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| Short Name: | John P. Ellis |
| Full Name: | Ellis, John P. |
| Birth Year: | 1820 |
| Death Year: | 1896 |
John P Ellis USA 1820-1896. A life-long resident of Flushing, Queens, NY, he was active in his community as a civic leader and speaker, militia captain (police justice officer and member of the Union Riflemen in 1839). In 1848 the newspaper “Family Companion” relates a presentation to him of a fine sword and epaulettes given him by fellow unit members. He was an inventor, having held two patents for window sash locks and a waterproof safe. He was also a poet and hymnist. His poetry was first published in the early 1840s and hymns in 1850.
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Texts by John P. Ellis (12) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| We shall meet on the shore in a few days more | John P. Ellis (Author) | 2 | |
| There's a light on the dark and surging deep | J. P. Ellis (Author) | English | 8 |
| The well is a flow from a life-giving spring | John P. Ellis (Author) | English | 2 |
| The pearly gates are open wide, I see the bright array | John P. Ellis (Author) | English | 15 |
| The Lord of the house has made a feast | J. P. Ellis (Author) | 2 | |
| The clouds bend low and grimly scowl | John P. Ellis (Author) | 2 | |
| The angels are singing to me | John P. Ellis (Author) | 2 | |
| Take the wings of the morning and Zionward fly | John P. Ellis (Author) | 2 | |
| ¿Os pusisteis a arar? | John P. Ellis (Author) | Spanish | 1 |
| If your hand's on the plow, hold on, hold on | John P. Ellis (Author) | English | 7 |
| I came to the spot where the White Pilgrim lay | John P. Ellis (Author) | English | 27 |
| Always with us, always with us [me] | J. P. Ellis (Author) | English | 1 |
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