Elihu W.N. Starr

General Elihu W. N. Starr
Elihu W. N. Starr
Born	(1812-08-10)August 10, 1812 New Haven, CT
Died	June 14, 1891(1891-06-14) (aged 78) Middletown, CT
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Connecticut State Militia Second Brigade, Connecticut Militia
Spouse(s)	Harriet Wetmore Bush (1840 – 1891, his death)
Website	www.ct.gov/mil

Elihu William Nathan Starr, born in New Haven, Connecticut on August 10, 1812, was the ninth Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut. He was later elected to the position of town clerk for the City of Middletown. He also served as treasurer and Jude of Probate^[1]

Military career

At the age of 18, Elihu was appointed Sergeant Major into the Second Artillery Regiment in the Connecticut militia. He was later appointed to quartermaster and then as adjutant. In 1836 he was elected Captain of the First Rifle Company, Sixth Infantry Regiment. In 1839 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and then elected as Brigadier General of the Second Brigade, Connecticut Militia. In 1852, Elihu was appointed to the position of Connecticut Adjutant General by Governor Thomas H. Seymour.^[2]

Personal life

Elihu was the eldest son of Nathan and Grace Starr who moved from New Haven, Connecticut to Middletown shortly after Elihu’s birth. On May 27, 1840, he married Harriet Wetmore Bush of Ogdensburg, New York and had seven children; William, Henry, Frank, Grace, Julia, Margaret and Mary. Elihu died June 14, 1891 in Middletown. His wife died in 1904.^[3]

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