Elisha Hunt (steamboat pioneer)

Elisha Hunt
BornOctober 7, 1779
Moorestown, Burlington County, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJuly 23, 1873
Moorestown, Burlington County, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation(s)Farmer
Merchant
Spouse(s)Mary Hussey (1773–1843)
Sarah (Morey) Underwood (1797-1889)
Children1

Elisha Hunt (1779–1873) was the principal entrepreneur behind the Monongahela and Ohio Steam Boat Company that built and operated the historic steamboat Enterprise.[1][2]

  1. ^ Shourds, pp. 314-20
  2. ^ Henshaw, pp. 51-7