m 1950 Roy Arthur Wheaton (1917-1960) | | | Kenneth Chadwick Eldridge (1911-2004) | | | m ( ) Mildred Derosier (1914-1996) | | | | | | | | | Nelson Kenneth Eldridge (1937- ) | | | | m 1963 Myrtle Lorene Bennett (1938-2006) | | | | Gerald Eugene Eldridge (1939- ) | | | | m 1963 Penelope Jane Kilborne (1941- ) | | | | m 1970 Jacqueline A Mainhart (1946- ) | | | | | | | Jessica Farr Eldridge (1913-1956) | | | m ( ) William Patrick McEvoy (1914-2004) | | | | | | | | | Jessica Ann McEvoy (1940-2018) | | | | William P McEvoy (1943-1963) | | | | Daniel Horace McEvoy (1944-2001) | | | | James McEvoy (1946- ) | | | | | | | Horace Nickerson Eldridge (1915-1998) | | | m 1945 Ettamae Cruit (1917-1969) | | | m 1971 Camilla Gertrude Houlihan (1911-2001) | | | Irene Carr Eldridge (1916-2004) | | | m 1936 Edward Ellsworth Reith (1911-1994) | | | | | | | | | Irene Lillian Reith (1938-2019) | | | | Edward Ellsworth Reith (1940- ) | | | | | | | Jesse Howard Eldridge (1919-2008) | | | | | Heman Eldridge (1866-1935) | | Mary Lizzie Eldridge (1869- ) | | Ellouise Eldridge (1873-1943) | | m 1893 William Marshall Black (1865-1917) | | | | | John Reginald Black (1894- ) | | Mary Ellouise Black (1895-1988) | | Violet Marshall Black (1899-1991) | | | Ruth N Eldridge (1832- ) | Emeline Eldridge (1835-1906) | m ( ) George W Folger (1830-1900) | | | | | George Wellington Folger (1864-1942) | | Arthur Francis Folger (1866- ) | | | William W Eldridge (1838-1917) | m ( ) Harriet N Doty (1838-1926) | Charles C Eldridge (1850-1922) | m 1873 Marietta Hamilton (1843-1918) | | | Charles C Eldridge (1874-1935) | Arthur Clinton Eldridge (1877-1948) | m 1896 Susan Amelia Parker (1876- ) | | | | | Mabel Hamilton Eldredge (1897-1997) | | m 1916 Chester Winship Weeks (1874-1965) | | | | | | | Dorothy Franklyn Weeks (1916-2001) | | | Catherine Frances Weeks (1919- ) | | | Claire Winship Weeks (1920-2008) | | | | | Frances E Eldredge (1899- ) | | Rowena Tripp Eldredge (1901-1984) | | m 1922 Charles Warren Bailey (1903- ) | | | | | | | Warren Eldredge Bailey (1923-1993) | | | Charles Byron Bailey (1924-1987) | | | Hubert Eugene Bailey (1926-2005) | | | Frank Avery Bailey (1930-1998) | | | | | Marguerite P Eldredge (1903-1907) | | Hurlbert Eugene Eldredge (1905-1967) | | m 1937 Deolinda Frances Serpa (1910-1998) | | | | | | | M Marguerite Eldredge (1939- ) | | | Eugene Francis Eldredge (1944- ) | | | | | Julia Eldredge (1908- ) | | Alexander Milne Eldredge (1910-1983) | | Esther Louise Eldredge (1912- ) | | | m ( ) Mary E (Unknown) (1883- ) | John Eldridge (1803-1874) m ( ) Ruth Nickerson (1813-1907) Heman Eldridge (1806-1886) m 1828 Esther Walker (1805-1896)