Born in Enfield , Connecticut , a carpenter , he entered the 8th Connecticut Regiment as a private on 7 July 1775 .
Elijah Churchill ( 1755 -- 1841 ) , was a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War .
Born in Enfield , Connecticut , a carpenter , Elijah Churchill entered the 8th Connecticut Regiment as a private on 7 July 1775 .
Elijah Churchill ( 1755 -- 1841 ) , was a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War .