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Joel Ellis 1689 – 1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1689

Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 29 Dec 1731

Death Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Freeman Ellis

Mother: Mercy Winslow

Spouse(s): Mary Getchell

Children(s): Elizabeth Ellis

Joel Ellis was born in 1689 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Freeman Ellis and Mercy Winslow. Joel Ellis married Mary Getchell, and had children including Elizabeth Ellis. Joel Ellis passed away in 1731 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Ellis was born in 1689 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Freeman Ellis and Mercy Winslow.
  • Joel Ellis married Mary Getchell, and had children including Elizabeth Ellis.
  • Joel Ellis passed away in 1731 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Freeman Ellis
1661 – 1728
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Mercy Winslow
1676 – 1755
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Getchell
1695 – 1744
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Ellis
1719 – 1741
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
EE

Joel Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Joel Ellis
1689 – 1731
Birth Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Freeman Ellis
1661 – 1728
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Winslow
1676 – 1755
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Ellis
1623 – 1676
Bishops Gate, London, , England
Elizabeth Freeman
1624 – 1692
Billingshurst, Sussex, , England
Kenelm Winslow
1635 – 1715
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Worden
1641 – 1688
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Ellis's Descendants

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Joel Ellis (5 Feb 1689 – 29 Dec 1731) m. Mary Getchell (1695 – 1744)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Ellis (14 Dec 1719 – 1741) m. William Benson (18 Apr 1710 – 9 May 1797)
    1. 1. Ellis Benson (abt 1736 – 1 Jan 1814) m. Rebeccah Prince (1734 – 11 Apr 1815)
      1. 1. Prince Benson (1762 – 4 Nov 1840)
      2. 2. Seth Benson (1763 – 1863)
      3. 3. Ellis Benson (12 Oct 1765 – 29 Dec 1849) m. Mary (Polly) Ladd (14 Dec 1774 – 7 Feb 1853)
        1. 1. Luther Benson (1798 – 1822) m. Martha Stiles (08 Mar 1798 – 08 Mar 1854)
        2. 2. Seth (Ellis) Benson (1791 – 11 Aug 1881) m. Sally King (1798 – 3 Mar 1841) m. Eleanor (Grace) Doane (1791 – )
        3. 3. Silvia Benson (1804 – 18 Nov 1850) m. George (Nickolo) Godfrey (20 Apr 1787 – )
        4. 4. Relief Benson (1806 – 1906)
        5. 5. Roxie Benson (1807 – 1907)
        6. 6. Justus Benson (28 Jan 1808 – 15 Mar 1885) m. Eliza (Ann) Knowlton (13 Feb 1810 – 2 Jan 1850) m. Jane (R) King (1824 – 2 Feb 1859) m. Deborah (C) Perry (1825 – 27 Feb 1897)
        7. 7. Chester Benson (Apr 1809 – 25 Mar 1810)
        8. 8. Polly Benson (18 Feb 1810 – 1910) m. Melvin Gibbs (1808 – 1908)
        9. 9. Sylvia Benson (1812 – 1912)
        10. 10. Almira Benson (1815 – 4 Mar 1863) m. Henry (W) Belden (20 Feb 1808 – 18 Jun 1875)
        11. 11. Ira Benson (1820 – 8 Nov 1910) m. Emeline (abt 1826 – )
      4. 4. William Benson (1774 – 1874)
      5. 5. John Benson (1779 – 28 Apr 1842)
      6. 6. Freeman Benson (1784 – 1884)
    2. 2. Stetson Benson (2 Mar 1741 – 1 Mar 1820)
    3. 3. Benjamin Benson (2 Mar 1741 – 1792)

Joel Ellis's Timeline

2 Records

1689
5 Feb 1689
Birth of Joel Ellis in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1731
29 Dec 1731
Age 42
Death of Joel Ellis in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1689
    Event Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1731
    Event Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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