The genesis of this family is contained in the book History of Barnstable County Massachusetts edited by Simeon L. Deyo published in 1890. In the section for the Town of Chatham a number of biographical sketches commence at page 606 and the biography for Levi Eldridge, a grandson of Nathaniel Eldridge born 1751 is at pages 612-614 and includes detail of the children of Nathaniel and the children and descendents of Levi.
Updated 31 July 2024
Nathaniel Eldridge (1751-1829) m 1775 Elizabeth Ryder (1757-1830) | Mehitable Eldridge (1778- ) Zenas Eldridge (1782-1865) m 1807 Betsey Allen (1789-1863) | | | Ephraim Eldridge (1809- ) | Elizabeth Eldridge (1811-1897) | m 1832 Hiram Small ( - ) | | | | | Eliza Ann Small (1835- ) | | m 1857 Daniel W Eldridge (1834- ) | | Hiram W Small (1841-1846) | | Almena W Small (1843-1929) | | | Zenas D Eldridge (1814-1898) | m 1838 Elizabeth N Burgess (1820-1898) | | | | | Erastus B Eldridge (1841-1893) | | Elizabeth A Eldridge (1847- ) | | m 1872 James W Phelan (1851- ) | | | | | | | (baby) Phelan (1872-1872) | | | | | Stephen B Eldridge (1849- ) | | Jonathan A Eldridge (1851-1872) | | Olive Burgess Eldridge (1855-1938) | | m 1874 James C Chase (1854-1928) | | | | | | | Erastus Chase (1874-1895) | | | (female) Chase (1885- ) | | | | | Susan W Eldridge (1858-1907) | | m 1879 Fred C Clark (1859-1902) | | | | | | | Fred M Clark (1885-1907) | | | Roy Clayton Clark (1890-1979) | | | | | Stephen B Eldridge (1864- ) | | m 1898 Rebecca M Phinney (1859-1949) | | | Caleb Eldridge (1817-1861) | m ( ) Lydia Allen Harding (1824-1892) | | | | | Henry C Eldridge (1848-1899) | | m 1875 Mary Ella Chase (1854-1922) | | | | | | | Amelia A Eldridge (1880- ) | | | m 1904 Walter O Nichols (1874- ) | | | | | | | Helena Chase Nichols (1905-1993) | | | | | Lydia A Eldridge (1854- ) | | | Joshua Eldridge (1819-1899) | m 1843 Laura Ann Rogers (1825-1869) | | | | | Rufus T Eldridge (1845-1903) | | m 1877 Eunice Ryder Harding (1856-1945) | | | | | | | Joseph Clement Eldridge (1881-1966) | | | m 1904 Martha Cox Kendrick (1884-1944) | | | | | | | Clement Kendrick Eldredge (1904-1974) | | | Eunice Constance Eldredge (1906- ) | | | Norman Thacher Eldredge (1908- ) | | | Josephine Eldredge (1910- ) | | | James Waterman Eldredge (1911-1934) | | | m 1930 Evelyn May Bearse (1909-1993) | | | | | | | | | James Waterman Eldredge (1930-1975) | | | | | | | Barbara Eldredge (1924- ) | | | | | Charles A Eldridge (1850- ) | | Joshua C Eldridge (1859-1937) | | m 1883 Georgie A Holbrook (1858-1924) | | | | | Laura A Eldridge (1884-1958) | | | m 1870 Julia A Bearse (1840-1880) | | | | | Charles A Eldridge (1873- ) | | m 1893 Geneva Agnes Nickerson ( - ) | | Henry H Eldridge (1874- ) | | m 1906 Mabel M Macdonnell (1881- ) | | | Mehitable Eldridge (1821- ) | Sidney Eldridge (1824-1853) | m 1849 Keziah S Rodgers (1829-1871) | | | | | Eldoretta M Eldridge (1849-1886) | | m 1871 Daniel Johnson Cummings (1846-1919) | | | | | | | Mary E Cummings (1871-1886) | | | Eva Florence Cummings (1873-1959) | | | Willis Johnson Cummings (1878-1952) | | | | | Tabitha Emogene Eldridge (1852-1888) | | m 1887 Dean S Linnell (1846-1916) | | | Betsey Ann Eldridge (1830-1852) | m 1849 Elisha Eldridge (1822-1878) | Tabitha Eldridge (1785-1863) m 1804 Smalley Phillips (1784- ) | | | Esther Phillips (1812-1903) | m 1832 James Eldridge (1811-1858) | m 1818 Shuball Franklin Arnold ( - ) m 1828 Seth Eldridge (1778-1851) Esther Eldridge (1788- ) Kimball Eldridge (1791-1862) m 1816 Thankful Robbins (1793-1885) | | | Meriton Eldridge (1816- ) | Lydia Eldridge (1817- ) | Kimball Eldridge (1819- ) | m ( ) Sarah (Unknown) (1823-1869) | | | | | Kimball H Eldridge (1847- ) | | m 1868 Sarah Jenkins Woodward (1845-1880) | | | | | | | Sarah Mabel Eldridge (1875- ) | | | m 