Zebulon Palmer I (1714 - 1776)

Born 4 Feb 1714 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Comfort (Fairbanks) Palmer — married 25 May 1737 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Deborah (York) Palmer — married 3 Apr 1743 in Stonington, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1776 at about age 61 in Connecticut

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Biography

Zebulon Palmer (I) was born 4 Feb 1713/14 at Stonington, Connecticut. He was the second child of Hannah Palmer and George Palmer. He had 4 siblings.

Zebulon Palmer married twice, both at Stonington, Connecticut:

1) Zebulon Palmer, resident of Stonington {Connecticut} married Comfort Fairbanks of Sherbourne, May 25,1737 in Stonington, Connecticut. The officiant was Rev. Samuel Porter^[1]

Comfort and Zebulon Palmer had 3 children:

1. Lidea Palmer, b. 24 Mar 1738^[2]
2. Hannah Palmer, b. 19 Jun 1739^[3]; married Ebenezer Palmer
3. Zebulon Palmer (II), b. 12 Mar 1741^[4]; d. 24 Nov 1760

Comfort died 20 Oct 1741, after which Zebulon married:

2) 3 Apr 1743 Deborah York. They had 7 children:

1. Joshua Palmer, b. 12 Mar 1744
2. Deborah Palmer, b. 29 Mar 1745
3. Gideon Palmer, b. 14 Jan 1749/50; d. 18 Sep 1756
4. Paul Palmer, b. 1 Apr 1754
5. Jairus Palmer, b. 2 Feb 1756
6. Jephtha Palmer, b. 14 Aug 1758
7. Temperance Palmer, b. 16 Aug 1760

Zebulon Palmer passed away in 1776.

Sources

1. ↑ IConnecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/12537/196/139037728 here
2. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WQ-P46 : 7 January 2020), Lydia Palmer, 1738.
3. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WQ-R6K : 7 January 2020), Hannah Palmer, 1739.
4. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F748-1MD : 7 January 2020), Zebulon Palmer, 1741.

• Palmer Groups (1901-1905); Leavitt, E. W.; Palmer, L. M.; p. 91-92: https://archive.org/details/palmergroupsjoh00leavgoog/page/n104

• Source: S010784 Palmer Family Ancestors and Descendants of Othniel Palmer Gerald J. Parsons Repository: Note: #NS107843 Call Number: Media: Manuscript No NOTE record found with id NS107843.

• http://www.treetreetree.org.uk/Palmer.htm

• History of Stonington etc. (Wheeler, 1900) p. 514, no. 147: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n536/mode/1up

• https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1062/VBMDUSACT1634_0043-0305?pid=418048&backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/8433111/person/330146319100/gallery&usePUB=true&_phsrc=XvL96&usePUBJs=true