It’s funny how a closer look at a document can cause ripples in an established family history.
Thomas Johnson, of New Haven Colony and, later, one of the original settlers of Newark, Province of East Jersey had a wife named Ellena who died just three days before he did.
There is no doubt about this, as she is buried with him in Newark and her 17th century grave marker still intact.
But who was Ellena?
If you have a German-American ancestor who was residing in colonial Philadelphia, it might be worthwhile to check the Lord’s Supper guest register for St. Michael and Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1755-1763.
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