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Francis Dana Stedman

Francis Dana Stedman

Male 1843 - 1868  (24 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Francis Dana Stedman was born 4 Aug 1843, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA (son of Dr. Charles Harrison Stedman, M. D. and Lucy Rust Ingalls); died 30 Mar 1868, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; was buried Aft 30 Mar 1868, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.

    Other Events:

    • Death Registration: 1868, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; Vol. 213, p. 53

    Notes:

    Francis Dana Stedman was an assitant Engineer with the U. S. Navy form 1863-1865 during the Civil War.

    Death Registration:
    Francis D. Stedman, age 24 years, 7 months and 26 days, died 30 March 1868 at 2 Dover St., Boston, of Panama Fever and Peritonitis. He was single and worked as a Merchant. He was born in Boston to Charles H. Stedman, born Lancaster, and his wife Lucy R., born Boston.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Dr. Charles Harrison Stedman, M. D. was born 17 Jun 1805, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA; was christened 21 Jul 1805, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA (son of Hon. William Stedman, A. M. and Almy Ellery); died 8 Jan 1866, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; was buried Aft 8 Jan 1866, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.

    Other Events:

    • Graduation: 1829; Harvard College, M.D.
    • 1830 Census: 1830
    • 1840 Census: 1840, Chelsea, Suffolk Co., MA
    • 1850 Census: 24 Sep 1850, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA
    • 1860 Census: 23 Jun 1860, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA
    • Directory: 1861, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA

    Notes:

    Charles Harrison Stedman (named for Gen. Charles Harrison, an intimate friend of William Stedman and first husband of Madam Esther Sprague of Dedham) did not finish an academic course at Yale, but had an honorary AM.  He received his M. D. from Harvard in 1829.

    He was appointed by President Jackson as Surgeon for the U.S. Marine Hospital from 1830-1840.  He was Superintendent of the Boston Lunatic Hospital 1842-1851.  he was in the Massachusetts Senate in 1855; Governor's Council, 1856.  He was Senior Surgeon for Boston City Hospital from 1861 till his death in 1866.

    1830 Census:
    Chelsea, Suffolk Co., MA, p. 5

    1840 Census:
    p. 11
    Charles H. Stedman   010 101 000 0000 - 000 004 000 0000

    1850 Census:
    Ward 12, p. 385
    Chas. H. Stedman    45  M  (MD) Supt B. Lunatic Asylum   ---  Mass
    Lucy R.                    40   F                                                             "
    Chas. E.                   19  M                                                             "         school
    Francis D.                  8  M                                                             "            "
    Lucy                          3   F                                                             "
    Henry R.                    1  M                                                              "
    .... Many Staff and Patients

    1860 Census:
    Ward 4, pp. 102-103
    Chas H. Stedman       54  M   Physician            ----  ----   Mass
    -----  p. 103  -----
    Francis D. Stedman   56  M   Travelling Agent  ----  ----   Mass
    Lucy              "           50   F                                                 "
    Harriet R.       "           50   F                                                 "
    Francis D.      "   jr.     17   M                                                "         school
    Lucy               "          13   F                                                 "            "
    Henry R.         "          10   M    Son of C. H. S.                     "            "
    Walter R         "           10  M    Son of F. D. S.                      "            "
    Catharine Hussey      30   F    Domestic                            Ireland
    Ellen            "              24   F            "                                    "

    Directory:
    Stedman, Charles H., physician, house 2 Dover.

    Charles married Lucy Rust Ingalls 20 May 1829, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. Lucy (daughter of Dr. William Ingalls, M. D. and Lucy Myrick Ridgway) was born 31 Jan 1809, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; died 12 Nov 1884, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Lucy Rust Ingalls was born 31 Jan 1809, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA (daughter of Dr. William Ingalls, M. D. and Lucy Myrick Ridgway); died 12 Nov 1884, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.

