Joseph Ellis, Sr. (1666-1752) was a colonial American politician. He served as selectman, moderator, and representative to the Great and General Court where he served seven terms. Ellis was a resident of the Clapboardtrees section of town, which is today Westwood. He election to the General Court was opposed by those in the central village, and they filed a petition to prevent him from taking his seat 1727. He was seated anyway. He was born in Dedham in 1666 and died there in 1752. He was a selectman in 1714, 1715, and 1717. In 1725, 1726, 1728, and 1731 he was elected moderator. He married Dorothy Spaulding in 1690 and Sarah Hemenway in 1703. He had 8 children, including

Joseph Ellis Jr. Joseph Ellis Jr. (1697-1783) represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. He was born in 1697 to Joseph Ellis in Dedham and died there in 1783. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1741, 1751, 1758, ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Joseph Members of the colonial Massachusetts General Court from Dedham 1666 births 1752 deaths Dedham, Massachusetts selectmen