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Thomas Ely 1725 – 1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 March 1725

Birth Location: Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1782

Death Location: Bedford, Chesterfield, Confederation, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas +#^

Mother: Elizabeth Ely

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smith

Children(s): Sarah Ely, Thomas Ely, Margaret Ely, Isaac Ely, William Ely, William Ely, Isaac Ely, Rachel Ely, Jane Ely, Jane Ely, David Ely, Robert Ely, David Ely, Joseph Ely, George Ely, Margaret Ely, Sarah Ely

Thomas Ely was born in 1725 in Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Ely, Jr. +#^ and Elizabeth " Betty" CLOWES Ely. Thomas Ely married Elizabeth Jane Smith, and had children including Sarah Ely, Thomas Ely, Margaret Ely, Isaac JOHN Ely, William Ely, William Ely, Isaac Halsey Ely, Rachel Ely, Jane Ely, Jane Ely, David Ely, Robert F Ely, David Ely, Joseph Ely, George Ely, Margaret Ely, Sarah Margaret Ely. Thomas Ely passed away in 1782 in Bedford, Chesterfield, Confederation, Virginia, USA.

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  • Thomas Ely was born in 1725 in Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Ely, Jr. +#^ and Elizabeth " Betty" CLOWES Ely.
  • Thomas Ely married Elizabeth Jane Smith, and had children including Sarah Ely, Thomas Ely, Margaret Ely, Isaac JOHN Ely, William Ely, William Ely, Isaac Halsey Ely, Rachel Ely, Jane Ely, Jane Ely, David Ely, Robert F Ely, David Ely, Joseph Ely, George Ely, Margaret Ely, Sarah Margaret Ely.
  • Thomas Ely passed away in 1782 in Bedford, Chesterfield, Confederation, Virginia, USA.

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Thomas Ely's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Ely
1725 – 1782
Birth Place: Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Ely, Jr. +#^
1712 – 1770
Gillingham, Kent, England
Elizabeth (" Betty" CLOWES) Ely
1710 – 1782
Peak, Forrest, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Ely
1678 – 1750
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
MERCY BLISS
1690 – 1789
England
Thomas CLOWES
1706 – 1784
Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania
Christiana Palmer
1690 – 1784
Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas ELY
1642 – 1711
Joan hamlye
1645 – 1693
Joseph (CLOWS)
1662 – 1711
Elizabeth POWNALL
1670 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert +#
1607 – 1644
Agnes Eustice
1610 – 1686
Agnes Eustice
1610 – 1686
John Clowes
1636 – 1687
Margery Dunn
1634 – 1698

Thomas Ely's Descendants

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Thomas Ely (13 March 1725 – 1782) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Smith (17 October 1727 – 1796)
  1. 1. Sarah Ely (1750 – )
  2. 2. Thomas Ely (1751 – 1786)
  3. 3. Margaret Ely (1752 – )
  4. 4. Isaac (JOHN) Ely (25 Mar 1753 – 04 Mar 1838) m. Barbara (Jane Cooper) Fry (1755 – 30 Jun 1857)
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Ely (6 Apr 1785 – 1 Jan 1861) m. Isabel (Elizabeth) Shackleford (22 Dec 1784 – 1850)
      1. 1. Barbara (Fry "Addie") Ely (28 Feb 1827 – 1880) m. Jesse (Terrel) Freeze (1813 – 1881)
        1. 1. Sidney (Faye Bishop) Freeze (Jul 02, 1865 – 16 Jan 1902) m. Pleasant (Pierce 'Kern') Anderson (29 SEP 1850 – 10 JAN 1914)
  5. 5. William Ely (25 March 1753 – February 1839)
  6. 6. William Ely (25 March 1753 – April 1853)
  7. 7. Isaac (Halsey) Ely (1757 – 1849)
  8. 8. Rachel Ely (1763 – 1803)
  9. 9. Jane Ely (1763 – 1806)
  10. 10. Jane Ely (1764 – 17 October 1832)
  11. 11. David Ely (1767 – 20 July 1845)
  12. 12. Robert (F) Ely (9 March 1773 – 27 August 1843)
  13. 13. David Ely (12 November 1775 – 1840)
  14. 14. Joseph Ely (12 November 1775 – 2 November 1827)
  15. 15. George Ely (1777 – 19 April 1855)
  16. 16. Margaret Ely (1779 – 1835)
  17. 17. Sarah (Margaret) Ely (1779 – 2 November 1827)

Thomas Ely's Timeline

2 Records

1725
13 March 1725
Birth of Thomas Ely in Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1782
1782
Age 57
Death of Thomas Ely in Bedford, Chesterfield, Confederation, Virginia, USA
Bedford, Chesterfield, Confederation, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 March 1725
    Event Place: Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Bedford, Chesterfield, Confederation, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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