Gregory Ellis, b: 1809 - New Salem, Massachusetts

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}


	^{Gregory Ellis}^{b.1809 New Salem, Massachusetts d.1885}

^{Harriet Helen Ellis}^{b.1848 d.1905 Hartford, Connecticut}			^{William Mellen}^{b.1756 Holden, Massachusetts d.1835 Holden, Massachusetts}

		^Levi Mellen^{b.1777 Greenwich, Massachusetts d.}	^{Hannah Smith}^{b.1760 Holden, Massachusetts d.1791 Holden, Massachusetts}

	^{Amy Amanda Mellen}^b.1816 d.		^{Roland Sears}^{b.1762 Hardwick, Massachusetts d.1851 Greenwich, Massachusetts}

		^Polly Sears^{b.1789 Greenwich, Massachusetts d.1856}	^{Mary Fletcher}^{b.1767 Barre, Massachusetts d.1849 Greenwich, Massachusetts}