Dear ELLIS researchers: My earliest ELLIS ancestor is Christopher ELLIS, who was born in RI in late Feb 1783, according to federal census records. He came as a very young man to Milford, Otsego County, New York, where he married Wealthy PERRY, born 1785. He lived the rest of his life in Milford, with the exception of his last few years when he lived with his married daughter, Caroline Ellis Doolittle, in Middlefield. Christopher and Wealthy had nine children: Martha (the first child, born 1801), Silas and Susannah, who died as young children; Ferdinand, Jonas, Russell, Charles G., Caroline, and Clark, who lived to adulthood. Christopher was a well-to-do farmer. He died 7 Apr 1855, and Wealthy died 24 Dec 1837. I have so far been unable to locate Christopher's birthplace in RI or his parents or Wealthy's birthplace or parents. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jayne [email protected]