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Eleanor (Elinor) Ellis 1729 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1729

Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 15 Feb 1779

Death Location: Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States

Father: Benjamin Ellis

Mother: Eleanor Cook

Spouse(s): Noah Weld

Children(s): Elizabeth Weld, Sybil Weld, Isaac Weld, Lucy Weld, Catherine Weld, Calvin Weld, Luther Weld, Sarah Weld, Eleanor Weld, Sally Weld

Eleanor (Elinor) Ellis was born in 1729 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Benjamin Ellis and Eleanor Cook. Eleanor (Elinor) Ellis married Noah Weld, and had children including Elizabeth Weld, Sybil Weld, Isaac Weld, Lucy Weld, Catherine Weld, Calvin Weld, Luther Weld, Sarah Weld, Eleanor Weld, Sally Weld. Eleanor (Elinor) Ellis passed away in 1779 in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States.

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Biography

  • Eleanor (Elinor) Ellis was born in 1729 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Benjamin Ellis and Eleanor Cook.
  • Eleanor (Elinor) Ellis married Noah Weld, and had children including Elizabeth Weld, Sybil Weld, Isaac Weld, Lucy Weld, Catherine Weld, Calvin Weld, Luther Weld, Sarah Weld, Eleanor Weld, Sally Weld.
  • Eleanor (Elinor) Ellis passed away in 1779 in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Ellis
1699 – 1750
Birth Location: Dedham, Massachusetts
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Eleanor Cook
1707 – 1779
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Noah Weld
1725 – 1794
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Weld
1752 – 1807
Birth Location: Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Sybil Weld
1753 – 1790
Birth Location: Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Isaac Weld
1755 – 1800
Birth Location: Charlton, Mass
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Lucy Weld
1756 – 1841
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, MA, USA
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Catherine Weld
1759 – 1847
Birth Location: Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Calvin Weld
1761 – 1830
Birth Location: Charlton, Massachusetts
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Luther Weld
1761 – 1832
Birth Location: Charlton,Worcester County,MA
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Sarah Weld
1763 –
Birth Location: –
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Eleanor Weld
1765 – 1817
Birth Location: Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Sally Weld
1772 –
Birth Location: Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. USA
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Eleanor Ellis's Ancestors

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Eleanor Ellis
1729 – 1779
Birth Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Benjamin Ellis
1699 – 1750
Dedham, Massachusetts
Eleanor Cook
1707 – 1779
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Eleazer Ellis
1664 – 1730
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Mehitable Thurston
1667 – 1749
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Capt (Robert) Cook
1670 – 1756
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Submit Weeks
1672 – 1748
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lieutenant Ellice
1621 – 1694
Elizabeth French
1629 – 1697
Benjamin Thurston
1640 – 1678
Elisha Walker
1635 – 1678
Robert Cook
1643 – 1699
Sarah Davis
1647 – 1713
William Weeks
1628 – 1677
Elizabeth Atherton
1628 – 1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ellice
1596 – 1675
Ann Benjamin
1597 – 1619
Capt. The
1603 – 1681
Elizabeth Symmes
1603 – 1668
John Thurston
1601 – 1685
Margaret Buck
1605 – 1662
Robert Walker
1608 – 1687
Sarah Legar
1611 – 1695
Edward Cooke
1623 – 1697
Sarah Koche
1623 – 1713
John Davis
1620 – 1680
Mary Borden
1632 – 1680
George Weeks
1610 – 1659
Jane Clapp
1604 – 1668
Maj Atherton
1608 – 1661
Mary Wales
1626 – 1668

