Samuel Ellis Roulston
- Born
- 1 Aug 1839
- Died
- 1 Jan 1912
- Gender
- Male
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in USA
Samuel born Aug 1839 in Carricknamanna, Killygordon, County Donegal emmigrated to Vermont USA through Canada approximately 1864. He is the grandson of Samuel Roulston b 1756 -? and Elizabeth (nee Long) 1770 -? and the son of John Roulston 1793-1876 and Elizabeth (nee Blackburn) 1814-1892.
His parents, John and Elizabeth are buried in the Donoughmore Buryground according to her death notice. They had 12 children; Thomas b 1836, Jane 1838, Samuel Ellis, John 1841, George 1844, James Rodger 1849-1924 (emigrated to Vermont then onto Abingdon, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Married Mable Laurence and had 3 children.His occupation was shoemaker), Oliver 1857, Joseph 1858, William, Robert, Charles and Andrew (birth dates unknown).
On my grandfather's trunk he brought with listed the name Roulston, however, it has been spelled Rollston, Rolston, Roulsten and Ralston among other variations. Samuel lived in Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont on Rolston Road where he married Elizabeth Catherine Wray in Waitsfield, Vermont in1891. They moved to Chelsea, Vermont then onto South Britain, New Haven, Connecticut They had 6 children, 5 boys and 1 girl. He died in 1912 and is buried (Rolston), alongside his wife and first 2 sons (Samuel Ray and Harold Charles) in the South Britain Cemetery. The remaining children, Charles John, Nellie Margaret, Elwyn George, and Lloyd Watson moved to Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
More information on their family is listed under Elizabeth Catherine Wray on this site. Any help in finding more information on his parents, grandparents or siblings would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Charline Ralston Ziemba
