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]
References[]
- ^ Worthington 1827, pp. 106–107.
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ Worthington 1827, p. 79-81.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Slugger O'Toole (September 19, 2019). "Abner Ellis' grave". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
Works cited[]
- Worthington, Erastus (1827). The history of Dedham: from the beginning of its settlement, in September 1635, to May 1827. Dutton and Wentworth. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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