Joshua 5 Ellis and Caroline (Gurley) Ellis moved to Canada about 1810 where he appears in the 1825 census of Chatham, Ontario, Canada as "Doctor Ellis" head of a family of nine persons. He was not in the 1831 census but appears in the 1842 census of Chatham as the head of a family of five persons living on a rented farm. They later moved to Kemptville. In the 1851 census Joshua was living with his son Haran who lived near William. Joshua and Caroline are buried in Kemptville, Ontario, Canada.

Source: The Register, April 1968, p. 142.
Donald M. Ellis, The Ellis Newsletter, July 1974, p. 25.
Col. Harry H. Ellis, Dallas, Tx.Following the marriage of Joshua Ellis and Caroline Gurley 1801 the family moved to Candada ca 1810 where he was a doctor. This marriage is reported to have produced 7 children.