Abner Ellis

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Col. Abner Ellis (January 4, 1770 - December 14, 1844) represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court for five years. [1] [2] Ellis was the son of Abner and Meletiah Ellis and was born on January 4, 1770. [2]

He was also town clerk and selectman in 1780. [3] In 1792–3, Ellis was teaching in one of the Dedham Public Schools. [2] He was a charter member of the Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves. [4]

Ellis was married to Mary Gay by Thomas Thatcher on December 18, 1793. [2] He died on December 14, 1844 [2] and is buried in the Old Village Cemetery. [5]

Among Ellis's descendants was great-great-grandson Charles G. Sawtelle, who served as Quartermaster General of the United States Army from 1896 to 1897. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Worthington 1827, pp. 106–107.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Slafter, Carlos (1905). A Record of Education: The Schools and Teachers of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1644-1904. Dedham Transcript Press. p. 88. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ Worthington 1827, p. 79-81.
  4. ↑ Austin, Walter (1912). Tale of a Dedham Tavern: History of the Norfolk Hotel, Dedham, Massachusetts. Priv. print. at the Riverside Press. p. 17. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ Slugger O'Toole (September 19, 2019). "Abner Ellis' grave". Wikimedia Commons . Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  6. ↑ Weaver, Ethan Allen (1898). Decennial Register of the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution, 1888–1898. Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co. p. 183 – via Google Books.

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