Richard Ely (1752 - 1840)

Born 27 Mar 1752 in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

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Died 8 Apr 1840 at age 88 in Hector, Seneca, New York, United States

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Biography

Richard Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1752, d. 1840, son of Richard Ely and Mary Pearson  ; m. Eustatia Bushnell Lay, who was b. 1752, d. 1809; m. 2nd, Deborah Kidder, who was b. 1775, d. 1813; m. 3rd, Elizabeth Coon (Hinckley), who was b. 1768, and d. 1845.
Their children: —

1. Richard, m. Sally Comstock.

2. Betsy, b. 1782, d. 1864, m. 1801 Jabez Swift Smith.

3. Augustus, b. 1786, d. 1870, m. 1812 Olive Scovill.

4. Harry, b. 1788, d. 1879, m. 1812 Polly Wickham.

5. William, b. 1790, d. 1837, m- i8i4 Fannie Currie; m. 1830 Cornelia Runyan.

6. Irene Eustatia, b. 1792, d. 1873, m. 1809 John King.

7. Hector, b. 1796, d. 1865, m. 1823 Ann Hinckley.

8. Calvin, b. 1812, m 1832 Julia Hager^[1]

Richard Ely and his wife and children, old neighbors of the Smiths and Everts in Salisbury, Conn., learning of the fertility of the soil, excellence of timber, and other advantages so desirable, determined to try their fortunes there (Hector, NY), and, packing their goods, they started in the year 1795, and, after the usual trials incident to such a journey, arrived at the residence of their old friends, and were warmly greeted as a welcome addition to the new settlement. They soon located on the Lake Road, where Rice Ervey now lives. They had eight children, -- Betsey, Richard, Augustus, Harry, William, Irena, Hector, and Calvin, the last being by a second wife. Betsey married Jabez Smith; Richard married Sally Boardman; Augustus married Olive Scoville. Their son, William Ely, lives near the homestead of his father, about a mile east of the Lake Road. Harry married Mary Wickham, and he is still living on the Lake Road, at the age of ninety years. William married Fanny Curry; Irena married John King; Hector married Ann Hinckley. He was the first white child born in town, and has a son, Hector, living on the Lake Road. Calvin married Julia Hager.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ The Ely Ancestry, p.121
2. ↑ "Town of Hector History, pub. 1879 (partial) History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins & Schuyler Counties, NY Published by Everts & Ensign, 1879. p.618"

• The Ely ancestry : lineage of Richard Ely of Plymouth, England, who came to Boston, Mass., about 1655, & settled at Lyme, Conn. in 1660" by Beach, Moses Sperry, 1822-1892; Ely, William; Vanderpoel, George Burritt; Ely, Sumner Adriel Published 1902 The Calumet Press https://archive.org/details/elyancestrylinea00beac
• Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #89106358 in Hector Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hector, Schuyler County, New York, USA

• "Town of Hector History, pub. 1879 (partial)

History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins & Schuyler Counties, NY Published by Everts & Ensign, 1879. p.618" [1]

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.