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State of Service: CT
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Birth: 03 Jan 1713 Scituate / Plymouth / MA Death: 12 Oct 1776 Cromwell / Middlesex / CT
Spouse: Martha Pitkin Children: Edward;
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Author: James Edward Mitchell
Edward EELLS (1713-1776) was born at home in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts (MA) on 3 Jan 1713, to Reverend (Rev) Nathaniel Eells, 36 (1677-1750) and Hannah North, 34 (1679-1754). She was a daughter of Edward North. Edward Eells’ grandfather was Maj Samuel Eells (1640-1709). Edward’s father, Nathaniel graduated from Harvard College during 1699 and was ordained on 14 Jun 1704 pastor of the First Congregational Church. https://archive.org/stream/historyoffirstch00hild/historyoffirstch00hild_djvu.txt
Several sons of Rev Nathaniel Eells were educated at Harvard School and, Nathaniel is recorded giving sermons found printed for the ordinations of two sons, (Rev) Nathaniel Eells (Junr) at Stonington, and (Rev) Edward Eells (Senr), our subject, at Middletown, CT on 6 Sep 1738; source, https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/8791079
The marriage of Rev Edward Eells of Scituate, Plymouth to Martha Pitkin of Hartford, CT a daughter of Ozias Pitkin (1679-1747) is recorded on 24 Jul 1740 in Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Middletown Vital Records 1651-1854; source, http://interactive.ancestry.com/1062/VBMDUSACT1634_0026-0200/163014?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/23828560/person/1448250413/facts/citation/4693294428/edit/record
This holy matrimony produced a solid number of siblings for their son, Edward Eells (Junr) born 1741 at Middletown, Middlesex, CT, who was commissioned on 1 Jan 1777 for a company raised at Middletown, Middlesex County during the Revolutionary War. Captain Edward Eells was later elevated to the rank of Maj for the 3rd (CT) State Levies Rgt. commanded by Col Samuel Wyllys, followed by the command of Col Comfort Sage. Maj Edward Eells is the subject of Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Patriot & Grave Index biography, identical to Patriot Ancestor # P-153483.
Maj Edward Eells parents baptized their son at the (1715) First Congregational Church (Middletown) 2nd built (1736) meeting house on Main Street at Cromwell, CT. Two years after the building of the Cromwell meeting house, Edward (Junr)’s father, Edward (Senr) was ordained and installed as pastor on 6 Sep 1738, and died in the pastorate, 12 Oct 1776 after a 38 year claim of community and ‘publick’ service. [He served as chaplain in the 2nd Rgt. of the Colonial army during 1758 in the New England campaign of Gen’l Israel Putnam against marauding Indians. In 1759, Edwards’ father was appointed chaplain in the army by the General Association of CT, and served under Gen’l Wolf at the siege and capture of Quebec.]
Among Reverend Edward Eells family were church, charter members that included Luther Savage (www.fold3, RevWar Pension: served 6 months betw. Apr and Sep 1776 in [Capt. Elles (sic) Eells] Company; Col (Comfort) Sage’s Rgt., Hartford, CT) and William Savage (appointed by Wm. N. Matson, Judge of Probate, Hartford Probate Dist., Admin. of Estate of Luther Savage Dec’d.) & Nathaniel White; see, http://www.fcccromwell.org/history/charter_members.asp
During (1776) the Revolutionary War Reverend Edward Eells (Senr) was buried at Cromwell, CT. At their family plot appears a pair of upright headstones, one is captioned: Revolutionary War Capt Edward Eells Col Wyllys Rgt Died Dec 8 1787 Age 46.
Separate photographs appear recorded at Find A Grave Memorial# 23706423 and Memorial# 23706147 (Maj Edward Eells) at the Old Burying Ground near Cromwell Pond at Timber Hill Road opposite the First Congregational Church at Cromwell, CT; Latitude: 41.59554 and Longitude: -72.65126
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