    Other Events:

    • Alt. Death: 11 Nov 1844, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA
    • 1870 Census: 10 Jun 1870, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA
    • 1880 Census: 11 Jun 1880, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA
    • Death Registration: 1884, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; Vol. 357, p. 304

    Notes:

    1870 Census:
    Boston PO, Ward 9, p. 64
    Stedman, Lucy R.      61  F  W  Widow Keeping House  $13,000  $1,500   Mass
    ---, Henry R.              20  M  W   Student                                                         "
    Stickney, John H.      34  M  W   Bookkeeper                                                Maine                        citizen
    ---, Lucy                    23  F  W   At home                                                      Mass
    Safford, Mary G. S.   50  F  W      "                                                               Maine
    Stickney, Edith T.         1  F  W      "                                                               Mass
    Hussey, Catherine     45  F  W   Domestic Help                                             Ireland   Parents foreign born
    Crass, Mary W           18  F  W      "                                                               Mass

    1880 Census:
    ED 713, p. 40
    87 Dartmouth St.
    Stedman, Lucy R    W  F  71   Head    Wd   Keeping House         MA  MA  MA
    Stickney, John H     W  M  44  Son-i-L  Md  B & H Rubber Treas  ME  ME  ME
    ---, Lucy                     W  F  33  Dau        Md                                         MA  MA  MA
    ---, Edith T                 W  F  11  GDau     S                                           MA  ME  MA
    ---, Lucy T                  W  F    3  GDau     S                                           MA  ME  MA
    ---, Paul                      W  M   1  GSon     S                                           MA  ME  MA
    ---, 2 servants

    Death Registration:
    Lucy R (Ingalls) Stedman, widow, age 75 years, 10 months, 11 days, died 12 November 1884 at 87 Dartmouth St., Boston, of Gen Neurosis and Exhaustion. She was born in Boston to William Ingalls, born Newburyport, and his wife Lucy R., born Boston.

    Notes:

    Marriage Announcement:
    MARRIAGES. In Boston, Charles H. Stedman, M. D., surgeon of the United States Marine Hospital at Chelsea, to Miss Lucy Ingalls, daughter of Dr. William Ingalls, of that city.

    Children:
    1. Dr. Charles Ellery Stedman, M.D. was born 23 Mar 1831, Chelsea, Suffolk Co., MA; died 24 May 1909, Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA.
    2. William Ingalls Stedman was born 14 Jul 1840; died 6 Apr 1842, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA; was buried Aft 6 Apr 1842, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.
    3. 1. Francis Dana Stedman was born 4 Aug 1843, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; died 30 Mar 1868, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; was buried Aft 30 Mar 1868, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.
    4. Henry Rust Stedman was born 9 May 1846; died 2 Jun 1846.
    5. Lucy Stedman was born 1 Jun 1847, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; died 26 Dec 1912, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; was buried Aft 26 Dec 1912, Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk Co., MA.
    6. Dr. Henry Rust Stedman, M. D. was born 29 Sep 1849, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; died Feb 1926, Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Hon. William Stedman, A. M. was born 20 Jan 1765, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA (son of Capt. Ebenezer Stedman and Mary Smith); died 31 Aug 1831, Newburyport, Essex Co., MA; was buried Aft 31 Aug 1831, Old Hill Burying Ground - Newburyport, Essex Co., MA.

    Other Events:

    • Alt. Birth: 21 Jan 1765, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA
    • Graduation: 1784, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA; Harvard College
    • Alt. Death: 10 Aug 1831, Newburyport, Essex Co., MA
    • Alt. Burial: Aft 31 Aug 1831, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA
    • Obituary: 15 Sep 1831, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA; The Pittsfield Sun

    Notes:

    William Stedman was the only son of Ebenezer Stedman by his second wife Mary Austin.  He was a counciller-at-law in Lancaster, Worcester, and Charlton.  He represented the Tenth District of Worcester in Congress 8 years till 1811.  He was later Clerk of Courts for Worcester.  "A high spirited, quick tempered, handsome gentleman, with a fund of wit and humor, greatly beloved by his family and a wide circle of friends in the highest and all classes."

