flag male ancestor  William  ELLS

  (b. 4 January 1796 Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 27 January 1860 Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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William ELLS was born 4 January 1796 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

William ELLS was the child of Jedadiah ELLS   and   Sarah KINSMAN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joshua ELLS and Mary BILL (maternal)  Robert KINSMAN and Jerusha BILL

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William  married  Sophia EATON 4 February 1818 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sophia EATON  was born 18 November 1799 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Sophia died 2 February 1866 in Nova Scotia, Canada.  Sophia was the child of John EATON and Tabitha RAND.

William ELLS died 27 January 1860 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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William ELLS married flag female ancestor Sophia EATON-- Date: 4 February 1818 Place: Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sophia EATON was the child of John EATON and Tabitha RAND




Children of William ELLS and Sophia EATON:

flag female ancestor Sophia ELLS (b.31 October 1828, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. 21 October 1905, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Benjamin EATON 19 May 1847 in , Nova Scotia, Canada



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birth1796 Birth
4 January 1796
Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1818 Marriage / Partner
William ELLS and Sophia EATON 4 February 1818, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 22 years old.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1828 Birth of Child
Sophia ELLS was born 31 October 1828, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

William was 32 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1847 Marriage of Child
Sophia ELLS married 19 May 1847, , Nova Scotia, Canada to Benjamin EATON
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1860 Death
27 January 1860
Nova Scotia, Canada

He died at the age of 64.
Added: 11/15/2025 11:44:02 AM - Updated: 12/6/2025 11:02:12 AM

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