Ellis-Ellsworth-Giddings Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameJohn Francis Ellis 
Birth12 Nov 1852, Fairhaven, MA.
Birth12 Nov 1852, Birth: Town of Fairhaven, Vol.B2, Pg.39, No. 85.
Death25 Dec 1910, Torrington, CT.
FatherJohn F. Ellis (1820-1870)
MotherRebecca Wing Taber (1831-1901)
Misc. Notes
RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Lt John Ellis of Sandwich indicates b: 12 Nov 1852 in Acushnet, MA.
John Francis Ellis, son of John Ellis/Rebecca Wing Taber, b. 12Nov1852, Bristol, Acushnet, MA., I.G.I. pg. 12063. John Francis 8 Ellis buried @@ Hillside Cemetery, Torrington, Conn.
Newspaper Death Notice
John Francis Ellis died Sunday morning, December 25, 1910, Was consulting engineer for American Brass Company.
John Francis Ellis, who had been consulting engineer of the American Brass Company since its organization, died at his home on Migeon Avenue at 12:30 o'clock Sunday morning following an illness of five months. The cause of death was angina pectoris. Mr. Ellis condition had been critical for the past week and his death was not unexpected.
Mr. Ellis was born in Acushnet, Mass., November 12, 1852. He received his education in the district schools and the Pierce Academy in Middleboro, Mass. At the age of eighteen years he entered the employ of the Harris-Corliss Engine Company, Providence, R.K., where he learned the trade of machinist. He was employed in that place for thirteen years after which he went to Akron, Ohio and entered the employ of the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company as Superintendent of the nafa (sp) rubber shop. He continued in that position until September, 1884, when he came to Torrington and took up the position of master mechanic for the Coe Brass Company. He filled this position until the American Brass Company was organized, when he became consulting engineer of the new company. He was married on December 3, 1884, to Miss Carrie E. Colton of Akron, Ohio.
Although he was of a retiring disposition, Mr. Ellis cultivated the acquaintance of a large number of men in the business world and in social circles. He was not a member of any fraternal organization, but had been a member of the Torrington Club for long period of years and also of the Waterbury Club for several years. He was also a member of the American Society of Naval Engineers. He had a host of friends who will mourn his loss.
Those who servive Mr. Ellis are his wife, two daughters, Edmonia C. and Julia G., of this place, a son Henry G. of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a brother, William of Canton, O. The funeral will be held from the house, 113 Migeon Avenue, at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. A. W. Ackerman, of the Center Congregational Church, will officite. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery.
John Francis Ellis, son of John Ellis/Rebecca Wing Taber, b. 12Nov1852, Bristol, Acushnet, MA., I.G.I. pg. 12063. John Francis 8 Ellis buried @@ Hillside Cemetery, Torrington, Conn.
Newspaper Death Notice
John Francis Ellis died Sunday morning, December 25, 1910, Was consulting engineer for American Brass Company.
John Francis Ellis, who had been consulting engineer of the American Brass Company since its organization, died at his home on Migeon Avenue at 12:30 o'clock Sunday morning following an illness of five months. The cause of death was angina pectoris. Mr. Ellis condition had been critical for the past week and his death was not unexpected.
Mr. Ellis was born in Acushnet, Mass., November 12, 1852. He received his education in the district schools and the Pierce Academy in Middleboro, Mass. At the age of eighteen years he entered the employ of the Harris-Corliss Engine Company, Providence, R.K., where he learned the trade of machinist. He was employed in that place for thirteen years after which he went to Akron, Ohio and entered the employ of the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company as Superintendent of the nafa (sp) rubber shop. He continued in that position until September, 1884, when he came to Torrington and took up the position of master mechanic for the Coe Brass Company. He filled this position until the American Brass Company was organized, when he became consulting engineer of the new company. He was married on December 3, 1884, to Miss Carrie E. Colton of Akron, Ohio.
Although he was of a retiring disposition, Mr. Ellis cultivated the acquaintance of a large number of men in the business world and in social circles. He was not a member of any fraternal organization, but had been a member of the Torrington Club for long period of years and also of the Waterbury Club for several years. He was also a member of the American Society of Naval Engineers. He had a host of friends who will mourn his loss.
Those who servive Mr. Ellis are his wife, two daughters, Edmonia C. and Julia G., of this place, a son Henry G. of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a brother, William of Canton, O. The funeral will be held from the house, 113 Migeon Avenue, at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. A. W. Ackerman, of the Center Congregational Church, will officite. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery.
Spouses
Marriage6 Nov 1879, Providence, R.I.
Marriage3 Dec 1884, Akron, Ohio.