Eleanor Ellis's Descendants

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Eleanor ((Elinor)) Ellis (4 Jan 1729 – 15 Feb 1779) m. Noah Weld (7 Dec 1725 – 23 Jul 1794)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Weld (8 Jan 1752 – 30 Aug 1807)
  2. 2. Sybil Weld (5 Apr 1753 – 3 Apr 1790)
  3. 3. Isaac Weld (1755 – 1800)
  4. 4. Lucy Weld (21 Mar 1756 – 14 Dec 1841)
  5. 5. Catherine Weld (11 May 1759 – 7 Mar 1847) m. Asahel Wells (8 January 1772 – 30 January 1829)
    1. 1. Simeon ((Robert)) Wells (14 May 1787 – 18 Jan 1863) m. Olive (C) Bryford (1786 – 1 May 1874)
      1. 1. Daniel (Francis) Wells (17 Nov 1802 – 18 Oct 1894)
      2. 2. Gardner Wells (04 Jan 1807 – 06 Oct 1883) m. Elmira Sargent (13 Apr 1813 – 17 Oct 1883)
        1. 1. Laura (Jane) Wells (1828 – 10 May 1900)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Betsy) Wells (02 Mar 1833 – 21 Jan 1921)
        3. 3. John Wells (1835 – 4 Feb 1896)
        4. 4. Moses (S.) Wells (1837 – 15 Nov 1898)
        5. 5. Abigail Teneyck (Nov 1841 – 25 Jan 1873)
        6. 6. Chester (D.) Wells (Dec 1842 – 03 Nov 1855)
        7. 7. Asel Wells (1848 – 24 Dec 1900) m. Jane (Jessie) Collins (1852 – )
        8. 8. Sabrina (Amira) Wells (1853 – 5 Nov 1899) m. William (Scott) Park (2 Aug 1856 – 19 Oct 1939)
        9. 9. Malvin Wells (1874 – )
        10. 10. Betsey Wells m. Thomas Knight
      3. 3. Hiram (Henry) Wells (17 Oct 1807 – 14 Jul 1833)
      4. 4. Martin Wells (12 Sep 1808 – 1 Feb 1863) m. Louana Briggs (Jun 1809 – 10 Jun 1874)
        1. 1. Luther Wells (15 Apr 1831 – 15 Jul 1837)
        2. 2. Miles Wells (31 May 1835 – 23 Dec 1863) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hebner (1839 – )
        3. 3. Arletta Wells (12 Dec 1837 – 10 Dec 1924)
        4. 4. Laura Wells (10 Nov 1839 – 07 Feb 1904)
        5. 5. Corlista (Ann) Wells (1840 – 25 Jun 1898) m. James (Jerome) Kelley (Jan 1833 – 08 Nov 1903)
        6. 6. Oren (Ashton) Wells (1845 – 30 May 1860)
        7. 7. David (E.) Wells (1853 – 10 Jan 1923)
      5. 5. Lydia Wells (24 Jul 1811 – 6 Jul 1877) m. Abraham Teneick (17 May 1809 – 24 March 1889)
        1. 1. Simeon TenEyck (12 Apr 1839 – 6 Jan 1892) m. Rhoda (Alma) Clark (abt 1839 – ) m. Abigail Wells (29 Apr 1841 – 25 Jan 1873) m. Martha (F.) Dundon (18 Dec 1851 – 24 Aug 1888)
        2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Teneyck (12 Jul 1839 – 5 Jan 1918) m. John Brown (abt 1835 – 5 Jun 1906)
        3. 3. Dosiah (Ethel Ten) Eyck (13 Jul 1842 – 9 Jan 1915) m. Isaac (Vorus) Jones (9 Apr 1833 – 1 Jul 1864) m. James (Henry) Thompson (13 May 1843 – 4 Nov 1930)
        4. 4. Abraham (Andrew) TenEyck (1843 – 29 Oct 1872) m. Alice Thompson (15 Dec 1846 – 5 Dec 1872)
        5. 5. Henry (H Ten) Eyck (3 Mar 1845 – 31 Dec 1920) m. Charlotte (V "Lottie") Leonard (10 Jul 1853 – 12 Nov 1929) m. Frances (Melissa) Tucker (1 Sep 1861 – 13 Jun 1944)
        6. 6. Charlotte (Ten) Eyck (1852 – )
      6. 6. Simeon (Wright) Welles (1808 – 7 Feb 1864) m. Rebecca Warner (22 Oct 1818 – Aft. 1880)
        1. 1. Dwight (W.) Wells (13 Jan 1855 – Aft. 1880) m. Mary (E.) Smith ( – Aft. 1880)
