Elijah Churchill (September 5, 1755 – April 11, 1841) was a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Elijah Churchill was born on September 5, 1755, in Newington, Connecticut.
[2] Churchill entered the 8th Connecticut Regiment as a private on 7 July 1775.
On 7 May 1777, he re-enlisted for the duration of the war as a corporal in the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons, later the 2nd Legionary Corps, and was promoted to sergeant on 2 October 1780.
Once the American Revolutionary War was completed, Churchill moved to Massachusetts.