Nathaniel Ely (1716-1799) - Find a Grave Memorial

Nathaniel Ely

Birth

1 Sep 1716

Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

Death

26 Dec 1799 (aged 83)

Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

Burial

Longmeadow Cemetery

Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map

Plot

Olde Burying Yard #2-25

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Marriage to Mary Estabrook 7 DEC 1745
Children: Sarah Ely, Lydia Ely White, Mary Ely, Nathaniel Ely, Samuel Ely, Sarah Ely, & Ethan Ely

Marriage to Abigail Colton 9 APR 1761
Children: Abigail Ely Colton, Ethan Ely, & William Ely

Marriage to Beulah COLTON 03 Apr 1777
No Children

Marriage to Martha Williams Raynolds 15 NOV 1787
No Children

Inscription

A table top over his grave has the following inscription:
In memory of Deacon Nathaniel Ely, obit December 26, 1779 aetat 84. He was a shining example of of the social and christian virtues, eminetly useful in noth religious and civil society, amd closed life in joyful hope of a glorious immortality by Jesus Christ. His father was Deacon Jonathan Ely, his predeccssor in office. His grandfather was Mr. Samuel Ely of Springfield who died ____. His great grandfather was Nathaniel Ely, from England, one of the settlers of Connecticut; he removed to Springfield Mass, where he died December 28, 1675. Pslam 112:6. The righteous shall be had in everlasting rememberance.