Olson's Tree » Ruth Ellis (1778-1863)
Personal data Ruth Ellis
Source 1- He/she was born on February 3, 1778 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.Source 1
- He/she passed away on December 1, 1863 in Massachusetts, United States of America, at the age of 85 years.Source 1
- He/she was burried in Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.Source 1
- A child of Ashbil Stiles and Hannah Stiles
Household of Ruth Ellis
Timeline Ruth Ellis
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- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday February 3, 1778
- The temperature on February 3, 1778 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1778: Source: Wikipedia
- January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
- February 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
- July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
- July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
- August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
- December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.
Day of death December 1, 1863
- The temperature on December 1, 1863 was about -3.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 8 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield.
- May 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins.
- June 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign.
- July 13 » New York City draft riots: In New York City, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history.
- September 8 » American Civil War: In the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.
- October 15 » American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship, sinks, killing its inventor.
Same birth/death day
- 1757 » Joseph Forlenze, Italian ophthalmologist and surgeon († 1833)
- 1763 » Caroline von Wolzogen, German author († 1847)
- 1777 » John Cheyne, Scottish physician and author († 1836)
- 1790 » Gideon Mantell, English scientist († 1852)
- 1795 » Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Bolivia († 1830)
- 1807 » Joseph E. Johnston, American general and politician († 1891)
- 1825 » Alexander I, emperor and autocrat of Russia (b. 1777)
- 1865 » Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss pastor, poet, and educator (b. 1796)
- 1866 » George Everest, Welsh geographer and surveyor (b. 1790)
- 1867 » Charles Gray Round, English lawyer and politician (b. 1797)
- 1884 » William Swainson, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809)
- 1913 » Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet and author (b. 1864)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P15995.php : accessed January 8, 2026), "Ruth Ellis (1778-1863)".