The 1790 Eells Homestead in Freeport, Maine

• This house, now owned and cared for by the LaPierre's, is at 1112 Durham Road.
• It was built by William Witherell Eells [II], “cordwainer,” about 1790. He, then of Freeport, purchased the land 28 Dec 1790, married Abigail in Freeport 16 Apr 1791, and they briskly had their first child in Freeport 6 Oct 1791.
• Twenty-three Eells-Ells descendants were born in, lived in, owned, or died in this homestead between 1790 and 1947, when it passed out of the family. The number refers to the Register Report in "Descendants..." Married names are given for identification.

• 1. William Witherell Eells [I]
  7. William Witherell Eells [II] and wife/wives Abigail.
  18. William Ells [III] and wife Sally Harris and two children (below).
  19. Abigail Ells Cobb Skillin
  20. Sally Eells
  21. Lydia Eells Skillin
  21A. Hannah W. Eells Soule
  22. Mary W. Ells Edes
  23. Priscilla Ells.
  24 Susanah Ells
  25. John Ells
  26. Elmira Ells
  26A. Priscilla Ells Beal
  27. Isaac Skillins Ells, his wife Rhoda Ann Field Jordan, and their three children (below) plus her six children by her first marriage: Sarah (Jordan) Orr, Maria (Jordan) Jenks, William Wallace Jordan, Eunice Ellen (Jordan) Orr, Clarice Oxnard (Jordan) Johnson, George W. Jordan [II].
  53A. William H. Ells
  53B. John Ells
  61A. Benjamin Edes
  65. Isaac Henry Ells
  66. Abbie A. Ells Gee
  67. Ephraim Franklin Ells
  80. Harriet Skillin
  95. Berton Ells Gee
  96. Annie Belle Gee

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