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1711 - 1786 (75 years)
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Name |
Nathaniel EELLS [1, 2] |
- Was the third ordained minister of Stonington, a graduate of Harvard College in 1728. After he was ordained in 1733, he pursued his labors with unremitting zeal and success. He lived on Hinckley Hill, and preached in the Center Meeting house until 1762, when Mr. Rossiter d. in 1762. Then, upon the request of the east and west parishes in Stonington, he preached at the Centre and Agreement Hill or Road meeting house for a year or two, after which he preached at the Road in the morning, and in the old Academy at Stonington Point, in the afternoon, until the Centre meeting house was taken down, and re-ercted in the village of Stonington. When the war of the Revolution broke out, and the news of the battle of Lexington set the patriotism of the country on fire, Putnam left his plough and Mr. Eells his pulpit, and rushed to Boston to defend with their lives if need be, the liberties of their country. Mr. Eells was a great favorite, especially among the young people, and an able devoted preacher of the Gospel. [1]
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Birth |
4 Feb 1711 |
Stonington, New London Co. Connecticut [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
16 Jun 1786 [1] |
Person ID |
I88429 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
6 Sep 2021 |
Father |
Rev Nathaniel EELLS, b. 26 Nov 1677, Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut d. 25 Aug 1750, Norwell, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts (Age 72 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Hannah NORTH, b. 15 Aug 1677, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts d. 2 May 1754, Norwell, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts (Age 76 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Family ID |
F36405 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Mary CUSHING, b. 24 Oct 1716, Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts |
Marriage |
18 Oct 1733 [1, 2] |
Children |
| 1. Edward EELLS, b. 9 Jan 1739, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut [Birth] |
+ | 2. Mercy EELLS, b. Abt 1742 d. 7 Jul 1833 (Age 91 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F36456 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
30 Aug 2021 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 4 Feb 1711 - Stonington, New London Co. Connecticut |
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Sources |
- [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut.
- [S12699] James S. Cushing, The Genealogy of the CUSHING Family, An Account of the Ancestors and Descendants of Matthew CUSHING, Who came to America in 1638.
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