John
ELLIS
(b.
25 August 1735
,
Wareham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
6 March 1803
,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
)
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John ELLIS was born 25 August 1735 in Wareham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
John ELLIS was the child of John ELLIS and Rose JENNINGS and the grandchild of: (paternal) John ELLIS and Sarah HOLMES (maternal) Isaac John JENNINGS and Rose GOODSPEEDJohn had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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John married Elizabeth SAWYER 11 December 1760 in Hebron, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Elizabeth SAWYER was born 7 May 1741 in Lyme, Connecticut, USA (East Saybrook). Elizabeth died 22 April 1813 in Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, USA.
John ELLIS died 6 March 1803 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
John Ellis was a sergeant in Capt. Dewey's Company, Col. Johnson's Regiment of Connecticut Militia during the American Revolutionary War.
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1735 Birth 25 August 1735
Wareham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1760 Marriage / PartnerJohn ELLIS and Elizabeth SAWYER 11 December 1760, Hebron, Connecticut, USA (Turnerville)
He was 25 years old.
Revolutionary War
ELLIS, JOHN
Ancestor #: A037752
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): SERGEANT
Birth: 9- -1735
Death: ANTE 3-19-1803 PITTSFIELD BERKSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS
Service Source: JOHNSTON, CT MEN IN THE REV, PP 525, 529
Service Description: 1) CAPT DEWEY, COL JOHNSON
RESIDENCE
1) City: HEBRON - County: HARTFORD CO - State: CONNECTICUT
SPOUSE
1) ELIZABETH SAWYER
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ELLIS, JOHN
Ancestor #: A037752
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): SERGEANT
Birth: 9- -1735
Death: ANTE 3-19-1803 PITTSFIELD BERKSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS
Service Source: JOHNSTON, CT MEN IN THE REV, PP 525, 529
Service Description: 1) CAPT DEWEY, COL JOHNSON
RESIDENCE
1) City: HEBRON - County: HARTFORD CO - State: CONNECTICUT
SPOUSE
1) ELIZABETH SAWYER
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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Name: John Ellis
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 1803
Death Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass.
Age: 68
Birth Date: 1735
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Race: U
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50155-8
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 234543
Reference ID: v 1 p 33
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH18-LXJ : 10 December 2014), John Ellis, 1803; citing Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass., reference v 1 p 33; FHL microfilm 234,543.'
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Name: John Ellis
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 1803
Death Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass.
Age: 68
Birth Date: 1735
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Occupation:
Race: U
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50155-8
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 234543
Reference ID: v 1 p 33
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH18-LXJ : 10 December 2014), John Ellis, 1803; citing Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass., reference v 1 p 33; FHL microfilm 234,543.'
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John is buried at: Pittsfield Cemetery
203 Wahconah St
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
(413) 447-7953
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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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