| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Fourth Generation172. Col. Benjamin ELY was born on 25 December 1730 in West Springfield, Hampden Co., MA. He died on 26 December 1802 at the age of 72 in West Springfield, Hampden Co., MA. He was also known as Benjamin Ely. He married Esther about 1760. They had eight children: Lois, Esther, Robert, Elihu, Eunice, Benjamin, Elijah, and Eunice. He was chosen as 1st Major, Col. John Mosely's 3rd Hampshire Co. Regt, 31 Jan 1776. Col. Benjamin ELY and Esther BACKUS were married on 1 June 1758 in West Springfield, Hampden Co., MA. Esther BACKUS, daughter of Simon BACKUS and Eunice EDWARDS, was born on 19 November 1739 in Wethersfield, CT. She died on 19 September 1820 at the age of 80 in West Springfield, Hampden Co., MA. Col. Benjamin ELY and Esther BACKUS had the following children:
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