Brief Life History of John
When John Elithorpe was born on 26 March 1728, in Aspinock, Killingly, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Henry Ellithorpe Sr, was 43 and his mother, Mehitable Aspinwall, was 28. He married Elizabeth Marsh on 20 December 1749, in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died before 15 September 1800, in Springfield, Otsego, New York, United States, and was buried in Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, United States.
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- John in entry for Samuel Ellithorpe, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- John in entry for Melleson Ellithorpe, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- John in entry for Sibbel Ellithorp, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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World Events (4)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Allerthorpe (Yorkshire). This surname is no longer found in Britain.
History: It was Thomas Ellithorpe from Holme upon Spalding Moor in Yorkshire, England, who brought this surname to MA in the middle of the 17th century. In Britain the name is also recorded as Ellethorpe and Elthorpe, the latter form being the only one that is still in use there.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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