James Ely (1771 - 1848)

Born 1771 in Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Rizpah (Beebe) Ely — married 15 Jan 1792 (to 18 Apr 1844) in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

Died Nov 1848 at about age 77 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

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Biography

James Ely, East Haddam, Conn., b. 1771, d. 1848, son of James Ely and Catherine Hayes; m. 1792, ^[1][2] Rispah Beebe, East Haddam, Conn., who was b. 1767, d. 1844, dau. of William Beebe and Lydia Smith.^[3] Their children :

1. Sophia, b. 1793, d. 1875, iri- 1812, Asa Swan; m. 1852, Selden Cook. ^[3]

2. Electa, b. 1795, d. 1866, m. 1817, Samuel Arnold.^[3]

James was born about 1771. He passed away in 1848. ^[4][3]

Genealogical Records

Marriage Records

• Primary Source, Bailey, Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800 ^[1] : Data Summary:

1. ) James Ely, of Lyme Connecticut, married Rizpah Beebe on 15 Jan 1792 at East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

Census Records

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1820, ^[5] : Data summary: In the 1820 census, James Ely, age (45+) was the head of an East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut household. Members of the household include:

1. ) James Ely Head of House and one other male over the age of 45.
   1. ) One male age 16-25
   2. ) One female age 0-9

Death Records

• Primary Source, (burial); Tertiary Source (biography), Find A Grave Index ^[4]: Data Summary:

1. ) James Ely, husband of Rizpah Ely (unknown–1844) was born (unknown) and he died Nov 1848
   1. ) BURIAL. James Ely is buried in the Long Pond Cemetery at East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
   2. ) Tombstone inscription, James Ely died Nov. 1848, age 77 {Editorial Calculated date of birth circa 1771}

Biographic and Genealogical References

• Secondary Source, Moses Sperry Beach, The Ely Ancestry, ^[3] Data Extract:

1. ) Page 145 Parents: James Ely and Catherine Hayes were the parents of Richard, James, Dorcas; Phebe; Aaron; John; Catherine; William; and Calvin.
2. ) Page 267. James Ely, son of James Ely and Catherine Hayes was born in 1771 and he died 1848.
   1. ) Marriage, In 1792, James Ely married Rispah Beebe, daughter of William Beebe and Lydia Smith. Rispah Beebe was born in 1767 at East Haddam, Connecticut and she died in 1844. James and Rispah Ely were the parents of :
      1. ) Sophia, b. 1793, d. 1875. m. 1812 Asa Swan; m {second} Seldon Cook.
      2. ) Electa, b. 1795; d. 1866; m. 1817 Samuel Arnold.

• Secondary Source, Clifford Beebe, Genealogy of the Family of Beebe, ^[2] Data Extract:

1. ) Page 30. Parents: William (87) and Eleanor Beebe (m. ~ 1727) were the parents of Silas ( 277), Asa (278), Anne (279), William (280), Phebe ( 281), Eleanor (282), Elihu (283), and Frances (Fannie) (284).
2. ) Page 73. Vital data: William Beebe (280) was born about 1736 in East Haddam, Connecticut, and he died 6 May 1806 at Millington, Middlesex, Connecticut.
   1. ) Marriage. William Beebe married Lydia Smith sometime prior to 29 June 1777
   2. ) Biography. William Beebe lived in Millington, Middlesex, Conn., and is enumerated in the 1790 Millington census.
   3. ) Children. William Beebe was the father of Ripzah (732)
   4. ) Page 172. Ripzah Beebe (732) married James Ely in 1792.

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Bailey, Rev F. W., Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1997. Rizpah Beebe marriage record
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Beebe, Clifford, Genealogy of the Family of Beebe From the Earliest Known Immigrant John Beebe of Broughton, England, Higginson Book Co., 10 Colonial Road, Salem MA 01970. 1991.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Beach, Moses Sperry, 1822-1892, Beach, Moses. The Ely Ancestry, The Calumet Press, 139 Fifth Avenue, New York, 1902. [https://archive.org/stream/elyancestrylinea00beac#page/266/search/Rispah+Beebe James Ely Genealogy
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Find A Grave Index, James Ely burial record and tombstone photo
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL6-5XL : accessed 24 July 2018), James Ely, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 548, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 281,235. James Ely 1820 Census

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