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Reuben Ely Sr (1709 - 1799)

Reuben Ely Sr
Born in West Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 90 in Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

The son of Samuel Ely and Mary Day, Reuben Ely was born in West Springfield, Massachusetts in 1709.[1] He married, first, Lucretia (Minor) Ely; their children included:

  1. Zenas Ely (1743-)
  2. Esther Ely (1747-)
  3. Reuben Ely (1749-1825)
  4. Noah Ely (1751-1795)
  5. Herman Ely (1755-1804)
  6. Justin Ely (1757-)

Widowed around 1757, he married, second, Sarah (Kibbe) Ely, with whom he had at least one child, Israel Ely.

Reuben made his home in Hancock, Massachusetts.[2] passing away there[citation needed] at the age of 89 and is buried, or memorialized, at Noah Ely Cemetery in Hancock, Massachusetts.[3]

Research Notes

His first wife's last name is most likely *not* Minor. The Revolutionary War records are for his son, Reuben, Jr.

Sources

  1. "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJN-345 : 9 February 2018), Reuben Ely, 12 Jan 1709; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
  2. "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKL-CR9 : accessed 12 January 2021), Rheuben Eli, Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 283, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.
  3. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVK-28FP : 27 July 2019), Reuben Ely, 1799; Burial, Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States of America, Noah Ely Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #20836095

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Ely-258 and Ely-1563 appear to represent the same person because: looks to be the same Ruben/Reuben
posted by Chris Flanagan A.P.

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