Rev. David Ellis

1787 - 1845  (58 years)

• Name	David Ellis
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	1787	Killashandra, Cavan, Ulster, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	War of 1812 -
  	Served in the Flank company of the 2nd York Militia Regiment under Captain Applegarth. Militia rolls names on him and petitions for compensation after the war listing their homes as being in Block 2 or Waterloo
  Name	Squire Ellis
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-39936
  Died	20 Dec 1845	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I39936	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Ellis,   b. Abt 1746, of, Killashandra, Cavan, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F40560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Jones,   b. Abt 1790, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Feb 1866, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Children	1. Edward Ellis,   b. 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1883, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   2. William Ellis,   b. 14 Apr 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F40559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David Ellis Sr. was born in the parish of Kileshandra, Co. Cavan, Ireland, and emmigrated to the U. S. with an older brother, W. Ellis, in 1804. 6 years later, he moved to Waterloo Twp., U. C. He married Margaret Jones, and settled in Dumfries twp., where he died, Dec. 20, 1845, in his 58th year; survived by his wife, his brother, W. Ellis of Waterloo Twp., and another brother in Ireland. Mr. Ellis served as a local preacher. The Christian Guardian 8 Apr 1846 pg 97 ___________________ WILLIAM ELLIS, farmer, Township of South Dumfries, is a native of Waterloo County, Ontario, and was born 14th April, 1818. His father was one of the first settlers in this section of Canada, having emigrated from his native land, Ireland, at a very early day. He died in South Dumfries Township about the year 1845, and his wife, who was from Pennsylvania, died also in South Dumfries, February, 1866. They were married in Canada, and settled in Waterloo County originally, but finally moved to South Dumfries. William Ellis, our subject, married in 1839, Hannah Howell, born in Dumfries Township, 19th June, 1821, died 12th December, 1853 ; she was a daughter of Jonah Howell. Mr. Ellis again married, taking for his second wife Jane Cushnughan, born in Ireland, 20th September, 1831, and a daughter of Edward Cushnaghan. She was only two years of age when she left Ireland for Canada with her parents ; her father died, 8th November, 1881. Mr. Ellis, and both his first and second wife were members of the Baptist Church, and he himself has acted as School Trustee for several terms. By his first wife he had a family of eight children, of whom five survive, viz., Jonah, Mary, Sarah J., Alice M. and Hannah. The deceased are Margaret, Catharine and an infant. By his second marriage were born five, all living- James H., Edward, Judson, William S. and Frank L Success has closely attended Mr. Ellis' perseverance and industrial habits, for from nothing comparatively he has become owner of 198 acres improved land, with fine buildings, and this he has acquired since coming into the County of Brant. The history of the county of Brant, Ontario: containing a history of the county: its township, cities, towns, schools, J. H. Beers & Co. Warner, Beers & Co.

  
  

• Sources

  [S952] News - Christian Guardian - Death Notices from the Christian Guardian 1836-1850, 8 Apr 1846 - Obituary of David Ellis Sr. [S1533] Book - The History of the County of Brant, Ontario, Biography of William Ellis Jr.: 660-1.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1787 - Killashandra, Cavan, Ulster, Ireland Died - 20 Dec 1845 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth