Ezra Worden (abt. 1795 - 1879)

Born about 1795 in Halifax, Windham County, Vermont

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Died 5 Nov 1879 at about age 84 in Rutland Center, Jefferson County, New York

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Ezra Worden Birth: 1795 Death: Nov. 5, 1879

Veteran of 1812

Family links: Spouse: Rachel Starks Worden (____ - 1886)*

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Burial: Black River Cemetery Rutland Center Jefferson County New York, USA

Ezra Worden a life and death story... An event in the early history of the town of Rutland, NY, and one which caused much sympathy, was the death of Avery Worden. On the afternoon of the 26th of February, 1810, the first school exhibition held in the town of Rutland was given at Heath’s tavern, at Rutland Center. The school was taught by Charles Dayon, afterwards a prominent citizen of Lewis County, member of Congress, Senator, etc. It being something new the house was crowded with spectators. Ezra Worden, and his brother Avery, aged 12, started for home afoot about 6 o’clock P. M., the snow being fully five feet deep. The road between the turn west of O. Phillips’s and the Hollow road had not been opened that winter. In passing over that part of the road at the top of the hill Avery became so overcome with cold and weariness that he could go no farther. Ezra attempted to draw him through the snow, and succeeded in drawing him about 100 rods, when, his strength failing, he was obliged to leave him in order to obtain assistance. He proceeded to Benjamin Weeks’s house, near the Hollow road, when he arrived between 11 and 12 o’clock. Benjamin Weeks and Robert Sword put on their snow-shoes and went after Avery, whom they found alive, but he died before he could be got to a house. Ezra became unconscious soon after arriving at Mr. Weeks’s, and remained so about 12 hours. He was frozen even worse than his brother, and only by superior endurance was his life saved.

Ezra Worden was born in Jefferson, New York, USA in 1795 to Joseph Worden and Amy Lamb. He passed away on 5 Nov 1879 in Black River, Jefferson, New York, USA.

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• 1. http://records.ancestry.ca/ezra_worden_records.ashx?pid=22524704

2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92601092

3. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~twigs2000/rutland.html