Eleazer Daniels (1681 - 1772)

Born 9 Mar 1681 in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Holbrook) Daniels — married 28 Jul 1709 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1772 at age 91 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Eleazer was born 9 Mar 1680 ^[1] He passed away in 1772. Roberts gives the last name as Daniel.^[2] The headstone reads Daniels. Thus, he was the first in his paternal line to change his surname from Daniell to Daniels. See Eleazer's biography on the website created by David B. Daniels.^[3] Eleazer settled in Mendon by 1710 and owned 1000 acres at the intersection of today's Elm and Blackstone Streets (in Blackstone). At the northern end of the Rehoboth Road (now Elm St., Blackstone) was Daniels' Hill, named for Eleazer Daniels (1681-1772) and his descendents.^[4]

Birth

DANIELS, Eleazer, s. Joseph Daniell and Mary Fairbanks, Mar. 9, 1680/1^[1][5]

Marriage

DANIELLS (See Danals, Daniels) Eliazer and Mary Holebrooke, July 28, 1709 [Eliazar and Mary Holbrooke C.R.I.]^{[6] [7]}

Political Involvement

In 1726 Eleazer Daniels was chosen as a Town Selectman. He was involved in various decision making committees, and by 1735 he is referred to as Capt. Eleazer Daniels. ^[8]

Death

DANIELS, Eleazer, Capt. Mar. 28, 1772, in his 92d. y. G.R.8.^[9] He is buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Mendon, Massachusetts^{[10] [11]}

Notes

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Research Notes

There has been uncertainty about whether Eleazer was born in 1680 or 1681, due to records indexed for both years. After reviewing the record book images, page by page, I found some of the records contained the births of his siblings, but one showed the handwritten page with Eleazer's birth record, recorded as March 9, 1681. Also discovered during that research was a preface (to the births) in the book of Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. It explains that the original book was damaged by fire and also had pages that were dilapidated due to age. The town selectmen voted to approve the project to copy the records, and put organize the new record book to make it easier to locate information.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWM-277 : 15 January 2020), Eliazar Daniell, 1680.
2. ↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents
3. ↑ http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~danielsofmassachusettsbaycolony/genealogy/
4. ↑ "Blackstone, Massachusetts: A Town History Through 1995", (Blackstone Historical Commission, 1995) p 9-11
5. ↑ Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Mendon, MA to the Year 1850 , (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. 1920.) Vol 1 p 60.
6. ↑ Vital Records of Scituate Massachusetts to the Year 1850, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. 1909.) Vol 2 p 103
7. ↑ Austin, John Osborne, "One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families," (The Salem Press, Salem, Mass.) p 103
8. ↑ Metcalf, John G., M.D., Annals of the Town of Mendon, from 1659 to 1880 (E.L. Freeman & Co, Providence, R.I. 1880), p. 201, 227
9. ↑ Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Mendon, MA to the Year 1850, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. 1920.) p 460.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12127671/eleazer-daniels : accessed 14 October 2021), memorial page for Capt Eleazer Daniels (6 Mar 1680–28 Mar 1772), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12127671, citing Pine Hill Cemetery, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by D B Daniels (contributor 46809323) .
11. ↑ Town of Medfield NEW Record Book, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001,.

Acknowledgments

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