Elisha Ford Ames (abt. 1820 - 1891)

Born about 23 Feb 1820 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Died 5 May 1891 at about age 71 in Riverside, California

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Biography

Elisha was born about 1820. He was the son of Elijah Ames. He passed away in 1891.^[1][2]

Boston, May 28 (Special).- Elisha F. Ames, for fifty years an active business man of this citv, well known to the dry good trades and in real estate circles. died at the home of his brother at Riverside, Cal., recently.

Funeral over the body were held at his late home at Swampscott Thursday afternoon. He was born at Marshfleld, Mass., February 23, 1820, and came to Boston as an apprentice at the age of seventeen. Developing strong mercantile tastes and capacities he early entered business for hlmself, in which he actively contlnued until 1884, belng from 1801 the senior of the firm of Cushing & Ames, both parties retiring permanently from ln the former year.

In 1847 Mr. Ames became a resident of Medford, removing to Boston in 1872 and to Swampscott In 1885. During his later years he had travelled extensively ln this country, Europe and the East, spening considerable portions of hla time in Florida California, where he had Interests. Mr. Ames remarkable capacity as a business man and investor, and achieved universal success in all his undertakings.

Descending from William Ames, of Braintree. ancestor of several well-known branches of the Ames family ln Massachusetts, he exhibited in marked degree the strong points of his lineage and enjoyed the respect and confidence of all who knew him. He was a member of the Mount Vernon Congregatlonal Church of this clty, and the services at Swampscott were conducted by its pastor Rev. Dr. Herrlck.

Mr. Ames married in Boston, Aprll 3, 1845, Miss Orilla B. Park of Searsport, Me., who with one son Joseph B. Ames, banker, of this clty, and two daughters survive him.

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7RK-DZ9 : 14 December 2022), Elisha Ford Ames, 1891.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49845273/elisha-ford-ames: accessed 30 June 2023), memorial page for Elisha Ford Ames (23 Feb 1820–5 May 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49845273, citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by GravRidr (contributor 46594477).
3. ↑ New-York Tribune, May 24, 1891, Page 3. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune-detailed-obit-of-elisha/127347839/ : accessed June 30, 2023), clip page for Detailed Obituary of Elisha F Ames by user ladykamami

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• Birth of son "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDL-6M8 : 14 January 2020), Elisha Ford in entry for Ames Elisha Ford, 1853.
• Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-RVYN : 18 October 2022), Elisha F Ames and Orilla B Park, 1845; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011048.

• United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHT-63P : 18 February 2021), Elisha F Ames, 1860.