Daniel was born 14 January 1853, in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts. He was the son of Daniel Ellis and Catherine Funk. In 1860, the family is living in New Marlboro, Massachusetts.[1]
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Daniel Ellis
Male
38
Ct
Catharine Ellis
Female
29
Mass
Stephen Ellis
Male
13
Mass
Lucy A Ellis
Female
9
Mass
Daniel Ellis
Male
7
Mass
Mary A Ellis
Female
5
Mass
George H Ellis
Male
3
Mass
Charley Ellis
Male
0
Mass
On 1 October 1875, 22 year old Daniel married 17 year old Elizabeth Nate (or Lake as some records show), daughter of Samuel and Mariah Nate, in Otis, Massachusetts.[2]
In 1880, farmer Daniel, his wife Elizabeth, and their two daughters ar living in Otis, Massachusetts.[3]
1880 Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Daniel Ellis
Self
Male
24
Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Wllis
Wife
Female
21
Massachusetts, United States
Clara Ellis
Daughter
Female
4
Massachusetts, United States
Jane Ellis
Daughter
Female
4
Massachusetts, United States
In 1900, the family is located in Sandisfield, Massachusets. Daniel and Elizabeth have been married 26 years, and they had 12 children, 11 of whom are living.[4]
In 1920, the couple with two of their boys are living in Hartford, Connecticut. Daniel is working in the Edge Tool Factory, and the two boys are doing general farm work. [5]
Daniel died at age 73 on 2 March 1926, in Hartford, Connecticut.
[6]
↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWT6-XMJ : 10 March 2021), Daniel W. Ellis and Elizabeth Nate, 1 Oct 1875; citing Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,035.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDB-QV8 : 19 February 2021), Clara Ellis in household of Daniel Ellis, Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 35, sheet 542A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,520.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M95N-QGV : accessed 22 April 2021), Daniel W Ellis, Sandisfield Town, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 1A, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,633.
↑ State Vital Records Office; Hartford, Connecticut; Connecticut Vital Records — Index of Deaths, 1897-1968; Ancestry.com. WEB: Connecticut Death Records, 1897-1968 Ancestry Record 70866 #1100171
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