Added information:
I have all the Certs. for the following:
Elias age 33 married P. Sullivan (b. 1859 Canada)
June 1882 in New Haven Ct.
Their son Michael was b. Nov. 1887 New Haven, Ct
Their Daughter d. 1895 Died in Branford, Ct
another 2 sons d. 1898 & 1899 in Branford, Ct

What I am looking for is his life before his marriage of 1882.