At the opening of the war of 1812 he enlisted, and was commissioned lieutenant in the 11th U.S. infantry, serving in the brigade of General Winfield Scott in the battles of Lundy's Lane, Chippewa, and Fort Erie. He was commended by General Scott for distinguished bravery at Fort Erie
United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914, database with images, FamilySearch (9 March 2018), Ezekiel Jewett, 12 May 1812; citing p. 68, volume 013, , , , United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 350,313.
New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947, database, FamilySearch (26 September 2017), Ezekiel Jewett and Elizabeth Arnold, 10 Jun 1819; citing Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,272.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ezekiel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
John Robert Jewett :
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 46 markers, haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member Jewett53