Nationality American Name George Ellicott | Died 1832 Parents Joseph Ellicott | |
Full Name Ellicott, George Born 28 March 1760 Ellicott City, Maryland Spouse(s) Elizabeth Brooke (1762-1853) Children Martha Ellicott Tyson, Elizabeth Ellicott Lea | ||
George Ellicott (1760–1832) was a son of Andrew Ellicott, who with his two brothers (all were Quakers from Bucks County, Pa.) founded Ellicott's Mill (now Ellicott City), Maryland.
After the colonial war he bought swampland now known as the Inner Harbor of Baltimore where he used a horse drawn dredge to create shipping docks for his flour supplies.
The stone home he built in 1789 and lived in for forty years stands by the Patapsco River in Oella, Maryland. It was moved from its original location to higher ground across the street in 1983.
In 1799 George traveled to the plains of Sandusky, where the Crawford expedition had met with defeat seventeen years prior. Merchants would conduct a yearly meeting, reporting back to Congress.
In 1801, George Ellicott and his brother Elias visited Washington, D.C. with a Native American contingent where he spoke with the Secretary of War and President John Adams where a pledge was made to try to stop the distribution of liquor to Native Americans.
In 1806, Chief Little Turtle of the Miami people, Chief of the Rusheville people, Beaver Crow of the Delawares, Chiefs of the Shawanese, and the chief Raven of the Potowatomies visited his home while returning from a visit to Washington, D.C.