Esther (Shedd) Patten (1738 - 1815)

Born 4 Feb 1738 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Patten — married 3 Nov 1763 (to 17 Dec 1813) in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 13 Apr 1815 at age 77 in Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Esther (Shedd) Patten was born in Massachusetts.

Esther, the eldest of five children of Benjamin Shed and Elizabeth Hill was born on 4 February 1738 at Billerica, Massachusetts.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Esther married Nathaniel Patten (1733-1813), the son of Nathaniel and Mary (Kidder) Patten on 3 November 1763 at Billerica, Massachusetts.^[2] They had eleven children:

1. Esther Patten (b. 31 Oct 1764; d. 1826)^[3] m. Absalom Shaw (1764-1844)
2. Nathaniel Patten (b. 1766; d. 18 Dec 1816, Somers, Ct)^[4] m. 29 Sep 1796, Eunice Pomeroy (1767-1822)
3. Elizabeth Patten (b. 1768; d. 14 May 1852, Stafford, CT)^[5]
4. Celinda Patten (b. 1770; d. 12 Apr 1853, Stafford, CT)^[6] m. bef 1827 (Unknown) Bartlett (1768-)
5. Asa Patten (b. 1773; d. 30 Jun 1827, Stafford, CT)^[7]m. 16 May 1797 at Stafford Springs, CT, Asenath Davis (1774-1863)
6. Justus Patten (b. 1775; d. 2 May 1778, Stafford, CT)^[8]
7. Rufus Patten (b. 16 Dec 1775; d. )
8. Benjamin Patten (b. 4 Feb 1778; d. 9 Aug 1854, Stafford, CT)^[9]m. 1 Nov 1814, Sally Wells (1786-1834)
9. Justus Patten (b. 15 May 1780; d. 17 Feb 1805, Stafford, CT)^[10]
10. Luther Patten (b. 2 Aug 1782; d. 3 Oct 1804, Waterford, CT)^[11]
11. Calvin Patten (b. 2 Aug 1782; d. 9 Mar 1833, Greenwich, CT)^[12] m. 23 Apr 1818 at Monson, MA, Lavinia Warriner (1789-1843)^[13]

Death and Burial

Esther (Shed) Patten died on 13 April 1815 in her 76th year at Stafford, and is buried in Old West Stafford Cemetery at West Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut.^[14].

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQD1-K9H : 15 January 2020), Elisabeth in entry for Esther Shed, 1738.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-HMK : 20 May 2022), Esther Shed in entry for Nathaniel Patten, 3 Nov 1763; citing Marriage, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
3. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WW-6JH : 7 January 2020), Easter in entry for Ester Pollin, 1764.
4. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7FS-RMK : 16 January 2020), Nathaniel Patten, 1816.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7FS-562 : 16 January 2020), Elizabeth Patten, 1852.
6. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KC-ZJ3 : 11 June 2020), Celinda Cooley, 1853.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7FS-546 : 16 January 2020), Asa Patten, 1827.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7FS-525 : 16 January 2020), Justice Patten, 1778.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7FS-5Z3 : 16 January 2020), Benjamin Patten, 1854.
10. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7VL-G3L : 16 January 2020), Justice Patten, .
11. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7FS-5PY : 16 January 2020), Luther Patten, 1804.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMM-16R : 14 February 2020), Calvin Patton, 1833.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-Z5WH : 9 December 2022), Calvin Patten and Laura Warriner, 23 Apr 1818; citing Marriage, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578198.
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67687129/esther-patten: accessed 13 July 2023), memorial page for Esther Shedd Patten (4 Feb 1739–13 Apr 1815), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67687129, citing Old West Stafford Cemetery, West Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Sue Andrews Sinclair (contributor 47220628).

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing and photo added following additional research by Carol Baldwin on 13 July 2023.