Hon. William Ellery, Jr.
1727 - 1820 (92 years)-
Name William Ellery Title Hon. Suffix Jr. Born 22 Dec 1727 Newport, RI 
[1] Gender Male Died 15 Feb 1820 Newport, RI [1] Buried Common Burial Ground, Newport, RI Person ID I07148 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father William Ellery, Sr., b. 31 Oct 1701, Portsmouth, RI , d. 15 Mar 1764, Newport, RI (Age 62 years) Mother Elizabeth Almy, b. 1 Aug 1703, Portsmouth, RI , d. 13 Jul 1783, Newport, RI (Age 79 years) Married 3 Jan 1721/22 [2] Family ID F02761 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Ann Remington, b. 19 Feb 1724/25, Cambridge, MA , d. 7 Sep 1764 (Age 39 years) Married 11 Oct 1750 [1] Children 1. Elizabeth Ellery, b. 13 Aug 1751, d. 30 Aug 1807 (Age 56 years) 2. Lucy Ellery, b. 21 Sep 1752 3. Ann Ellery, b. 17 Apr 1755 4. William (1) Ellery, b. 1757, d. 3 Sep 1759 (Age 2 years) 5. Almy Ellery, b. 14 Feb 1759, d. 25 Dec 1839, Chelsea, Suffolk Co., MA (Age 80 years)6. William (2) Ellery, b. 9 Oct 1761, d. 9 May 1836 (Age 74 years) 7. Edmund Trowbridge Ellery, b. 2 Nov 1763, d. 24 Mar 1847 (Age 83 years) Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F02760 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Abigail Cary, b. 12 Nov 1742, Bristol, RI , d. 27 Jul 1793, Newport, RI (Age 50 years) Married 28 Jun 1767 Bristol, RI Notes - William & Abigail were married by Rev. John Burt, who later became William's brother-in-law, husband of his sister Ann (Ellery).
Children 1. Abigail Ellery, b. 28 Mar 1768, d. 14 Oct 1768 (Age 0 years) 2. Nathaniel Cary Ellery, b. 13 May 1769, d. 18 Oct 1839 (Age 70 years) 3. John Wilkins Ellery, b. 18 May 1770, Newport, RI , d. 4 Oct 1778, Dighton, MA (Age 8 years)4. Susannah Kent Ellery, b. 11 Jun 1775, d. 14 Apr 1828 (Age 52 years) 5. Philadelphia Ellery, b. 5 Nov 1776, d. 24 Apr 1856 (Age 79 years) 6. Henrietta L. Ellery, b. Abt 1780 7. Mehetable Redwood Ellery, b. 4 Jan 1784, Newport, RI , d. 11 Aug 1832, Newport, RI (Age 48 years)8. George Wanton Ellery, b. 24 Dec 1789, d. 26 Jan 1867 (Age 77 years) Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F03812 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - According to his gravestone, William died at age 92. He was a graduate of Harvard College, class of 1747, and was among the signers of the Declaration of Independance.
The inscription on his gravestone reads as follows:
"In memory of William Ellery born December 22 1727, graduated Harvard College 1747, early in the contest between Great Britain and her American Colonies, he left the practice of Law to represent this State in Congress. He was an active and influential member of that body for many years and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He died after an illness of four days February 15 1820. He was in full possession of his powers to the close of his long life, rarely unfitted by disease for study, society, or official duties and waiting for death with the hope of a Christian."
Information on William's life and his gravesite can be found at findagrave.com.
- According to his gravestone, William died at age 92. He was a graduate of Harvard College, class of 1747, and was among the signers of the Declaration of Independance.
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