Fr. David Charles Ellner
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Fr. David Charles Ellner
Genealogist - Archivist
North American Old Catholic Church
Wesville Cemetery Association (Board Member)
Connecticut Society of Genealogists (Member #21292)
East Haven CT Historical Society (Member)
Hamden CT Historical Society (Member)
I am the genealogist for the Ellner family having been handed the baton from my father (Paul Daniel Ellner) and Steven Ellner of Florida just before his passing. Ours is the culmination of 100+ years of record keeping which constitutes oral traditions, documents, and photos spanning over 150 years. The Ellner's originated primarily from central and Eastern Europe; mostly within the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Hapsburg). The countries of origin in modern times would be: Romania, Hungary, Austria, Poland, France, and Russia. Ellner is not a common name such as 'Jones,' 'Smith.,' or 'Cohen.' so we are all related. My DNA analysis along with that of my father shows my paternal line to be almost 100% Ashkenazi, one of two major ancestral groups of Jewish people whose ancestors lived in France and Central and Eastern Europe, including Germany, Poland, and Russia. The other group is called Sephardic Jews and includes those whose ancestors lived in Spain, Portugal, North Africa, and the Middle East. Most Jewish people living in the United States are of Ashkenazi descent. However, you will find Christian and Catholic Ellner's as a result of the Spanish Inquisition (forced conversions). My father's family are all Jewish, and my mother's family are Protestant and Catholic. Though I was raised in the Jewish tradition, I later converted to Old Catholicism and later entered seminary to be ordained deacon, then priest.
As a Genealogist for the ELLNER family, I also maintain records for the paternal surnames HOCHHAUSER, and WEISS. Maternal surnames from my mother's family; JOHNS (Jahn), KORN (Kern), DAMMLING, GRIMM, SCHLAAK, SCHADE, HASSELBACH, and TOWNSHEND.
I am always happy to transfer management of any non-family memorials I have created to their living descendants; all you have to do is ask. A large part of my ministry is connecting families with their ancestors. Nothing is more satisfying than the moment I transfer a memorial into the control of blood relatives.
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Fr. David Charles Ellner
Genealogist - Archivist
North American Old Catholic Church
Wesville Cemetery Association (Board Member)
Connecticut Society of Genealogists (Member #21292)
East Haven CT Historical Society (Member)
Hamden CT Historical Society (Member)
I am the genealogist for the Ellner family having been handed the baton from my father (Paul Daniel Ellner) and Steven Ellner of Florida just before his passing. Ours is the culmination of 100+ years of record keeping which constitutes oral traditions, documents, and photos spanning over 150 years. The Ellner's originated primarily from central and Eastern Europe; mostly within the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Hapsburg). The countries of origin in modern times would be: Romania, Hungary, Austria, Poland, France, and Russia. Ellner is not a common name such as 'Jones,' 'Smith.,' or 'Cohen.' so we are all related. My DNA analysis along with that of my father shows my paternal line to be almost 100% Ashkenazi, one of two major ancestral groups of Jewish people whose ancestors lived in France and Central and Eastern Europe, including Germany, Poland, and Russia. The other group is called Sephardic Jews and includes those whose ancestors lived in Spain, Portugal, North Africa, and the Middle East. Most Jewish people living in the United States are of Ashkenazi descent. However, you will find Christian and Catholic Ellner's as a result of the Spanish Inquisition (forced conversions). My father's family are all Jewish, and my mother's family are Protestant and Catholic. Though I was raised in the Jewish tradition, I later converted to Old Catholicism and later entered seminary to be ordained deacon, then priest.
As a Genealogist for the ELLNER family, I also maintain records for the paternal surnames HOCHHAUSER, and WEISS. Maternal surnames from my mother's family; JOHNS (Jahn), KORN (Kern), DAMMLING, GRIMM, SCHLAAK, SCHADE, HASSELBACH, and TOWNSHEND.
I am always happy to transfer management of any non-family memorials I have created to their living descendants; all you have to do is ask. A large part of my ministry is connecting families with their ancestors. Nothing is more satisfying than the moment I transfer a memorial into the control of blood relatives.
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