Biography
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
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) |
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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