Person:Meletiah Ellis (1)

Name	Meletiah Ellis
Gender	Female
Birth^[1]	22 Dec 1737	Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage	3 Mar 1756	Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto Abner Ellis
Death^[2]	18 Aug 1775	Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

References

↑ Dedham (Massachusetts). Town Clerk; Julius Herbert Tuttle; Benjamin Fisher; and Don Gleason Hill. The early records of the town of Dedham, Massachusetts. (Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Transcript Press, 1886-1936)
p. 65.

Millitiah, ye daughter of Jonathan & Rebecca Elles, born Desember 22, 1737.
↑ Dedham (Massachusetts). Town Clerk; Julius Herbert Tuttle; Benjamin Fisher; and Don Gleason Hill. The early records of the town of Dedham, Massachusetts. (Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Transcript Press, 1886-1936)
p. 228.

Meletiah, Wife of Abner Ellis, deceas'd Aug. 18, 1775.
There are two Meletiah Ellis born in Dedham, Millitiah d/o Jonathan and Rebecca in 1737, and Millitia d/o Joshua and Elizabeth in 1739. No sons are named either Jonathan or Joshua, and both Rebecca and Elizabeth are used for daughters. However, Rebecca is used first, and the birth in 1737 is a better match for a marriage in 1756. Finally, and conclusively ruling out Joshua's daughter, she is named executor of her father in 1783 while Abner's wife died 8 years before that.