Ellis-Ellsworth-Giddings Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameGamaliel Ellis 
Birth27 Sep 1757, Middleboro, Plymouth, Ma.
Deathaft 5 Jun 1824, Dover, Vermont, @ abt age 66 yrs 8 mos 8 days.
FatherEnsign Matthias Ellis (1719-1790)
MotherLucia "Lucy" Bennett (1725-1804)
Misc. Notes
Sources & Information:
Military Record Information: Gamaliel 5 Ellis enlisted in the spring of 1775 in Capt. Josiah King's company. Col. David Brewster's regiment for eight months with his brother Ebenezer 5 Ellis. In 1776 he served in Capt. Oliver Soper's company, Col. Joseph Reed's regiment. In his pension he stated that his wife was a cripple and he had a lameness in his right arm that made farm work difficult. His farm was 50 acres of rough mountain land in Vermont. His creditor was his son, Silvanus. The list of his children is incomplete, although it is reported that there are three known children, which were born in Vermont. There may have been other children.
Census of Ellis Rev. War Pensioners, who were alive in 1840, Dover, Windham Co.,
Vermont, Gamaliel Ellis age 83, res. Joseph Ellis, re: ECN Winter 1990, pg. 7.
History of Hardwich, MA, by Lucius R. Paige, pg. 429.
The Register, April 1968, p. 138.
Birth info: IGI-Mass, pg 12048.
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors in the Revolution, p. 302.
Col. Harry H. Ellis, Dallas, Tx.
ECN Winter 1993, pg. 5.
Ellis Family History Collection of Edward D. Ellis, 2016 N. Vermont, Royal Oak, MI. 48073-4257.
Military Record Information: Gamaliel 5 Ellis enlisted in the spring of 1775 in Capt. Josiah King's company. Col. David Brewster's regiment for eight months with his brother Ebenezer 5 Ellis. In 1776 he served in Capt. Oliver Soper's company, Col. Joseph Reed's regiment. In his pension he stated that his wife was a cripple and he had a lameness in his right arm that made farm work difficult. His farm was 50 acres of rough mountain land in Vermont. His creditor was his son, Silvanus. The list of his children is incomplete, although it is reported that there are three known children, which were born in Vermont. There may have been other children.
Census of Ellis Rev. War Pensioners, who were alive in 1840, Dover, Windham Co.,
Vermont, Gamaliel Ellis age 83, res. Joseph Ellis, re: ECN Winter 1990, pg. 7.
History of Hardwich, MA, by Lucius R. Paige, pg. 429.
The Register, April 1968, p. 138.
Birth info: IGI-Mass, pg 12048.
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors in the Revolution, p. 302.
Col. Harry H. Ellis, Dallas, Tx.
ECN Winter 1993, pg. 5.
Ellis Family History Collection of Edward D. Ellis, 2016 N. Vermont, Royal Oak, MI. 48073-4257.
Spouses
Birth28 Sep 1759, Hardwick, MA.
Deathaft 5 Jun 1824, prob. Dover, Vermont, @ abt age 64 yrs 8 mos 7 days.
Marriage21 Feb 1782, Worchester Co., Hardwick, MA.
ChildrenSilvanus (~1783-)