Ellis-Ellsworth-Giddings Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameJoel Ellis 
Birth14 Nov 1724, Rochester, Plymouth, MA.
DeathMar 1808, Rochester, Plymouth, MA.
FatherJoel "Joel" Ellis (1688-1731)
MotherMary Gatchell (~1695-<1744)
Misc. Notes
Sources & Information:
Joel Ellis is reported as a cordwainer by trade. He served as a private in a Massachusetts unit during the Revolutionary War. Since his second wife was aged 58 at the time of this marriage it is clear that all the children were by the first wife. His will was dated 22 May 1805 and proved 2 Jan 1808. Joel Ellis (born 14 November 1724, died 1785): private in a Massachusetts unit; married to Elizabeth Clap.
Misc. Sources:
Vital Records, Rochester, MA., Vol I, Joel Elles, son of Joe (Elis) and Mary, born 14Nov1719.
The Register, April 1967, pp. 131-132.
Col. Harry H. Ellis, Dallas, Tx.
Edward D. Ellis, Royal Oak, MI.
The Ellis Family, the American Genealogical Research Institute, Arlington, Virginia, pg. 78.
Massachusetts IGI listing on page 12059, birth Joel Ellis.
RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Lt John Ellis of Sandwich.
Joel Ellis is reported as a cordwainer by trade. He served as a private in a Massachusetts unit during the Revolutionary War. Since his second wife was aged 58 at the time of this marriage it is clear that all the children were by the first wife. His will was dated 22 May 1805 and proved 2 Jan 1808. Joel Ellis (born 14 November 1724, died 1785): private in a Massachusetts unit; married to Elizabeth Clap.
Misc. Sources:
Vital Records, Rochester, MA., Vol I, Joel Elles, son of Joe (Elis) and Mary, born 14Nov1719.
The Register, April 1967, pp. 131-132.
Col. Harry H. Ellis, Dallas, Tx.
Edward D. Ellis, Royal Oak, MI.
The Ellis Family, the American Genealogical Research Institute, Arlington, Virginia, pg. 78.
Massachusetts IGI listing on page 12059, birth Joel Ellis.
RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Lt John Ellis of Sandwich.
Spouses
Marriage20 May 1754, Rochester, Plymouth, Ma.
Birth15 Nov 1726
Death11 Sep 1819, Rochester, MA. Vital Records Vol. 2, pg. 379.
FatherSamuel Briggs
Marriage1 Apr 1784, Rochester, Plymouth, MA.