Elizabeth Ellis

Birth: Oct. 7, 1687

Plymouth

Plymouth County

Massachusetts, USA

Death: Apr. 3, 1753

Middleboro

Plymouth County

Massachusetts, USA

OF FRENCH AND ENGLISH ANCESTRY

DISTANT COUSIN OF SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL, THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH, PRINCESS DIANA SPENCER AND HER SONS WILLIAM AND HENRY WINDSOR

DISTANT COUSIN OF PRESIDENTS FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT AND ULYSSES S. GRANT

A BIOGRAPHY OF ELIZABETH CHURCHILL ELLIS, by Larry Overmire (7th great grandson), Aug. 2008:

Elizabeth Churchill was born in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, on Oct. 7, 1687, the daughter of John and Rebecca (Delano) Churchill. She is a distant cousin of Sir Winston Churchill and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

On Apr. 6, 1710, at Sandwich, 23-year-old Elizabeth married 30-year-old Joel Ellis, the son of Lt. Matthias Ellis and Mercy Nye.

Joel and Elizabeth had eight children: Joel Jr., John, Samuel, Matthias, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Charles, Thomas.

Joel was a captain in the Massachusetts Militia.

Elizabeth died in Middleboro, April 3, 1753, at the age of 65. She was laid to rest at Cemetery At The Green

Family links:

Parents:

John Churchill (1657 - 1723)
Rebecca Delano Churchill (1651 - 1709)
Children:
Joel Ellis (1711 - 1783)
Spouse:
Joel Ellis (1679 - 1763)
Inscription:

"In Memory of Madam Elisabeth Elles Wife of Cap. Joel Elles Who Died April 3 1753 in the 66th Year of Her Age"

Burial:

Cemetery at The Green

Middleboro

Plymouth County

Massachusetts, USA

Created by: Laurence Overmire

Record added: Aug 28, 2008

Find A Grave Memorial# 29369456

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