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William Ellis 1740 – 1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1740

Birth Location: Prince George's Co, Maryland

Death Date: 1808

Death Location: Kentucky, USA

Father: Jonathon Ellis

Mother: Elizabeth Mattingly

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Ellis

According to available records, William Ellis was born in 1740 in Prince George's Co, Maryland, the child of Jonathon "John" Ellis and Elizabeth Mattingly. The family grew to include Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Ellis. In the later years of life, William Ellis died in 1808 in Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

Jonathon Ellis
1726 – 1766
Birth Location: Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
JE
Elizabeth Mattingly
1726 – 1779
Birth Location: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Ellis
1771 – 1840
Birth Location: Frederick County Virginia, USA
ME

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Dec 1740
    Event Place: Prince George's Co, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 13 Apr 1768

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 16 Nov 1771
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 16 Nov 1771
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1808
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
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