William Ely (1752 - 1803)

Born 1752 in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Preston) Ely — married 13 Apr 1784 in Pennsylvania, United States

Died 1803 at about age 51 in Darlington, Harford, Maryland, USA

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Biography

When William ELY was born in 1756 in Buckingham, Pennsylvania, his father, Thomas, was 42 and his mother, Sarah, was 43.^[1]

He married Martha Preston, daughter of Henry and Rachel Preston, on April 13, 1784, in Pennsylvania.^{[2] [1]}

He died in 1803 in Darlington, Maryland, at the age of 47.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} An historical narrative of the Ely, Revell and Stacye families who were among the founders of Trenton and Burlington in the province of West Jersey 1678-1683, with the genealogy of the Ely descendants in America by Ely, Reuben Pownall et all. 1910 Pages 171,2, 215, 6
2. ↑ Henery Preston Marriage Martha Preston - William Ely -U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935

• U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Marriages 1761-1822; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/D441 3.3