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Amy Ely 1777–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1777

Birth Location: Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 31 Oct 1876

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Wells Ely

Mother: Rebecca Selden

Spouse(s): Theodore Gridley

Children(s): Elizabeth Gridley

Amy Ely was born in 1777 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut, United States, the child of Wells Ely And Rebecca Selden. Amy Ely married Theodore Gridley, and had children including Elizabeth Ely Gridley. Amy Ely passed away in 1876 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Amy Ely was born in 1777 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut, United States, the child of Wells Ely And Rebecca Selden.
  • Amy Ely married Theodore Gridley, and had children including Elizabeth Ely Gridley.
  • Amy Ely passed away in 1876 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wells Ely
1729–1804
Birth Location: Lyme, New London , Connecticut Colony
WE
Rebecca Selden
1729–
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
RS

Spouses(s)

Theodore Gridley
1758–1826
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
TG

Children(s)

Elizabeth Gridley
1826–1921
Birth Location: Clinton, Oneida, New York, United States
EG

Amy Ely's Ancestors

Self
Amy Ely
1777–1876
Birth Place: Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut, United States
Parents
Wells Ely
1729–1804
Lyme, New London , Connecticut Colony
Rebecca Selden
1729–
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (Samuel) Seldon
1695–1745
Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Deborah Dudley
1701–1800
Deep River, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Selden
1651–1724
Rebecca Church
1660–1726
Joseph Dudley
1674–1744
Sarah Pratt
1680–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1639–1701
Mary Roe
1643–1727

Amy Ely's Descendants

1.
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Amy Ely (11 Jul 1777–31 Oct 1876) m. Theodore Gridley (Abt. Dec 1758–26 Feb 1826)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ely) Gridley 1826–1921 m. George (Selden) Butler 1820–1907
    1. 1. Amy (Gridley) Butler 1848–1916 m. George (Manney) Ayer 1840–1914
      1. 1. Adele (Augusta Ayer) (Butler) 1867–1938 m. Levi (Addison) Gardner 1860–1916
        1. 1. Tannisse (Ayer) James 1887–1942
        2. 2. Dorothy (Ayer) Gardner 1892–1967 m. Gerald (R) Ford 1890– m. Leslie (Lynch) King 1881–1941

Amy Ely's Timeline

2 Records

1777
11 Jul 1777
Birth of Amy Ely in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut, United States
Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut, United States
1876
31 Oct 1876
Age 99
Death of Amy Ely in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1777
    Event Place: Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1876
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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