    He was married 24 October 1790 to Almy Ellery, daughter of William Ellery and Ann Remington, his wife, of Newport.  William Ellery was a member of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

    William Stedman died in Newburyport on August 31, 1831.  He had had great suffering from disease of the heart:  "He had a slight attack of paralysis a few years before which enfeebled his mind and he died somewhat deranged," devotely attended by his son Francis Dana Stedman.

    Congressional Biography:

    STEDMAN, William, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Cambridge, Mass., January 21, 1765; was graduated from Harvard University in 1784; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1787 and practiced in Lancaster, Charlestown, and Worcester; appointed justice of the peace in 1790; town clerk of Lancaster 1795-1800; member of the State house of representatives in 1802; executive chancellor of Lancaster, 1803-1807; elected as a Federalist to the Eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1803, until his resignation July 16, 1810; clerk of Worcester County Courts 1810-1816; late in life moved to Newburyport, Essex County, Mass., where he died August 31, 1831; interment in Old Hill Burying Ground.
    _________________________________________

    Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, 1789-1873, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1807.

    Page 97
    The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill supplemental to an act, entitled "An act regulating the grants of land, and providing for the disposal of the lands of the United States South of the State of Tennessee;" and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr. Pitkin reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made several amendments thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same were severally twice read, and agreed to by the House.

    Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendments, be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow.

    On motion of Mr. [William] Stedman,

    Resolved, That the Librarian be directed to receive and take charge of the map of the Territory of Orleans, presented to Congress by Mr. B. Lafon; and that the Speaker be requested to acknowledge the acceptance of the same.

    The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole license on the report of the committee of the nineteenth ultimo, to whom was referred the petition of André Joseph Villard; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and. Mr. Willis Alston reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said report under consideration, and directed him to report to the House their agreement to the same, with an amendment; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same was twice read, and, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House.

    Obituary:
    DIED, at Newburyport, Hon. Wm. Stedman, aged 66, formerly of Lancaster, and a member of Congress from Worcester County.

    William married Almy Ellery 24 Oct 1790, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA. Almy (daughter of Hon. William Ellery, Jr. and Ann Remington) was born 14 Feb 1759, Newport, Newport Co., RI; was christened 18 Feb 1759, Newport, Newport Co., RI; died 25 Dec 1839, Chelsea, Suffolk Co., MA; was buried Aft 25 Dec 1839, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Almy Ellery was born 14 Feb 1759, Newport, Newport Co., RI; was christened 18 Feb 1759, Newport, Newport Co., RI (daughter of Hon. William Ellery, Jr. and Ann Remington); died 25 Dec 1839, Chelsea, Suffolk Co., MA; was buried Aft 25 Dec 1839, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.

    Notes:

    Marriage Announcement:
    Married. At Newport, William Stedman, Esq. of Lancaster (Mass.) to Miss Almy Ellery, daughter of Wm. Ellery, Esq.

    Children:
    1. Christopher Ellery Stedman was born 15 May 1792, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA; died 9 Aug 1809; was buried Aft 9 Aug 1809, Middle Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA.
    2. Mary Ann Stedman was born 24 Dec 1794, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA; was christened 2 Nov 1794, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA; died 1 Aug 1807, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA; was buried Aft 1 Aug 1807, Middle Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA.
    3. William Stedman was born 18 Jul 1799, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA; died 16 Apr 1810, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA; was buried Aft 16 Apr 1810, Middle Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA.
    4. Francis Dana Stedman was born 10 Feb 1801, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA; died 23 Apr 1890, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; was buried Aft 23 Apr 1890, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.
    5. 2. Dr. Charles Harrison Stedman, M. D. was born 17 Jun 1805, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA; was christened 21 Jul 1805, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA; died 8 Jan 1866, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; was buried Aft 8 Jan 1866, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.

  3. 6.  Dr. William Ingalls, M. D. was born 3 May 1769, Newburyport, Essex Co., MA (son of William Ingalls and Susannah Pearson); died 9 Sep 1851.

    Other Events:

    • Graduation: 1790; Harvard University

    Notes:

    He was a physician at Boston and Wrentham.

    William married Lucy Myrick Ridgway 14 Dec 1802. Lucy (daughter of Mister Ridgway and Lucy Rust) was born Abt 1784, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; died 1824, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Lucy Myrick Ridgway was born Abt 1784, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA (daughter of Mister Ridgway and Lucy Rust); died 1824, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.
    Children:
    1. 3. Lucy Rust Ingalls was born 31 Jan 1809, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; died 12 Nov 1884, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.
    2. Dr. William Ingalls, M. D. was born 12 Jan 1813; died Aft 1903.
    3. Susannah Ingalls was born Abt 1819; died 1836.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Capt. Ebenezer Stedman was born Abt 1706; was christened 2 Jan 1708/09, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA (son of John Stedman and Sarah Gibson); died 13 Sep 1785, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA; was buried Aft 13 Sep 1785, Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.

    Other Events:

    • Will: 1785, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA
    • Obituary: 26 Sep 1785, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; Independent Ledger

    Notes:

    Ebenezer Stedman inherited the homestead in Cambridge.  He was a Captain of the Militia.  He was a Selectman from 1759 to 1776, except for two years.

    Obituary:
    DIED. Died at Cambridge, on the 14th inst. Capt. Ebenezer Stedman, aged 77.

    Ebenezer married Mary Smith 4 Jan 1764, Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA. Mary was born Abt 1723; died 6 Jun 1788, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA; was buried Aft 6 Jun 1788, Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Smith was born Abt 1723; died 6 Jun 1788, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA; was buried Aft 6 Jun 1788, Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1764, Charlestown, Middlesex Co., MA
    • Obituary: 10 Jun 1788, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; Massachusetts Gazette

    Notes:

    Obituary:
    Died, at Cambridge, on Friday last, after a long and painful sickness, Mrs. Mary Stedman, relict of Captain Ebenezer Stedman, deceased, aged 64. High strained panrgyricks on the character of the dead, are often employed to eternize their memories, that even an attmept to do justice to our feelings on such occassions, is looked upon, in the eye of the publickm as a strong effort to towards flattery. We must therefore leave the world to judge the merits of Mrs. Stedman. her virtues alone will erect a monument to her memory more durable than time. Her charity and benevolence to the poor, which was always dealt out with a kind and liberal hand, will procure her the lasting esteem and veneration of all good minds. Her sympathy with those who laboured under afflictions and distresses, will never be forgot; and so long as virtue is revered, she will hold a distinguished rank amongst its greatest admirers. By her death, the publick have lost a valuable citizen, her friends and acquaintance, an unaffected, open, generous and upright companion; and as she lived beloved, so she died lamented. Her resignaiton and calm composure of mind under grievous strokes of Providence, in various instances, is a strong sympton of her piety and godliness; and particularly in her last illness, when she was sensible of her approaching dissolution, she bore the rod and visitation of her Maker with that meekness and Christian fortitude which enabled her to hug this glorious song, "O death! where is thy sting? O grave! where is thy victory?"

    Buried:
    age about 65 years.

    Children:
    1. 4. Hon. William Stedman, A. M. was born 20 Jan 1765, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA; died 31 Aug 1831, Newburyport, Essex Co., MA; was buried Aft 31 Aug 1831, Old Hill Burying Ground - Newburyport, Essex Co., MA.

  3. 10.  Hon. William Ellery, Jr. was born 22 Dec 1727, Newport, Newport Co., RI (son of Dep. Gov. William Ellery and Elizabeth Almy); died 15 Feb 1820, Newport, Newport Co., RI; was buried Aft 15 Feb 1820, Common Burial Ground, Newport, Newport Co., RI.

    Other Events:

    • Alt. Birth: 11 Dec 1727, Newport, Newport Co., RI
    • Alt. Birth: 22 Dec 1727

    Notes:

    WILLIAM ELLERY

    William Ellery, the son of a gentleman of the same name, was born at Newport, on the 22d day of December, 1727.  His ancestors were originally from Bristol, in England, whence they emigrated to America during the latter part of the seventeenth century, and took up their residence at Newport, in Rhode Island.

    The early education of the subject of this memoir, was received almost exclusively from his father, who was a graduate of Harvard university; and who although extensively engaged in mercantile pursuits, found leisure personally to cultivate the mind of his son.  At the age of sixteen, he was qualified for admission to the university, of which his father had been a member before him.  In his twentieth year, he left the university, having sustained, during his collegiate course, the character of a faithful and devoted student.  In a knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages, he is said to have particularly excelled, and through the whole bustle of his active life, until the very hour of dissolution, he retained his fondness for them.

    On his return to Newport, he commenced the study of the law, and after the usual preparatory course, he entered upon the practice, which for twenty years he pursued with great zeal.  During this period, no other particulars have been recorded of him, than that he succeeded in acquiring a competent fortune, and receiving the esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens.

    At an early period of the controversy between Great Britain and the colonies, Rhode Island strongly enlisted herself in the patriotic cause. She was not backward in expressing her disapprobation of the arbitrary measures of the parent country.  Indeed, it is doubtful whether Rhode Island is not equally entitled, with Virginia and Massachusetts, to the honour which they claim, of being earliest in the measures leading to the revolution.  Among the great scenes which led the way to actual resistance, two occurred in Narraganset bay.  The first of these was an attack by the people of Rhode Island, upon the armed revenue sloop, Liberty, in the harbour of Newport, June 17th, 1769.  The second was the memorable affair of the Gaspee, June 9th, 1772, and in which it may be said, was shed the first blood in the revolution.  This latter occurrence excited an unusual alarm among the royal party in the provinces, and gave occasion to Governor Hutchinson to address the following letter to Commodore Gambier:  " Our last ships carried you the news of the burning of the Gaspee schooner, at Providence.  I hope, if there should be another like attempt, some concerned in it may be taken prisoners, and carried directly to England.  A few punished at execution dock, would be the only effectual preventive of any further attempts."

    By other acts did the people of Rhode Island, at an early period, evince their opposition to the royal government.  On the arrival in the year 1774 of the royal proclamation prohibiting the importation of fire arms from England, they dismantled the fort at Newport, and took possession of forty pieces of cannon.  Again, on the occurrence of the battle of Lexington, they simultaneously roused to the defence of their fellow citizens, in the province of Massachusetts.  Within three days after that memorable event, a large number of her militia were in the neighbourhood of Boston, ready to cooperate in measures either of hostility or defence.  In the same year she sent twelve hundred regular troops into the service, and afterwards furnished three state regiments to serve during the war.

    No sooner was the formation of a continental congress suggested, than Rhode Island took measures to be represented in that body, and elected as delegates two of her most distinguished citizens, Governor Hopkins and Mr. Ward.

    During these movements in Rhode Island, Mr. Ellery, the subject of this notice, was by no means an idle spectator.  The particular history of the part which he took in these transactions is, indeed, not recorded; but the tradition is, that he was not behind his contemporaries either in spirit or action.

    In the election for delegates to the congress of 1776, Mr. Ellery was a successful candidate, and in that body took his seat, on the seventeenth of May.  Here, he soon became an active and influential member, and rendered important services to his country, by his indefatigable attention to duties assigned him, on several committees.  During this session, he had the honour of affixing his name to the declaration of independence.  Of this transaction he frequently spoke, and of the notice he took of the members of congress when they signed that instrument.  He placed himself beside secretary Thompson, that he might see how they looked, as they put their names to their death warrant.  But while all appeared to feel the solemnity of the occasion, and their countenances bespoke their awe, it was unmingled with fear.  They recorded their names as patriots, who were ready, should occasion require, to lead the way to martyrdom.

    In the year 1777, the marine committee of congress, of which Mr. Ellery was a member, recommended the plan, and it is supposed, at his suggestion, of preparing fire ships, and sending them out from the state of Rhode Island.  Of this plan, the journals of congress speak in the following terms:

    "If upon due consideration, jointly had by the navy board for the eastern department, and the governor and council of war for the state of Rhode Island, and for which purpose the said navy board are directed to attend upon the said governor and council of war, the preparing fire ships be judged practicable, expedient, and advisable, the said navy board immediately purchase, upon as reasonable terms as possible, six ships, or square rigged vessels, at Providence, in the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, the best calculated for fire ships, with all possible expedition; that the said navy board provide proper materials for the same, and employ a proper captain or commander, one lieutenant, and a suitable number of men for each of the said ships, or vessels, of approved courage and prudence; and that notice be given to all the commanders of the continental ships and vessels in the port of Providence, to be in readiness to sail at a moment’s warning: that as soon as the said fire ships are well prepared, the first favourable wind be embraced to attack the British ships and navy in the rivers and bays of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: that the officers of the continental navy there, favour, as much as possible, the design, and use their utmost efforts to get out to sea, and proceed to such cruise, or to such ports, as the said navy board, or the marine committee, shall appoint or order."

    During the year that the British army under General Piggot took possession of Newport, where they fortified themselves, and continued their head quarters for some time, the inhabitants sustained much injury in their property. Mr. Ellery shared in the common loss, his dwelling house being burned, and other destruction of property occasioned.

    Mr. Ellery continued a member of congress until the year 1785, and indeed, through that year, when he retired to his native state.  Soon after, however, he was elected by congress, a commissioner of the continental loan office, to which was subsequently added, by the citizens of Rhode Island, the office of chief justice of their superior court, a station which he did not continue to hold long.  On the organization of the federal government, he received from General Washington the appointment of collector of the customs for the town of Newport, an once which he retained during the remainder of his life.

    On the 15th of February, 1820, this venerable man – venerable for his age, which had been prolonged to ninety-two years, and. venerable for the services which he had rendered his country, was summoned to his account. His death was in unison with his life.  He wasted gradually and almost imperceptibly, until the powers of nature were literally worn out by use.  On the day on which his death occurred, he had risen, as usual, and rested in his old flag bottomed chair, the relict of half a century; he had employed himself in reading Tully’s offices in Latin.

    While thus engaged, his family physician called to see him.  On feeling his pulse, he found that it had ceased to beat.  A draught of wine and water quickened it into life, however, again, and being placed and supported on the bed, he continued reading, until the lamp of life, in a moment of which his friends were ignorant, was extinguished.

         "Of no distemper, of no blast he died,
         But fell like autumn fruit that mellowed long,
         E’en wonder’d at because he falls no sooner.
         Fate seem’d to wind him up for fourscore years,
         Yet freshly ran he on twelve winters more:
         Till, like a clock worn out with eating time,
         The wheels of weary life at last stood still"

    In the character of Mr. Ellery there was much to admire. He was, indeed, thought by some to have been too tenacious of his opinion, and not always free from asperity to others.  But years mellowed down these unpleasant traits of his character, and showed that he had exercised a watchfulness over himself, not entirely in vain.  He manifested an uncommon disregard of the applause of men. It was often upon his lips: "humility rather than pride becomes such creatures as we are."   He looked upon the world and its convulsions with religious serenity, and in times of public danger, and of public difficulty, he comforted himself and others, with the pious reflection of the psalmist, "The Lord reigneth."

