Jacob S. Ellis

19th-century prominent shipbuilder in Tottenville, Staten Island. Date Of Birth : 1820-10-25T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1902-07-08T00:00:00Z

Jacob Samson Ellis (October 25, 1820 – July 8, 1902), was a 19th-century prominent shipbuilder in Tottenville, Staten Island. He had a large successful shipyard business for over thirty years, with a reputation for his skill in designing vessels. Ellis died in Tottenville in 1902. His son, Hampton C. Ellis, continued with the shipyard constructing boats through the 1920s.

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