Died in his 46th year. Was 2d Lieut. in the French and Indian War.
Source: Vital Records of Lyme Connecticut to the end of the year 1850 [Literally transcribed under the direction of Verne M. Hall and Elizabeth B. Plimpton] Published by the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of Lyme, Connecticut 1976; pg 302
Joseph Ely Sr. was b. abt 1716 in Lyme, New London, Conn. He was the son of Capt. Richard and Ruhama (Thompson) Ely and the husband of Rebecca Selden.