Benjamin Ellis (bef. 1700 - 1755)

Born before 12 Jun 1700 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Gibbs) Ellis — married 25 Mar 1724 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 6 Jun 1755 after age 54 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

This profile is part of the Ellis Name Study.

Benjamin was born in 1699; he was baptised in the Sandwich Church on June 12, 1700.^[1] He married Hannah Gibbs on March 25, 1724^[2] and they had the children listed below. ^[1]

The family relocated to New Lebanon, Connecticut, closer to his wife's family, in 1748. His will of 1750 names "Hannah Ellis my dearly beloved wife" as executrix. Benjamin died before June 6, 1755.^[1]

Children

1. Benjamin b 11 Apr 1724
2. Hannah b 17 Apr 1726
3. a Child b 01 Jun 1727; died "soon"
4. Sarah b 08 Jun 1728; married John Doggett
5. Benjamin b 19 Apr 1732
6. Joseph b 12 Sep 1734
7. Susannah b 08 Oct 1736; married John Wright
8. Freeman b 19 Oct 1738
9. a Child b 25 Oct 1740; died in infancy
10. Nathaniel b 10 Oct 1742; died at two weeks
11. Elizabeth b 28 Nov 1746; died in infancy

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Brownson, Lydia B. Phinney. "Lt. John¹ and Elizabeth (Freeman) Ellis of Sandwich Mass." New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Volume 120, January 1966. Page 36. (Online database: American Ancestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11703/36/23516480
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHL9-V5R : 24 January 2020), Hannah Gibs in entry for Benjamin Ellis, 1724.

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