Eighth Generation

66. Eli Baker RICHARDSON^1,2 was born on 13 February 1818 in Waitsfield Township, Washington County, VT.^16,19,41 (The 1860 Census listed his birth place as Ohio.) He appeared in the census in 1830 in Fayston Township, Washington County, VT.²² He appeared in the census in 1850 in Chester Township, Dodge County, WI.²⁴ He was listed as "Eli B." and his occupation was "Farmer." Eli appeared in the census in 1860 in Barre Township, La Crosse County, WI.⁴¹ He was listed as "E. B. Richards" and his occupation was "Farmer." His birthplace was listed as Ohio.

His farm may have been near that of his cousin, Lucius Smith Griggs, who also lived in Barre Township. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Burns Township, La Crosse County, WI.⁴² His occupation was "Farmer." The value of his real estate was $10,000, and that of his personal estate was $2,500. He died on 10 January 1872 at the age of 53 in La Crosse County, WI.^18,28,40 Eli was buried in 1872 in Bangor, La Crosse County, WI.²⁸
He has Ancestral File Number 18WP-3HV.¹⁹

Eli Baker RICHARDSON and Sylvia Ann SWEAT were married on 5 March 1845 in Racine County, WI.^16,28,29 Sylvia Ann SWEAT²⁹, daughter of (Unknown) SWEAT and Lydia UNKNOWN (SWEAT), was born on 18 October 1826 in Waitsfield Township, Chittenden County, VT.^18,24,41 (The 1860 Census listed her birth place as Ohio.) She appeared in the census in 1850 in Chester Township, Dodge County, WI.²⁴ She appeared in the census in 1860 in Barre Township, La Crosse County, WI.⁴¹ Sylvia appeared in the census in 1870 in Burns Township, La Crosse County, WI.⁴² (Her widowed mother lived in the next household.) She died on 28 October 1871 at the age of 45.^18,20

Eli Baker RICHARDSON and Sylvia Ann SWEAT had the following children: