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John Eells

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Birthplace: Hanover, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts
Death: May 31, 1844 (74)
Camden, Knox County, Maine, United States
Place of Burial: Camden, Knox County, Maine, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. Robert Lenthal Eells and Ruth Eells
Husband of Lucy Eells
Father of Samuel Emery Eells and Albert Eells
Brother of Ruth Eells; Betsey Barstow; Huldah Copeland Wing; Anna Lenthal Smith; Robert Eells and 7 others

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About John Eells

John was the son of Revolutionary War vet Capt. Robert Lenthal Eells (ancestor of many DAR members) and a Mayflower descendant through his mother Ruth Copeland of Scituate. John and Lucy had a son, Capt. Edward Eells, who was a noted sea captain in Camden for many years. John's father was a blacksmith and fitted out ships with ironwork. All John and Lucy Thorndyke's children were born in Camden.

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John Eells's Timeline

1770
May 20, 1770
Hanover, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts
1804
January 17, 1804
Camden, Knox County, ME, United States
1809
1809
1844
May 31, 1844
Age 74
Camden, Knox County, Maine, United States
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Mount View Cemetery, Camden, Knox County, Maine, United States