20 Jan 1846, Vermont Gazette   LAST OF THE WYOMING MASSACRE.----Elisha Blackman, the last survivor of the Wyoming Massacre, (July 3d, 1778) died at his residence in Hanover, Wyoming Valley, on the 4th inst., in the 89th year of his age. He was buried with military honors.

20 Jan 1846, Vermont Gazette Obituary:   Again the sad duty devolves upon us to record the decease of another of the country's defenders, Elisha Blackman, who died at his farm in Hanover township, about five miles from this borough (Wilkes-Barre) on Thursday night last, Dec. 4. He was aged 85 years and 7 months. His death resulted apparently more from the decay of physical nature, than from any special from of disease. The announcement of the death of Mr. Blackman created a deeper feeling and more sincere emotion throughout the Valley than has any similar event for a long time for he was the last man yet remaining, within the Valley at least, and with whom our citizens had personal acquaintance, who was in the Battle of Wyoming. And we have become accustomed of late years, as these survivors of the Massacre one after another dropped into the grave, until at last but a few lingerers remained. For years it was Bennett, Carey and Blackman, and now there is none!

Elisha Blackman, the father of the deceased, moved to Wyoming from Lebanon, Connecticut, with his family, in 1773. When the alarms commenced in the early part of 1778 from the expected incursions of the Indians, Elisha the oldest son, though only 18 years of age, was mustered in Captain Bidlack's company and continued on duty scouting and otherwise, until the descent of the forces under Butler and Brandt on the 3rd of July he marched to the field with his company, was in the hardest of the fight, and was one of the eight who escaped out of Captain Bidlack's Company of thirty-two that went into the battle. After the surrender of the forts, he, with the rest of the settlers who escaped massacre, left for the settlements below, and subsequently returned with the company under Capt. Spalding, in the fall of the same year, to bury the dead, save what was left of the crops, and property of the valley, and renew the defenses. During the subsequent difficulties between the Connecticut claimants on Pennsylvania, Mr. Blackman was engaged in support of the former. On Saturday last the remains of Mr. Blackman were interred at the Hanover Burying Ground and notwithstanding the extreme cold weather, was attended by a large concourse of people, and the military of the valley under the command of Brigadier General Sturdevant, and the field officers of the Wyoming regiment. The religious services were conducted by Rev. D. A. Shepard of the M.E. Church.

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 November 2019), memorial page for Elisha Blackman (4 Apr 1760–4 Dec 1845), Find A Grave Memorial no. 46724015, citing Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .