Born in Jefferson County, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Adriel Ely Jr.
and Evalina (Foster) Ely
Sister of
Harriette Foster (Ely) Richardson, Evelina Ely, Elvira Ely, Foster Ely D. D., Frederick Gustvaus Ely and Theodore Newel Ely
Wife of
George Willard Knowlton
— married
8 Dec 1870 in Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 87
in Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jan 2018
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Biography
Gertrude Sumner Ely, Watertown, N. Y., b. 1844, dau. of Adriel Ely and Eveline Foster; m. 1870, George Willard Knowlton, Watertown, N. Y., who was b. 1839, son of George Willard Knowlton and Elizabeth Carroll. Their children :
1. Theodore Ely, b. 1872.
2. Carroll Foster, b. 1878.
3. Gertrude Willard, b. 1881.
Sources
- Beach, Moses. The Ely Ancestry (The Calumet Press, New York, 1902)
- Leach, F. Phelps, 1932. Additions & Corrections for Thomas Hungerford of Hartford & New London, Conn. and his Descendants in American. Published by the author, East Highgate, Vermont, page 40
- Find A Grave Memorial; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40520887
- New York, State Census, 1875, Watertown, New York; Gertrude's stated place of birth is Jefferson County, New York.
- U.S. Census, 1900, Watertown, New York; Gertrude's date of birth given as Sep. 1844.
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