Our Maritime Ties

1916 - 1976 (59 years)

Generation: 1

Dorothy Ellis was born 16 Nov 1916, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (daughter of Herbert Ross Jennings Ellis and Florence May Bushee); died Jun 1976.

Other Events:

AltBirth: 16 Dec 1916, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Census: 14 Jan 1920, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Census: 14 Apr 1930, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation: Apr 1940, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; clerk in insurance company
Census: 1 Apr 1940, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation: 29 Sep 1941, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; clerk

Notes:

Census:
23 on 1940 census

Dorothy married Robert Sumner Roscoe 12 Oct 1941, Tilton, , New Hampshire, United States. Robert was born 11 Aug 1917, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 25 Nov 2010, Hattiesburg, , Mississippi, United States. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Janet Sumner Roscoe

Generation: 2

Herbert Ross Jennings Ellis was born 9 Jul 1889, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Occupation: Dec 1916, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; electrician
Occupation: Jun 1917, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; electrical signal maintenance for Boston Elevated Railway
Occupation: Jan 1920, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; wireman (?) for Boston & Maine
Census: 14 Jan 1920, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation: Apr 1930, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; electrician for steam railroad
Census: 14 Apr 1930, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation: Apr 1940, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; wireman for street railway
Census: 1 Apr 1940, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Residence: Sep 1941, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Notes:

Census:
51 in 1940 census

Residence:
listed as 55

Herbert married Florence May Bushee 10 Jul 1915; divorced Between Feb 1920 and Apr 1930. Florence (daughter of George H Bushee and Carrie Louise Fields) was born 16 Aug 1897, Charlestown, , Massachusetts, United States; died 25 Nov 1965, San Jose, , California, United States. [Group Sheet]

Florence May Bushee was born 16 Aug 1897, Charlestown, , Massachusetts, United States (daughter of George H Bushee and Carrie Louise Fields); died 25 Nov 1965, San Jose, , California, United States.

Other Events:

Misc: at least 3 children placed for adoption ca 1926/27
Census: 14 Jan 1920, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Misc: 29 Sep 1941; listed as dead in Dorothy's marriage intention

Children:

twin son1 Ellis
twin son2 Ellis died Yes, date unknown.
1. Dorothy Ellis was born 16 Nov 1916, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died Jun 1976.
Herbert Wilson Ellis was born 10 Aug 1918, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 5 Sep 1950; was buried Aft 5 Sep 1950, Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden, , Massachusetts, United States.
Marion Louise Ellis was born 26 Jul 1920, Somerville, , Massachusetts, United States; died 18 Apr 1965, Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; was buried , Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Massachusetts, United States.
Robert Fields Ellis was born 13 Jul 1922, Somerville, , Massachusetts, United States; died 31 Jul 2016, Hollis, , New Hampshire, United States.

Generation: 3

George H Bushee died Yes, date unknown.

Notes:

Info from Don Fields

George married Carrie Louise Fields 18 Jun 1896, Everett, , Massachusetts, United States. Carrie (daughter of Ralph Sidney Fields and Mary Theresa Nickerson) was born 7 Nov 1879, Cape Canso, , Nova Scotia, Canada; died 20 Jun 1925, Somerville, , Massachusetts, United States; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

Carrie Louise Fields was born 7 Nov 1879, Cape Canso, , Nova Scotia, Canada (daughter of Ralph Sidney Fields and Mary Theresa Nickerson); died 20 Jun 1925, Somerville, , Massachusetts, United States; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery.

Other Events:

AltBirth: 10 Mar 1879, Cape Canso, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation: Apr 1905, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; waitress

Children:

3. Florence May Bushee was born 16 Aug 1897, Charlestown, , Massachusetts, United States; died 25 Nov 1965, San Jose, , California, United States.
Blanche Gertrude Bushee was born 15 Sep 1898, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 10 Feb 1962, St Petersburg, , Florida, United States.

Generation: 4

14.

Ralph Sidney Fields was born 8 Jun 1854, Shemogue, , New Brunswick, Canada (son of George Oulton Fields and Margaret Murray); died 28 Jan 1915, Charlestown, , Massachusetts, United States; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery, Everett, , Massachusetts, United States.

Other Events:

Occupation: Teamster, Seaman
Residence: South Boston, , Massachusetts, United States
Residence: Chelsea, , Massachusetts, United States
Residence: Somerville, , Massachusetts, United States
Residence: Aft 1903, Charlestown, , Massachusetts, United States

Notes:

Died:
Died at 19 Mill St.

Ralph married Mary Theresa Nickerson 9 Sep 1878, Cape Canso, , Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary was born 3 Nov 1856, Cape Canso; died Abt 1880, Cape Canso. [Group Sheet]

15.

Mary Theresa Nickerson was born 3 Nov 1856, Cape Canso; died Abt 1880, Cape Canso.

Other Events:

Residence: Cape Canso, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes:

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Children:

7. Carrie Louise Fields was born 7 Nov 1879, Cape Canso, , Nova Scotia, Canada; died 20 Jun 1925, Somerville, , Massachusetts, United States; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery.