Nathaniel Ely
| Nathaniel Ely | |
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| Deputy of the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk |
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In office October 1656 – May 1657 |
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| Preceded by | Matthew Canfield |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Hales, Matthew Canfield |
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| Born | 1605 Tenterden, Kent, England |
| Died | December 25, 1675 Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Ely |
| Children | Samuel Ely, Ruth Ely Horton |
| Residence |
Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Occupation | constable, tavern owner |
Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Hartford, Connecticut Colony
Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
Nathaniel Ely (also Nathaniel Eli) (1605 – December 25, 1675) was a founding settler of Hartford and Norwalk, Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony from Norwalk in the October 1656 session.
He was born in 1605 in Tenterden, Kent, England. He was the son of the Reverend Nathaniel Ely and Susuan Dowle.
He came to America, sailing from Ipswich aboard the Elizabeth, in 1634. He originally settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
In June 1636, Reverend Thomas Hooker led a group of about one hundred people including Ely to Hartford. He served there as a constable in 1639, and as a selectman in 1643 and 1649.
Roger Ludlow purchased the land that would become Norwalk in 1640. Ludlow contracted with fourteen men for the original planting of Norwalk. In 1649, Ely and Richard Olmsted became the first two settlers. He served in the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut representing Norwalk in 1656. He lived in Norwalk until 1659.
He then moved to Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He served as a selectman there in 1661, 1663, 1666, 1668, 1671 and 1673. After 1665, he was a tavern keeper.
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