Pease 1844

Elijah Pease, Sr. was born in 1770 into a long-established New England family descended from seventeenth-century settlers from Essex, England. The Pease family had been rooted in Connecticut for generations. Elijah’s father, John Pease, whose participation in the Battle of Havana exposed him to mass death and disease, changed that tradition by moving several times in search of a place to raise his family. Growing to adulthood in the shadow of that instability, Elijah developed an adaptable attitude, equipping him to respond to changing situations as needed.

In 1795, Elijah married Anna Fuller, and for many years they remained in Connecticut, raising their family. As land pressures grew in the 1830’s, Elijah and Anna relocated to Cattaraugus County, New York, to be near their children who were farming in Cold Spring.

In 1844, at ages 74 and 69, they undertook a final migration to Kane County, Illinois, settling near Plato alongside their sons. Their lives traced a multigenerational path–each move guided by family ties, opportunity, and the pursuit of lasting stability.