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Ezra Geer (1724)

Ezra Geer
Born in North Part of Preston, Now Griswold, Connecticutmap
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Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], , [half] and
Husband of — married 7 Nov 1745 in Windham, CTmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , and
Died [date unknown] in Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticutmap
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Biography

Ezra was born on May 16, 1724 in the north Part of Preston (now Griswold), Connecticut, the youngest of eight children. His parents were Joseph Geer and Susannah Silsbee. [1] He was christened on June 14, 1724.

He died in 1743 in Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut.

Children

{mother unknown}
Children (born in Preston and Kent:): [1]

  1. Nathaniel, died in Kent; [1]
  2. Susan, removed to Ohio; [1]
  3. Sarah, married Amos Barnum ; [1]
  4. Ezra, died in Vermont; [1]
  5. John, died in Peru, Massachusetts; [1]
  6. Elias, died in Ohio; [1]
  7. Elijah, resided in Kent, died in Washington; [1]
  8. David, born in Kent, Connecticut, December 6, 1767; [1]
  9. Gardner, resided in Kent ; [1]
  10. Alpheus, drowned in North river, New York, while in the service in the revolution ; [1]
  11. Margaret, never married; [1]
  12. Hannah, married James Converse and died in Plainfield, Vermont ; [1]
  13. Elizabeth, died aged twelve years ; [1]
  14. Patience, married Daniel Day. [1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial - A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation - Vol. I - by Richard Cutter - Pub. 1913 Pg. 393
  • Ancestral File Online: Geer Title: Ancestral File of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Submitted by Dianne Wood, P.O. Box 111 , Mount Blanchard, OH 45867-0111 (submission AF92-105614) and Sally Lou Geer Kelly, American Embassy - State, APO AP 96440 (submission AF95-107971) and many others.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Harold Templeton for creating WikiTree profile Geer-291 through the import of Shirley.ged on Aug 8, 2013.





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Clair Brady
Birth date correct in my Geer genealogy but not death. Is it possible he married Elizabeth Canada on Nov 11 1745 who was b 4th June 1726. His father would have been Joseph Geer and mother Sarah Howard?
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