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Matthew Ellis 1726–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 JUL 1726

Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts

Death Date: 4 JAN 1776

Death Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts

Father: Mordecai Ellis

Mother: Margaret Swain

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In 1726, Matthew Ellis entered the world in Nantucket, Massachusetts, born to Mordecai Ellis And Margaret Swain. Matthew Ellis passed away in 1776 in Nantucket, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1726, Matthew Ellis entered the world in Nantucket, Massachusetts, born to Mordecai Ellis And Margaret Swain.
  • Matthew Ellis passed away in 1776 in Nantucket, Massachusetts.

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Matthew Ellis's Ancestors

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Matthew Ellis
1726–1776
Birth Place: Nantucket, Massachusetts
Parents
Mordecai Ellis
1702–1737
Rochester, Plymouth, MA, USA
Margaret Swain
1703–1783
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Edmund (Freeman) Ellis
1661–1728
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Mercy (Mary) Winslow
1668–1755
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, America
Capt. (Benjamin Joseph) Swain
1673–1766
Nantucket, Nantucket, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Marah ((Mary)) Sibley
1671–1766
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
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Matthew Ellis's Timeline

2 Records

1726
9 JUL 1726
Birth of Matthew Ellis in Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket, Massachusetts
1776
4 JAN 1776
Age 50
Death of Matthew Ellis in Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket, Massachusetts

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 JUL 1726
    Event Place: Nantucket, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1776
    Event Place: Nantucket, Massachusetts

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