Joseph Ellis Jr.
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Joseph Ellis Jr. (1697 - 1783) represented
Great and General Court.[1]
He was born in 1697 to Joseph Ellis in Dedham and died there in 1783.[2] He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1741, 1751, 1758, and 1759.[2] He was a deacon of the First Church and Parish in Dedham from 1735 to 1783.[2] In 1742 and 1743 he was a selectman, and from 1743 to 1753 he was the town treasurer.[2][3]
He married Judith Lewis in 1714, Susanna Smith in 1747, and Mercy (Tufts) Bradshaw in 1756.[2] He had at least four children.[2] He had a large deal of property at his death.[2]
References
- ^ Worthington 1827, pp. 106–107.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55553-304-5. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ Worthington 1827, pp. 79–81.
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 August 25, 2019.