Ebenezer ELLIS
Born: 10 April 1808, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 October 1860, Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 October 1860, Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA
Ebenezer
ELLIS
Born
28 June 1762
,
Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
28 June 1845
,
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In Memory of
EBENEZER ELLIS
who died
June 28, 1845
age 82 years
In Memory of
EBENEZER ELLIS
who died
June 28, 1845
age 82 years
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ebenezer ELLIS
Ebenezer ELLIS married 
Priscilla WHITE
Marriage date: 26 November 1789
Marriage place: , Massachusetts, USA
Priscilla WHITE was the child of Samuel WHITE and Priscilla WHITCOMB
Priscilla WHITEMarriage date: 26 November 1789
Marriage place: , Massachusetts, USA
Priscilla WHITE was the child of Samuel WHITE and Priscilla WHITCOMB
Children of Ebenezer ELLIS and Priscilla WHITE
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Birth — 176228 June 1762
Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1789 Marriage / PartnerEbenezer ELLIS and Priscilla WHITE 26 November 1789, , Massachusetts, USA
He was 27 years old.
1808 Birth of ChildEbenezer ELLIS was born 10 April 1808, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA
Ebenezer was 45 years old.
1840 Death of Spouse/PartnerPriscilla WHITE died 23 January 1840, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
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Ellis Family Burial Ground Rochester Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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