On 13 Apr 1815 when Elijah Whiton was 23, he married Mary Foster Briggs (59307) , daughter of Elisha Briggs (48814) (10 Aug 1761-21 Sep 1843) & Abigail Foster (58291) (6 Mar 1766-1 Apr 1832), in Scituate, MA.52 Born on 5 Mar 1797 in Scituate, MA.52 Mary Foster died in Hingham, MA, on 4 Mar 1879; she was 81.