1899 William Henry Berry (1877- ) | | | | | m 1888 Elizabeth Stone (1856- ) | | | | | | | John Arthur Eldridge (1888-1977) | | | m 1910 Alice M Herron (1890-1966) | | | | | | | | | Sarah Eldridge (1913-2000) | | | | m 1936 Eugene J O'Keefe (1908-1970) | | | | | | | | | | | Alice Jean O'Keefe (1938- ) | | | | | | | | | Arthur Stanley Eldridge (1915-2004) | | | | Ernest Andrew Eldridge (1918-2003) | | | | m 1941 Pauline Isabella Lawrence (1917-1997) | | | | John William Eldridge (1921-2003) | | | | m 1973 Rebecca Sue Cordell (1921-1995) | | | | George Francis Eldridge (1923-1984) | | | | Eugene Alexander Eldridge (1925-2006) | | | | m 1947 Mary E Cutcliffe (1927-2003) | | | | | | | | | | | Ronald James Eldridge (1951-2019) | | | | | Judy Eldridge ( - ) | | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Clark ( - ) | | | | | June Eldridge ( - ) | | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Dennen ( - ) | | | | | Janet Eldridge ( - ) | | | | | John Eldridge ( - ) | | | | | Edward Eldridge ( - ) | | | | | Joyce Eldridge ( - ) | | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) DiGenio ( - ) | | | | | Eugene Eldridge ( - ) | | | | | Jackie Eldridge ( - ) | | | | | Charles Eldridge ( - ) | | | | | | | | | Charles Russell Eldridge (1926-2019) | | | | m ( ) Kathryn E McCulloch (1932- ) | | | | Donald Neil Eldridge (1928-2000) | | | | James Leo Eldridge (1930-2021) | | | | m 1952 Florence Helen Shedd (1932- ) | | | | | | | | | James Leo Eldridge (1953- ) | | | | m ( ) Cynthia M (Unknown) (1954- ) | | | | | | | | | | | James Leo Eldridge (1971- ) | | | | | m ( ) Kathie (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | | Keith J Eldridge (1973- ) | | | | | m ( ) Keiko (Unknown) (1977- ) | | | | | Katina M Eldridge (1976- ) | | | | | | | | | Florence Elda Eldridge (1954-2017) | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Ames ( - ) | | | | | | | | | | | Fredrick Bryan Ames ( - ) | | | | | Jennifer Lynn Ames ( - ) | | | | | | | | | m 1994 Richard Paul Clark (1966-2020) | | | | | | | | | | | Richard Paul Clark ( - ) | | | | | | | | | Glenn Albert Eldridge ( - ) | | | | m ( ) Julie (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | | | | | | Jackie Eldridge ( - ) | | | | m ( ) Brian Fredieu ( - ) | | | | Wesley Eldridge ( - ) | | | | | | | Emma J Eldridge (1892-1979) | | | m 1910 James Arthur Zimmer (1890-1964) | | | | | | | Alexina Zimmer (1910- ) | | | Neil Livingstone Zimmer (1911- ) | | | Emily Elizabeth Zimmer (1914- ) | | | Flora June Zimmer (1918- ) | | | | | Charles W Eldridge (1848-1911) | | m 1871 Mary E Whiting (1854- ) | | | | | | | Charles A Eldridge (1873- ) | | | Walter Irving Eldridge (1874-1934) | | | m 1906 Evelyn Lewis Holmes (1880-1907) | | | m 1910 Jennie Amiraux (1871-1941) | | | George Sanford Eldridge (1881- ) | | | m 1901 Marion Eytinge Thayer (1882- ) | | | | | | | | | Ruth M Eldridge (1903- ) | | | | Warren S Eldridge (1905- ) | | | | (female) Eldridge (1907-1907) | | | | Clarence Thayer Eldridge (1908-1958) | | | | m 1933 Laura Elizabeth Blanchard (1915- ) | | | | | | | | | Mary Louise Eldridge (1937- ) | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Guidoboni ( - ) | | | | Judith May Eldridge (1939- ) | | | | Robert Thayer Eldridge (1940- ) | | | | m ( ) Kay (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | Carolyn Lee Eldridge (1942-2024) | | | | m ( ) (Unknown) Fuller ( - ) | | | | | | | | | | | Tracy L Fuller (1960- ) | | | | | Christine M Fuller (1964- ) | | | | | Thomas H Fuller (1966- ) | | | | | Lauralyn Fuller ( - ) | | | | | | | | | m 1982 Edward Francis Kiley (1942-2022) | | | | | | | Arthur B Eldridge (1890- ) | | | | | Arthur E Eldridge (1850- ) | | Myron L Eldridge (1852-1881) | | m 1874 Alcenia M Buck (1857- ) | | | | | | | Elvira M