Ebenezer Ball (1721 - 1790)

Born 30 Dec 1721 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Gookin) Ball — married 16 Oct 1746 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1790 at about age 68 in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

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Biography

Ebenezer Ball was born 30 December 1721 at Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. ^[1] He was the son of Nathaniel Ball and Sarah Baker. ^[2] Ebenezer may have been the Ebenezer who was a tax payer in 1753 at Monson, Hampden Co., MA. ^[3]

Marriage

Ebenezer married Sarah Gookin, daughter of Edmund Gookin and Sarah Tucker, on 16 October 1746 at Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. ^[4]

Children

Known children of Ebenezer and Sarah Gookin: ^{[5] [6]}

1. Ebenezer Ball - b. 26 Feb 1748/49, d. b 1803
2. Nathaniel Ball - b. 24 Jan 1750/51, d. 29 May 1834
3. Sarah Ball - b. 26 May 1753, d. 22 Aug 1782
4. William Ball - b. 13 Apr 1755, d. 25 Jan 1832
5. Mehitabel Ball Colburn - b. 3 Aug 1757, d. 1 Nov 1820 ^[7]
6. John Ball - b. 7 Jan 1759, d. 25 May 1840
7. Lucy Ball - b. 4 Jul 1763, d. 12 Oct 1842

Military

Ebenezer served in the military circa 1755. He was a soldier in the French War; a patriot in New Hampshire in the American Revolution with the rank of Private. ^[8]

Death

Ebenezer died circa 1790 in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1635-1850 (Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press, c1892), Printed by the Town, p. 104
2. ↑ Frank D. Warren and Mrs. George H. Ball, compilers, Letter from Moses Stockwell to Henry Stockwell (Boston, MA: Planographed by Spaulding Moss Co., 1932)
3. ↑ Title: "The Descendants of John Ball of Watertown, Massachusetts, 1630 – 1635" Abbreviation: Descs. of John Ball Author: Warren, Frank D[ensmore]; Ball, Mrs. George H. Publication: Ruthena F. Warren, Boston, Mass., 1932
4. ↑ VR of Concord, MA, p. 166.
5. ↑ https://www.newenglandballproject.com/g0/p7.htm#i162
6. ↑ Title: "Dow, Ball, Eaton and Allied Families - A Genealogical Study With Biographical Notes", Abbreviation: Dow, Ball, Eaton and Allied Fams. Author: Dow, Grace Ann Ball Publication: American Historical Company, New York City, 1951
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199942404/mehitable-colburn
8. ↑ Frank D. Warren and Mrs. George H. Ball, compilers, Letter from Moses Stockwell to Henry Stockwell (Boston, MA: Planographed by Spaulding Moss Co., 1932)
9. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199943793/ebenezer-ball

See Also:

• https://www.newenglandballproject.com/g0/p7.htm#i162

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Ball-3206 created through the import of wikitree1.ged on Oct 17, 2012 by Kimball G. Everingham.
• Thank you to Jonathon Dale Walter Myers for creating WikiTree profile Ball-5157 through the import of EVEY2.ged on Oct 4, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jonathon Dale Walter and others.
• Thanks to Rae Ball for starting this profile.