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Solomon Ely 1798–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1798

Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 Nov 1867

Death Location: Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA

Father: Isaac Ely

Mother: Catherine Ely

Spouse(s): Deborah Ely

Children(s): Salina Ely, Morris Ely

Solomon Ely was born in 1798 in Lee County, Virginia, USA, the child of Isaac Ely And Catherine Fly Ely. Solomon Ely married Deborah Cornwall Harris Munsey Ely, and had children including Morris H Ely, Salina Ely. Solomon Ely passed away in 1867 in Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Solomon Ely was born in 1798 in Lee County, Virginia, USA, the child of Isaac Ely And Catherine Fly Ely.
  • Solomon Ely married Deborah Cornwall Harris Munsey Ely, and had children including Morris H Ely, Salina Ely.
  • Solomon Ely passed away in 1867 in Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA.

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Solomon Ely's Ancestors

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Solomon Ely
1798–1867
Birth Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Isaac Ely
1757–1849
Catherine (Fly) Ely
1757–1827
Grandparents
THOMAS (ELY SR) 5GG
1725–1819
Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Jane) Smith
1727–1796
Dublin, Leinster, Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Eley
1708–1742
Elizabeth Taylor
1705–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Solomon Ely's Descendants

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Solomon Ely (13 May 1798–3 Nov 1867) m. Deborah (Cornwall Harris Munsey) Ely (24 Jul 1816–1908)
  1. 1. Salina Ely 1857–1923
  2. 2. Morris (H) Ely –1933

Solomon Ely's Timeline

2 Records

1798
13 May 1798
Birth of Solomon Ely in Lee County, Virginia, USA
Lee County, Virginia, USA
1867
3 Nov 1867
Age 69
Death of Solomon Ely in Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1798
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1867
    Event Place: Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA

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