BIO: Elijah L. Santee, Wyoming Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, PA & NY Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB & JO Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ________________________________________________ Chaffee, Amasa Franklin. History of the Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904, page 394. ________________________________________________ Santee, Elijah L., was born on August 6, 1848, in Fairmount township, Luzerne County, Pa. He was raised on his father's farm, attending school at the Oakland schoolhouse. When seventeen he spent one term in the New Columbus Academy. At nineteen he began teaching, and taught seven terms. In 1873, believing it his duty to preach, and having already received an exhorter's license, he went to Wyoming Seminary to make preparation for his lifework. With six terms' work he graduated in the scientific course. He joined the Conference in 1876. On April 9, 1879, he married Miss Georgiana Atherton, of Taylor, Pa., who died in Wilkes-Barre on October 16, 1887. One son was born to them. On August 7, 1889, he married Mrs. Florence A. Rood, daughter of Mr. Henderson Harrison, of Union township, Luzerne County, Pa. Two daughters have been born to them - Mary Arlein and Eva Areta. His pastoral record is as follows: 1879-78, Taylorville; 1879-81, Parrish Street, Wilkes-Barre; 1882, Dallas and Trucksville; 1883-85, Parsons; 1886, Avoca; 1887-89, Parrish Street, Wilkes-Barre; 1890-91, Montrose; 1892, New Milford; 1893-94, Cedar Avenue, Scranton; 1895-98, Lackawanna; 1899-1902, West Nanticoke; 1903, Taylor.