Elisha Hunt (1779–1873) was the principal entrepreneur behind the Monongahela and Ohio Steam Boat Company that built and operated the historic steamboat Enterprise.

[3] In September 1790, Joshua, Esther, Elisha and his four siblings, "with two wagons, seven horses, one cow, and provisions", began a three-week journey to Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.

[4][5] Their destination was a small, but growing, community located on the east bank of the Monongahela River in close proximity to Fort Burd.

On May 23, 1827, a certificate from Redstone Monthly Meeting, Brownsville, Pennsylvania requesting membership for Elisha, Mary and Emmor Hunt was accepted by Salem Monthly Meeting, Salem, Ohio.

[6] On September 28, 1831, a certificate from Salem Monthly Meeting, Salem, Ohio requesting membership for Elisha and Mary Hunt was accepted by Redstone Monthly Meeting, Brownsville, Pennsylvania.