    In conversation, Mr. Ellery was at once interesting and instructive.  His advice was often sought, and his opinions regarded with great reverence. In letter writing he excelled, as he did in fine penmanship, which latter would be inferred from his signature to the declaration of independence. In stature, he was of middling height, and carried in his person the indications of a sound frame and an easy mind.  In the courtesies of life, he kept pace with the improvements of the age; but his conversation, and dress, and habits of life, plainly showed that he belonged to a more primitive generation.

    from: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/delegate.html

    William married Ann Remington 11 Oct 1750, ____, ____, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Ann (daughter of Judge Jonathan Remington and Lucy Bradstreet) was born 19 Feb 1723/24, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA; died 7 Sep 1764, Newport, Newport Co., RI. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Ann Remington was born 19 Feb 1723/24, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA (daughter of Judge Jonathan Remington and Lucy Bradstreet); died 7 Sep 1764, Newport, Newport Co., RI.

    Notes:

    Died:
    From Arnold, Vol. 6, pp. 432-433, Dr. Ezra Styles Record.
    ELLERY,
    Hon. William, Dep. Gov., 63 y, March 15, 1764.
    Ann, wife of William Jr., 39 y, Sept. 7, 1764.
    Abigail, of William, b. Aug. ---, 1768
    Abigail, of William, 4m, Oct. ---, 1768
    Nathaniel Cary, of William, b. May 12, 1769.
    John Wilkins, of William, b. Feb. 2, 1772.
    Abigail, of William, b. Feb. 2, 1772.
    ---, daughter of William, 1y, Sept. 24, 1772.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Ellery was born 13 Aug 1751; was christened 18 Aug 1751, Newport, Newport Co., RI; died 30 Aug 1807, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.
    2. Lucy Remington Ellery was born 21 Sep 1752; was christened 24 Sep 1752, Newport, Newport Co., RI; died 25 May 1834.
    3. Ann Ellery was born 17 Apr 1755; was christened 23 May 1756, Newport, Newport Co., RI; died 1834, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.
    4. William Ellery, I was born 2 Mar 1757; was christened 13 Mar 1757; died 3 Sep 1759; was buried Aft 3 Sep 1759.
    5. 5. Almy Ellery was born 14 Feb 1759, Newport, Newport Co., RI; was christened 18 Feb 1759, Newport, Newport Co., RI; died 25 Dec 1839, Chelsea, Suffolk Co., MA; was buried Aft 25 Dec 1839, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.
    6. William Ellery, II was born 9 Oct 1761; was christened 1 Nov 1761, Newport, Newport Co., RI; died 9 May 1836; was buried Aft 9 May 1836, Common Burial Ground, Newport, Newport Co., RI.
    7. Edmund Trowbridge Ellery was born Bef 6 May 1763, Newport, Newport Co., RI; was christened 6 May 1763, Newport, Newport Co., RI; died 24 Mar 1847; was buried Aft 24 Mar 1847, Common Burial Ground, Newport, Newport Co., RI.

  5. 12.  William Ingalls died Unknown.

    William — Susannah Pearson. Susannah died Unknown. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Susannah Pearson died Unknown.
    Children:
    1. 6. Dr. William Ingalls, M. D. was born 3 May 1769, Newburyport, Essex Co., MA; died 9 Sep 1851.

  7. 14.  Mister Ridgway died Unknown.

    Mister — Lucy Rust. Lucy (daughter of Enoch Rust and Lucy Myrick) was born Abt 1767; died 19 Aug 1852. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Lucy Rust was born Abt 1767 (daughter of Enoch Rust and Lucy Myrick); died 19 Aug 1852.
    Children:
    1. Enoch Henry Ridgway was born 1781; died 22 Jun 1857.
    2. 7. Lucy Myrick Ridgway was born Abt 1784, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; died 1824, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.