        2. 2. Lucy (E.) Welles (18 May 1858 – 16 Feb 1936) m. Oscar (Francis) Isaacson (6 May 1876 – 30 Jul 1949)
      7. 7. Olive (Martha) Wells (01 May 1814 – 1875) m. Eleazer (Gaylord) Dowd (1814 – 28 Mar 1875)
        1. 1. Harriet (Frances) Dowd (1841 – 22 Oct 1845)
        2. 2. Emma (Cook) Doud (14 Nov 1847 – 8 Aug 1941)
        3. 3. Frank Doud (1849 – 15 Dec 1867)
      8. 8. Jesse Wells (1815 – 17 Jan 1874) m. Susan Hillacker (18 Mar 1815 – 08 Jan 1872)
        1. 1. Phinea (Cecilia) Wells (1840 – )
        2. 2. Luidirilla Wells (1844 – )
        3. 3. Cinderella\Sindarilla Wells (4 Aug 1844 – 5 April 1859)
        4. 4. Jesse (Armando "A J") Wells (1847 – 16 Dec 1885) m. Charlotte Plank (30 Oct 1853 – 14 Feb 1878)
        5. 5. Armenia (Elizabeth (Minnie)) Wells (27 May 1849 – 22 Sep 1907)
        6. 6. Charlotte Wells (1850 – )
        7. 7. Hortense (Ophilia) Wells (Sep 1855 – 29 Nov 1933) m. Dr. (Thomas Benjamin) Hillock (20 Sep 1845 – 4 March 1914)
        8. 8. Lucy (Phedora) Wells (23 Nov 1858 – 8 Sep 1925) m. Conrad (Colthurst Whitley) Lally (3 Oct 1857 – 11 Apr 1908)
        9. 9. Cindarilla Wells (06 Sep 1864 – 05 Apr 1879)
      9. 9. Rhoda (Elizabeth) Wells (17 Jun 1816 – 2 Nov 1847) m. Edwin Sherman (01 Feb 1811 – )
      10. 10. Harriet (Maria) Welles (15 Dec 1818 – 1893) m. Charles Willard (25 May 1818 – 21 Nov 1848)
        1. 1. Welles Willard (Apr 1846 – 19 Sep 1846)
        2. 2. Charles (Welles) Willard (1 Apr 1849 – 1881)
      11. 11. Elias (H) Wells (20 Jul 1819 – 16 Apr 1907) m. Sarah (A) Sargent (15 Jan 1816 – 3 Mar 1898)
        1. 1. Benjamin Wells (23 Sep 1836 – 29 Dec 1907) m. Phoebe (A) Wells (1842 – 1883) m. Florilla Huffman (1850 – 10 Jun 1872) m. Jenette Bucher (2 Aug 1829 – 3 May 1900)
        2. 2. William (Webster) Wells (23 Nov 1841 – 26 Nov 1911)
        3. 3. Moses (Simeon) Wells (1843 – 02 Dec 1888)
        4. 4. Martha (J) Wells (1844 – )
        5. 5. Margaret Wells (1847 – )
        6. 6. Elmira Wells (6 August 1848 – 4 November 1915) m. Thomas Cutler (abt 1847 – 13 Nov 1915) m. William (J) Force (Jan 1846 – 13 Nov 1915)
        7. 7. Olive Wells (28 Aug 1850 – 06 Jul 1921)
        8. 8. Whitney Wells (29 Jul 1852 – 06 Nov 1929)
        9. 9. Jesse Wells (18 Jan 1855 – 19 Jul 1914)
        10. 10. Lester Wells (9 Jan 1856 – 19 Jun 1941) m. Helen (Lavanchie) Hinkson (16 Oct 1858 – 21 Aug 1915)
        11. 11. Thomas (W) Wells (27 Jun 1858 – 03 Jan 1932) m. Emma (J) Reed (4 Oct 1860 – 30 Jan 1932)
        12. 12. Ida (B.) Wells (1864 – 30 Jun 1883) m. Henry (G) Andrus (15 Jun 1856 – 15 Oct 1931)
      12. 12. Julia (Ann (Juley)) Wells (1827 – 25 Jan 1882) m. William (O) Bryant (3 May 1823 – 25 Nov 1905)
        1. 1. James (Joseph) Bryant (24 Aug 1846 – 11 Oct 1897) m. Elizabeth Blight (25 Nov 1849 – 14 Nov 1936)
        2. 2. William (Henry) Bryant (6 Sep 1848 – 30 Jun 1926) m. Elizabeth (Jessie) Hickingbottom (7 Jun 1850 – 17 Apr 1908)
        3. 3. Robert (Knight) Bryant (04 Oct 1850 – 31 May 1935) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Adams (20 Nov 1857 – 12 Sep 1929)
        4. 4. Anna (Mary Jane) Bryant (15 Nov 1853 – 24 Oct 1906)
