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Herbert Ross Jennings Ellis

Male 1889 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Herbert Ross Jennings Ellis 
    Born 9 Jul 1889  Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Dec 1916  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    electrician 
    Occupation Jun 1917  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    electrical signal maintenance for Boston Elevated Railway 
    Occupation Jan 1920  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    wireman (?) for Boston & Maine 
    Census 14 Jan 1920  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation Apr 1930  Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    electrician for steam railroad 
    Census 14 Apr 1930  Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation Apr 1940  Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    wireman for street railway 
    Census 1 Apr 1940  Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • 51 in 1940 census
    Residence Sep 1941  Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • listed as 55
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I26317  Arthur - Research
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2016 

    Family (Divorced) Florence May Bushee,   b. 16 Aug 1897, Charlestown, , Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1965, San Jose, , California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 10 Jul 1915  [7
    Divorced Between Feb 1920 and Apr 1930  [4, 7
    Children 
     1. twin son1 Ellis
     2. twin son2 Ellis,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Dorothy Ellis,   b. 16 Nov 1916, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1976  (Age 59 years)
     4. Herbert Wilson Ellis,   b. 10 Aug 1918, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1950  (Age 32 years)
     5. Marion Louise Ellis,   b. 26 Jul 1920, Somerville, , Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1965, Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     6. Robert Fields Ellis,   b. 13 Jul 1922, Somerville, , Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 2016, Hollis, , New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    Family ID F9385  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jul 1889 - Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - electrician - Dec 1916 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - electrical signal maintenance for Boston Elevated Railway - Jun 1917 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - wireman (?) for Boston & Maine - Jan 1920 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 14 Jan 1920 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - electrician for steam railroad - Apr 1930 - Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 14 Apr 1930 - Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - wireman for street railway - Apr 1940 - Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Apr 1940 - Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Sep 1941 - Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1905] Census: 1920, United States (ancestry.com), Census Place: Boston Ward 19, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_738; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 481; Image: 480.

    2. [S2020] Military: US, WW1, Draft Registration, 1917-1918, Herbert R J Ellis, Registration Location: Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Roll: 1685010; Draft Board: 18.

    3. [S2662] Vital Stats: MA, Births 1841-1915 at familysearch.org, 21 April 2016; Dorothy Ellis, 16 Dec 1916; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 18768, page 220, State Archives, Boston.
      Name Dorothy Ellis
      Event Type Birth
      Event Date 16 Dec 1916
      Event Place Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
      Gender Female
      Father's Name Herbert R J
      Mother's Name Florence M Foss
      Certificate Number 18768
      Page 220

    4. [S1751] Census: 1930, United States (Ancestry.com), Census Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 923; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 270; Image: 39.0; FHL microfilm: 2340658.

    5. [S2763] Census: 1940, United States (Ancestry.com), Year: 1940; Census Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1608; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 9-230.

    6. [S2912] Vital Stats: NH, Marriage & Divorce Records (ancestry.com), Dorothy Ellis & Robert Roscoe, Tilton, Oct 1941.
      Name: Dorothy Ellis
      Birth Year: abt 1917
      Birth Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
      Father: Herbert Ross Jennings Ellis
      Mother: Florence May Foss
      Spouse: Robert Sumner Roscoe
      Spouse Birth Place: Malden, Massachusetts
      Record Type: Marriage
      Marriage Date: 12 Oct 1941
      Marriage Place: Tilton, New Hampshire, USA
      Age at Marriage: 24
      Spouse Age at Marriage: 24
      Spouse Father: Harry Vernon Roscoe
      Spouse Mother: Grace Linda Sumner
      Year Range: 1938-1947

    7. [S870] Family: Fields Genealogy.


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