Ammiruhama ‘Ammi Ruhama’ Ely

Biography

Ammiruhama "Ammi Ruhama" Ely was born 24 Aug 1732 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut and died there in 1799. He was the son of William Ely and Hannah Thompson.

On 28 Mar 1754 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, he married Martha Peck. She was born 4 Jun 1733 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.[1] From her father's second marriage. She was the daughter of Samuel Peck & Martha Nettleton, who remarried a Pearson.

Their children : —

• 1. Fanny, b. 01 Mar 1755 in Lyme, d. 01 Mar 1755.
• 2. Gabriel, b. April 5, 1756 in Lyme, m. Eunice Merriman,
• 3. Gurdon, b. 30 Apr 1760 in Lyme, m. 1783, Parnal Phelps; m., 1818, Caroline Willy; m., 1826, Sally Russell.
• 4. Martha, b. 01 Oct 1763 in Lyme.
• 5. Lucesenda Hannah Ely, b.19 Jun 1765 in Lyme.
• 6. Fanny (#2), b. 15 Jun 1768 in Lyme, d. 30 Oct 1768.
• 7. Zelophehad, b. 25 Nov 1769 in Lyme, d. 1822, m. 1793, Elizabeth Marvin Sterling.
• 8. Fanny(#3), b. 29 May 1773 in Lyme, d. 1840.
• 9. Horatio Gates, b. Oct 30, 1777 in Lyme, d. 1800.[1]

References

1. Peck, Darius, A Genealogical Account Of The Descendants In The Male Line Of William Peck, One Of The Founders In 1638 Of The Colony Of New Haven, Conn. Hudson, N.Y.: Bryan & Goeltz, Steam Book Printers, 1877; pp. 18-19. < GoogleBooks >
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ely-1008 cites
   1. The Ely Ancestry, p.91 The Ely ancestry : lineage of Richard Ely of Plymouth, England, who came to Boston, Mass., about 1655, & settled at Lyme, Conn. in 1660 http://archive.org/stream/elyancestrylinea00beac/elyancestrylinea00...
   2. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74M-M3P : accessed 11 July 2015), Ammi Ruhama Ely, 24 Aug 1732; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
   3. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77J-ZG8 : accessed 11 July 2015), Ammi Ely in entry for Martha Ely, 01 Oct 1763; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
   4. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77J-8M8 : accessed 11 July 2015), Ammi Ely in entry for Fanny Ely, 01 Mar 1755; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
   5. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77J-8MX : accessed 11 July 2015), Ammi Ely in entry for Fanny Ely, 15 Jun 1768; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
   6. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77J-8MJ : accessed 11 July 2015), Ammi Ely in entry for Fanny Ely, 29 May 1773; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
   7. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77J-89H : accessed 11 July 2015), Ammi Ely in entry for Lucesenda Hannah Ely, 19 Jun 1765; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
   8. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W1-1H9 : accessed 11 July 2015), Ammi Ely in entry for Zelophehad Ely, 25 Nov 1769; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
   9. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W1-1H4 : accessed 11 July 2015), Ammi Ely in entry for Gurdon Ely, 30 Apr 1760; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
   10. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74M-M3V : accessed 11 July 2015), Ammi Ely in entry for Horatio Gates Ely, 30 Oct 1777; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.