John married Elizabeth SAWYER
11 December 1760
in Hebron, Crown Colony of Connecticut
.
Elizabeth SAWYER
was born
7 May 1741
in
Lyme, Connecticut, USA (East Saybrook).
Elizabeth died
22 April 1813
in
Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, USA.
John ELLIS died
6 March 1803
in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
John Ellis was a sergeant in Capt. Dewey's Company, Col. Johnson's Regiment of Connecticut Militia during the American Revolutionary War. findagrave
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Birth — 1735 25 August 1735 Wareham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1760 Marriage / Partner John ELLIS and Elizabeth SAWYER 11 December 1760, Hebron, Connecticut, USA (Turnerville)
He was 25 years old.
Revolutionary War
ELLIS, JOHN Ancestor #: A037752 Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): SERGEANT Birth: 9- -1735 Death: ANTE 3-19-1803 PITTSFIELD BERKSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS Service Source: JOHNSTON, CT MEN IN THE REV, PP 525, 529 Service Description: 1) CAPT DEWEY, COL JOHNSON
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
Birth — 1735
1760 Marriage / Partner
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)
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