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Sylvanus Ellis 1683–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1683

Birth Location: New Kent Co. VA

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Middlesex Co. MA

Father: Mordecai Ellis

Mother:

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smith

Children(s):

Sylvanus Ellis was born in 1683 in New Kent Co. VA, the child of Mordecai Ellis And Margaret Swain. Sylvanus Ellis married Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Ellis. Sylvanus Ellis passed away in 1785 in Middlesex Co. MA.

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Biography

  • Sylvanus Ellis was born in 1683 in New Kent Co. VA, the child of Mordecai Ellis And Margaret Swain.
  • Sylvanus Ellis married Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Ellis.
  • Sylvanus Ellis passed away in 1785 in Middlesex Co. MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mordecai Ellis
–1810
Birth Location: –
ME

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Smith
1688–
Birth Location: VA
ES

Children(s)

Sylvanus Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Sylvanus Ellis
1683–1785
Birth Place: New Kent Co. VA
Parents
Mordecai Ellis
–1810
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvanus Ellis's Timeline

2 Records

1683
1683
Birth of Sylvanus Ellis in New Kent Co. VA
New Kent Co. VA
1785
1785
Age 102
Death of Sylvanus Ellis in Middlesex Co. MA
Middlesex Co. MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: New Kent Co. VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1680-1681
    Event Place: Middlesex Co., Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Middlesex Co., Virginia; Year: 1680-1681; Page Number: 92

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Middlesex Co. MA
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