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Sylvanus Ellis 1811–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 JUL 1811

Birth Location: Sumner, Maine (Oxford)

Death Date: 2 APR 1870

Death Location: Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)

Father: Stephen Ellis

Mother: Elizabeth Stephens

Spouse(s): Rebecca Sampson

Children(s): Nathan Ellis, Mary Ellis, Charles Ellis, Sylvanus Ellis, Hiram Ellis, Frederick Ellis, Columbus Ellis, George Ellis, Emma Ellis

Sylvanus Ellis was born in 1811 in Sumner, Maine (Oxford), the child of Stephen Ellis And Elizabeth Stephens. In 1850, Sylvanus Ellis was employed in Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis). In 1850, Sylvanus Ellis resided in Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis). Sylvanus Ellis married Rebecca Sampson, and had children including Charles Lewis Ellis, Columbus W Ellis, Emma R Ellis, Frederick Mellen Ellis, George H Ellis, Hiram S Ellis, Mary E Ellis, Nathan S Ellis, Sylvanus S Ellis. Sylvanus Ellis passed away in 1870 in Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis).

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Biography

  • Sylvanus Ellis was born in 1811 in Sumner, Maine (Oxford), the child of Stephen Ellis And Elizabeth Stephens.
  • In 1850, Sylvanus Ellis was employed in Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis).
  • In 1850, Sylvanus Ellis resided in Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis).
  • Sylvanus Ellis married Rebecca Sampson, and had children including Charles Lewis Ellis, Columbus W Ellis, Emma R Ellis, Frederick Mellen Ellis, George H Ellis, Hiram S Ellis, Mary E Ellis, Nathan S Ellis, Sylvanus S Ellis.
  • Sylvanus Ellis passed away in 1870 in Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis).

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Ellis
1776–
Birth Location: Plympton, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
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Elizabeth Stephens
1780–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Sampson
1810–1868
Birth Location: Hartford, Maine (Oxford)
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Children(s)

Nathan Ellis
1832–1861
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Mary Ellis
1834–1854
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Charles Ellis
1836–1909
Birth Location: Sumner, Maine (Oxford)
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Sylvanus Ellis
1839–1899
Birth Location: Sumner, Maine (Oxford)
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Hiram Ellis
1841–
Birth Location: Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
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Frederick Ellis
1843–1921
Birth Location: Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
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Columbus Ellis
1847–1909
Birth Location: Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
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George Ellis
1849–1853
Birth Location: Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
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Emma Ellis
1852–1877
Birth Location: Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
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Sylvanus Ellis's Ancestors

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Sylvanus Ellis
1811–1870
Birth Place: Sumner, Maine (Oxford)
Parents
Stephen Ellis
1776–
Plympton, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Elizabeth Stephens
1780–
Grandparents
Stephen Ellis
1748–
Plympton, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Ellis
1716–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Ellis
1679–1763
Elizabeth Churchill
1687–

Sylvanus Ellis's Descendants

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Sylvanus Ellis (3 JUL 1811–2 APR 1870) m. Rebecca Sampson (5 MAY 1810–15 JUN 1868)
  1. 1. Nathan (S.) Ellis 1832–1861
  2. 2. Mary (E.) Ellis 1834–1854
  3. 3. Charles (Lewis) Ellis 1836–1909
  4. 4. Sylvanus (S.) Ellis 1839–1899
  5. 5. Hiram (S.) Ellis 1841–
  6. 6. Frederick (Mellen) Ellis 1843–1921 m. Sarah (B.) Glass 1842–
    1. 1. Vinal (Henry) Ellis 1871– m. Nellie Gibbs –1898 m. Stella Goodrich\Goodridge 1882–
      1. 1. Olive (J.) Ellis 1896–
      2. 2. Sarah Ellis 1905–
      3. 3. Robert (Mellen) Ellis 1907–
  7. 7. Columbus (W.) Ellis 1847–1909 m. Clara (Elizabeth) Cobb 1850–
    1. 1. Merton (Eugene) Ellis 1872–
    2. 2. Mildred Ellis 1879–
    3. 3. Emma (R.) Ellis 1881–
  8. 8. George (H.) Ellis 1849–1853
  9. 9. Emma (R.) Ellis 1852–1877

Sylvanus Ellis's Timeline

5 Records

1811
3 JUL 1811
Birth of Sylvanus Ellis in Sumner, Maine (Oxford)
Sumner, Maine (Oxford)
1850
2 SEP 1850
Age 39
Sylvanus Ellis was employed in Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
1850
2 SEP 1850
Age 39
Sylvanus Ellis resided here in Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
1860
21 JUN 1860
Age 49
Sylvanus Ellis resided here in Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
1870
2 APR 1870
Age 59
Death of Sylvanus Ellis in Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 JUL 1811
    Event Place: Sumner, Maine (Oxford)
    Record Source:
    [1] George Thomas Little, A. M., Litt. D., <i>Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine<i> (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York 1909), vol. 3, pg. 928
    [2] 1850 Census, Page 1 ----- 2 September 1850
    [3] 1860 census, Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis), Pg. 8 ----- 21 June 1860
    [4] Vital Records of Guilford, Maine, Pg. 41 of Births and Deaths

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 2 SEP 1850
    Event Place: Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
    Record Source: 1850 Census, Page 1 ----- 2 September 1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 SEP 1850
    Event Place: Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
    Record Source: 1850 Census, Page 1 ----- 2 September 1850

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 JUN 1860
    Event Place: Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
    Record Source: 1860 census, Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis), Pg. 8 ----- 21 June 1860

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 APR 1870
    Event Place: Guilford, Maine (Piscataquis)
    Record Source:
    [1] George Thomas Little, A. M., Litt. D., <i>Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine<i> (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York 1909), vol. 3, pg. 928
    [2] Vital Records of Guilford, Maine, Pg. 41 of Births and Deaths
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