Elisha was a member of the Jersey Blues and took part in the Revolutionary War .
1735
1756
Age: 21y
| 1756 • December 14 The play Douglas is performed for the first time in Edinburgh, with overwhelming success, in spite of the opposition of the local church presbytery, who summoned Alexander Carlyle to answer for having attended its representation. However, it fails in its early promise to set up a new Scottish dramatic tradition. |
1765
Age: 30y
birth of childJoseph Higbee New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1765 • The first chocolate factory in the United States is established by Dr. James Baker at Dorchester, Massachusetts. |
1800
Age: 65y