        5. 5. Almira (Elizabeth) Bryant (2 Nov 1855 – 24 Jul 1911)
        6. 6. John (J Carlos) Bryant (16 Jun 1860 – 12 Aug 1957)
        7. 7. George (Wells) Bryant (19 Sep 1864 – 13 Jun 1943) m. Isabella (Margaret) Quinn (24 May 1867 – 12 May 1948)
        8. 8. Julia (Anne Grace) Bryant (26 Dec 1866 – 21 Apr 1958) m. James (Gorel) Savage (22 Nov 1863 – 14 Mar 1956)
      13. 13. Jane Wells (1830 – 17 Nov 1906) m. Giles (John) Silver (1824 – 17 Jan 1857) m. John (R.) Irish (abt 1825 – 19 Mar 1899)
        1. 1. Egbert Silver (1848 – Bef. 1880) m. Sarah (Jane) Gordon (16 May 1847 – 5 Jul 1882)
        2. 2. Amanda (O.) Silver (Mar 1850 – 12 Jan 1879) m. Philip (Arthur) Fisher (11 Mar 1855 – 4 Sep 1937)
        3. 3. Emma (Amarilla) Silver (28 Oct 1853 – 22 May 1920) m. Philip (Arthur) Fisher (11 Mar 1855 – 4 Sep 1937)
        4. 4. Freeman Silver (1 Jun 1856 – 23 Oct 1913) m. Sarah (Jane) Wood (3 Aug 1855 – 27 Feb 1912)
        5. 5. Giles Silver (Jul 1857 – 25 Jul 1925) m. Emma Roach (1867 – BEF 1907)
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Jane) Irish (1859 – 14 Nov 1898) m. Robert (Charles) Brown (16 Sep 1857 – 1938)
        7. 7. John (Edwin) Irish (1862 – )
        8. 8. Thomas Irish (1864 – 05 Jan 1932)
        9. 9. Narcisa Irish (1865 – )
        10. 10. Mary (Cecelia) Irish (11 Sep 1865 – 14 Nov 1949) m. Adam (Henry) Waring (24 May 1859 – 4 Oct 1948)
        11. 11. Charles (Samuel) Irish (5 Sep 1872 – 1957) m. Mary (Louisa) Smith (24 Feb 1869 – 21 Aug 1963)
    2. 2. Rhoena Wells (7 Apr 1797 – 3 Sep 1867)
  6. 6. Calvin Weld (April 14, 1761 – August 8, 1830)
  7. 7. Luther Weld (14 Aug 1761 – 15 Jun 1832)
  8. 8. Sarah Weld (June 19, 1763 – )
  9. 9. Eleanor Weld (19 Mar 1765 – 25 Mar 1817)
  10. 10. Sally Weld (1772 – )

Eleanor Ellis's Timeline

5 Records

1729
4 Jan 1729
Birth of Eleanor (Elinor) Ellis in Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
1729
4 Jan 1729
Birth of Eleanor (Elinor) Ellis in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1729
4 Jan 1729
Birth of Eleanor (Elinor) Ellis in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1779
15 Feb 1779
Age 50
Death of Eleanor (Elinor) Ellis in Guilford, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America
Guilford, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America
1779
15 Feb 1779
Age 50
Death of Eleanor (Elinor) Ellis in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States
Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1729
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 28.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GV1
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1729
    Event Place: Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1729
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1751
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1779
    Event Place: Guilford, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1779
    Event Place: Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Guilford, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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