Eldridge (1874-1890) | | | Nathan L Eldridge (1878- ) | | | | | Minton S Eldridge (1857- ) | | Maria Eldridge (1858- ) | | | m 1874 Mary A Miller (1849-1936) | | | | | Ethel M Eldridge (1875- ) | | | Amanda Marion Eldridge (1829-1919) | m 1850 George C Littlefield (1827-1898) | | | | | George K Littlefield (1851-1916) | | Helen Maria Littlefield (1854-1939) | | Charles Scott Littlefield (1856-1856) | | Robbie Carroll Littlefield (1860-1862) | | | George W Eldridge (1830-1877) | m 1854 Helena F Nickerson (1836-1911) | | | | | Helena M Eldridge (1855-1879) | | m 1878 Alexander Pratt Stowell (1847-1922) | | | | | | | (female) Stowell (1879-1879) | | | | | Georgina Franklin Eldridge (1864- ) | | Maria Lincoln Eldridge (1867-1947) | | m 1890 John Small (1860- ) | | m 1903 Wellington Howes (1853-1933) | | George W Eldridge (1871-1871) | | | Margaret Eldridge (1834- ) | Esther M Eldridge (1835- ) | m 1866 William P Lincoln ( - ) | Levi Eldridge (1794-1866) m ( ) Lydia Young (1795-1865) | Nathaniel Eldridge (1817-1818) Levi Eldridge (1819- ) m 1841 Phebe W Small (1823-1845) | | | Esther L Eldridge (1844-1845) | m 1846 Mercy Small (1818- ) | | | Esther L Eldridge (1847-1847) | Mercelia Evelyn Eldridge (1849-1935) | m 1870 William W Eldridge (1847-1871) | m 1873 Cyrus W Kelley (1848-1908) | | | | | Mercy E Kelley (1875-1915) | | | Phebe E Eldridge (1852- ) | Levi Wilbur Eldridge (1854-1883) | m 1878 Minnie C Buck (1861- ) | | | Levi Wibur Delmar Eldridge (1880-1949) | m 1907 Susan Ann Bearse (1886-1979) | | | Levi Wilbur Eldridge (1908-1993) | m 1930 Elizabeth Warren Nickerson (1910-2004) | | | | | Dana Wilbur Eldridge (1931-2021) | | m ( ) Jane Pederson ( - ) | | | | | | | Dana T Eldridge ( - ) | | | m ( ) Molly (Unknown) ( - ) | | | Lincoln Eldridge ( - ) | | | Scott Eldridge ( - ) | | | m ( ) Laura (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | | m 1990 Lynne P (Unknown) (1939- ) | | | Richard Albert Eldridge (1911-1994) | m 1941 Elizabeth Phoebe Hibbard (1916-1998) | | | | | Richard Edmund Eldridge (1943-2024) | | m ( ) Carol E (Unknown) (1945- ) | | m ( ) Jane Isobel Walton (1948- ) | | | Esther Frances Eldridge (1916-2007) | m 1939 Sheldon Bartlett Beattie (1916-1974) | | | | | Carol Dixon Beattie (1940- ) | | | Robert Delmar Eldridge (1918-2010) | m 1941 Catherine Rose Tambolleo (1916-2008) | | | Robert James Eldridge ( - ) | Jon Delmar Eldridge ( - ) | m ( ) Kathleen (Unknown) ( - ) | Bernard Vincent Eldridge ( - ) | m ( ) Barbara (Unknown) ( - ) | Judith Ann Eldridge ( - ) | m ( ) Bill Reilly ( - ) | Nathaniel Eldridge (1821-1890) m ( ) Charlotte Kennedy (1832-1867) | | | Hercelia M Eldridge (1856-1927) | m 1876 Timothy K Stearns (1852-1938) | | | | | Theophilus B Stearns (1876-1949) | | Charlotte E Stearns (1878-1915) | | | Nathaniel E Eldridge (1859-1938) | m 1881 Lelia L Bearse (1862- ) | | | | | Stella L Eldridge (1882- ) | | Jessie A Eldridge (1886-1969) | | m 1912 Warren A Peirce (1887-1969) | | | | | | | Jessie Caroline Peirce (1913-1998) | | | Natalie Estelle Peirce (1914-1993) | | | Warren Appleton Peirce (1922-2001) | | | Mary Elizabeth Peirce (1927-2008) | | | | | Natalie E Eldridge (1896-1904) | | | Aurelia H Eldridge (1866- ) | m ( ) Susan Walker (1835- ) | | | Ethel M Eldridge (1873- ) | Hiram T Eldridge (1823-1854) m ( ) Aseneth P Burgess (1827- ) | | | Eugenia L Eldridge ( - ) | William Eldridge (1824-1826) Lydia Eldridge (1826- ) m ( ) Mulford Rogers ( - ) | | | William P Rogers ( - ) | Betsey N Rogers ( - ) | Mulford T Rogers ( - ) | Aurelia Eldridge (1828-1863) m ( ) Archelaus E Harding ( - ) | | | Julia A Harding ( - ) | Cynthia M Harding ( - ) | Nellie M Harding ( - ) | Esther L Eldridge (1830-1833) William P Eldridge (1833-1839) Esther L Eldridge (1836-1839) James M Eldridge (1838-1839)