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Generation One	Generation Two	Generation Three	Generation Four	Generation Five
Richard Ormsby	Thomas Ormsby	Daniel Ormsbee	Daniel Ormsbee, Jr.	Elijah Ormsbee

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Elijah Ormsbee

1761 - 1820

Father: Daniel Ormsbee Jr.
Mother: Keziah Cummings
Date of Birth: 1761
Place of Birth: Providence, RI
First Marriage: June 12, 1791, Roxey Ide, Rehoboth, MA
Date of Death: Jan 23, 1820
Place of Death: Providence, RI

Children:

1. Caroline Ormsbee, born about 1807, Providence, Providence, RI

Additional Facts:

Elijah is reputed to be the first to experiment with the propulsion of a boat by steam power. In announcing his death, Jan. 23, 1820, "The Prov. Patriot" of that date says, "He was an inventor, having developed many things, among which was the first known steamboat."

"The Scientific American" Supplement of May 14, 1887 carried a story about him. This may have been taken from a paper read before the R.I. Hist. Society Apr. 5, 1887 entitled, "Elijah Ormsbee's First Steamboat" Ref: N.E.H.& G.R. Vol. 41-321

A story in the "Providence Journal" of July 25, 1959 about the launching of the nuclear ship "Savannah" a comparison is made with the launching of Elijah Ormsbee's steamboat on the Seekonk river in 1792.

Caroline Ormsbee

Unknown

Father: Elijah Ormsbee
Mother: Roxey Ide
Date of Birth: about 1807
Place of Birth: Providence, Providence, RI
First Marriage: Oct 15, 1829, Job Luther, Providence, RI
Date of Death:
Place of Death:

Additonal Facts:

"Caroline, daughter of the late Elijah Ormsby, m. Job Luther, Oct. 15, 1829"

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