Ellis-Ellsworth-Giddings Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameJoseph Ellis 
Birth1 Apr 1745, Middleboro, Plymouth, Ma., IGI pg. 12065.
Death15 Jun 1823, Carver Twp., Plymouth Co., MA.
FatherEnsign Matthias Ellis (1719-1790)
MotherLucia "Lucy" Bennett (1725-1804)
Misc. Notes
Sources & Information:
Joseph and Susannah Ellis lived in that part of Plympton that was incorporated 9Jun1790 as the town of Carver. He is thought to be that Joseph Ellis of Middleboro who served as a corporal in Capt. Nathaniel Ward's 1st Middleboro Company of Minute-Men, which marched on the alarm of 19 Apr 1775, to Marshfield; service 2 days. He is listed in the 1790 cenus as the head of a Carver family of one male over 16, three under 16 and five females. Before his death it seems that most of his property passed into the hands of his eldest son, the Hon. Benjamin Ellis.
Joseph Ellis and Hanna Shurleff, married on 20 May 1773, Plymouth Co., Bk. II, re: ECN, Summer, 1997, pg 50.
Joseph Ellis (h/o Hannah) 15 June 1823, age 79, Carver Twp., Plymouth Co., MA., Vital Records, re: ECN Spring 1994, pg. 33.
The Register, April 1968, pp. 133-135.
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors in the Revolution, p. 308.
Col. Harry H. Ellis, Dallas, Tx.
RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Lt John Ellis of Sandwich.
Joseph and Susannah Ellis lived in that part of Plympton that was incorporated 9Jun1790 as the town of Carver. He is thought to be that Joseph Ellis of Middleboro who served as a corporal in Capt. Nathaniel Ward's 1st Middleboro Company of Minute-Men, which marched on the alarm of 19 Apr 1775, to Marshfield; service 2 days. He is listed in the 1790 cenus as the head of a Carver family of one male over 16, three under 16 and five females. Before his death it seems that most of his property passed into the hands of his eldest son, the Hon. Benjamin Ellis.
Joseph Ellis and Hanna Shurleff, married on 20 May 1773, Plymouth Co., Bk. II, re: ECN, Summer, 1997, pg 50.
Joseph Ellis (h/o Hannah) 15 June 1823, age 79, Carver Twp., Plymouth Co., MA., Vital Records, re: ECN Spring 1994, pg. 33.
The Register, April 1968, pp. 133-135.
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors in the Revolution, p. 308.
Col. Harry H. Ellis, Dallas, Tx.
RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Lt John Ellis of Sandwich.
Spouses
Birth20 May 1746, Plympton, MA.
Death24 May 1837, Carver Twp., Plymouth Co., MA., Vital Records, re: ECN Spring 1994, pg. 33.
Marriage20 May 1773, Plymouth, Plympton, MA., IGI pg. 12065.