| Last name | Elkinton |
| First name | Joseph |
| Display name | Joseph Elkinton |
| Other names | Joseph Elkington |
| Birth date | 1794 |
| Death date | 1868 |
| Birth place | Salem |
| Death place | Philadelphia |
| Gender | m |
| Affiliations | Society of Friends |
| Bio notes | Son of Asa Elkinton, born in Salem County, NJ, in 1794. Travelled to Tunesassa in 1816 as a teacher, learned the Seneca language. Married Mary Nutt in 1829. Returned to Philadelphia by 1834 and established a manufactory for soap and candles. Died in 1868. |