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William Ellery was born 22 December 1727 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States to William Ellery (1701-1764) and Elizabeth Almy (1703-1783) and died 15 February 1820 Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of unspecified causes. He married Anne Remington (1725-1764) 11 September 1749 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. He married Abigail Cary (1742-1793) 28 June 1767 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.

He was a Founding Father of the United States, one of the 56 signers of the United States Declaration of Independence, and a signer of the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Rhode Island.

Children


Offspring of William Ellery and Anne Remington (1725-1764)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Elizabeth Ellery (1751-1807)
Lucy Remington Ellery (1752-1834)
Ann Ellery (1755-1834)
William Ellery (1757-1759)
Almy Ellery (1759-1839)
William Ellery (1761-1836) 9 October 1761 Newport County, Rhode Island, United States 9 May 1836 Newport County, Rhode Island, United States Abigail Shaw (1780-1818)
Edmund Trowbridge Ellery (1763-1847)


Offspring of William Ellery and Abigail Cary (1742-1793)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Abigail Ellery (1768-1768)
Nathaniel Cary Ellery (1769-1839)
John Wilkins Ellery (1770-1778)
Abigail Ellery (1772-1772)
Ruth Champlin Ellery (1773-1777)
Susanna Kent Ellery (1775-1828)
Philadelphia Ellery (1776-1856)
Ruth Champlin Ellery (1779-1779)
Mehitabel Redwood Ellery (1784-1832)
George Wanton Ellery (1789-1867)


 






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