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Jedediah Elderkin

11 North Road

18th century

From the WPI tour

A lawyer, militia officer, and prominent Connecticut patriot whose Windham home survives on North Road.

Additional context

Jedediah Elderkin was one of eastern Connecticut’s leading eighteenth-century lawyers and a close associate of Eliphalet Dyer. During the Revolution he served on Connecticut’s Council of Safety and as colonel of the Fifth Regiment.

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Sources & further reading

About this stop

Windham Preservation Inc. tour maps National Park Service — Windham Center Historic District Historic Buildings of Connecticut — Jedediah Elderkin House

Windham Preservation Inc. is the primary source for the tour sequence, building dates and architectural notes. WPI imagery is used with approval; independently sourced photos and historical references are credited on the page where used.

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