Joshua
ELLS
(b.
9 November 1712
,
Milton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
25 January 1797
,
Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Joshua ELLS was born 9 November 1712 in Milton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Joshua ELLS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joshua married Mary BILL 3 March 1755 in Hebron, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mary BILL was born 2 July 1721 in Lebanon, Connecticut, USA. Mary died 25 January 1797 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary was the child of James BILL and Mary SWODEL.
Joshua ELLS died 25 January 1797 in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of Joshua ELLS
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Mary BILL-- Date: 3 March 1755 Place: Hebron, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Mary BILL was the child of James BILL and Mary SWODEL
Children of Joshua ELLS and Mary BILL:
Jedadiah ELLS (b.20 November 1761, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Acadie d. 19 August 1840, Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada )
m. Sarah KINSMAN 17 April 1794
Daniel ELLS (b.2 April 1765, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , )
m. Elizabeth H BENNETT 7 November 1787
Mary BILL-- Date: 3 March 1755 Place: Hebron, Crown Colony of Connecticut Mary BILL was the child of James BILL and Mary SWODEL
Children of Joshua ELLS and Mary BILL:
Jedadiah ELLS (b.20 November 1761, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Acadie d. 19 August 1840, Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada )m. Sarah KINSMAN 17 April 1794
Daniel ELLS (b.2 April 1765, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , )m. Elizabeth H BENNETT 7 November 1787
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1712 Birth 9 November 1712
Milton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1755 Marriage / PartnerJoshua ELLS and Mary BILL 3 March 1755, Hebron, Connecticut, USA (Turnerville)
He was 42 years old.
1761 Birth of ChildJedadiah ELLS was born 20 November 1761, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Joshua was 49 years old.
1765 Birth of ChildDaniel ELLS was born 2 April 1765, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Joshua was 52 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1797 Death 25 January 1797
Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 84.
Added: 12/16/2025 11:04:36 PM
- Updated: 12/25/2025 5:01:44 PM
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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