Elihu Yale (captain)

Captain Elihu Yale (1747 – 1806) was an American military commanding officer, and one of the first manufacturers of bayonets in Connecticut.

He served during the American War of Independence, and later became the grandfather of penny press pioneer Moses Yale Beach.

Yale was an early settler of Wallingford with his family and joined the Continental Army during the American War of Independence.

Abraham Stanley, his brother-in-law, who had served in the 10th Continental Regiment, part of the Connecticut Line.

[11][12][1] He was a member of the 15th Continental Regiment of Gen. William Heath, who were involved in the Battle of Bunker Hill during the Siege of Boston.

[13][2][1] Bayonets were used as ancillary weapons at war while scythes were used by farmers for mowing grass and harvesting crops.

[15] They acquired his enterprise in 1835 and started the firm Curtis & Hall, German silver and Britannia Ware manufacturers.

[15] Manufacturer Ashbil Griswold would also acquire land in the Northern part of Meriden, Connecticut from Ira Yale to start his pewter and block tin business.

Wood who married the son of Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Julius Catlin, and of fur merchant James Murray Yale, who had his name given to Yaletown in Downtown Vancouver.

[19][1] He was the father of Vermont state attorney Robert A. Lawrence, who married the granddaughter of Senator Augustus P.