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Ebenezer Adams (abt. 1725 - 1800)

Ebenezer Adams
Born about in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Islandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of and
Husband of — married 6 Sep 1748 in Connecticutmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , and
Died at about age 75 in Hartford, Connecticutmap
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Biography

Ebenezer was born between 1724 - 1726 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, to James and Elizabeth Adams.[1]

July 10, 1777 was among the patriot soldiers with Colonel William Barton at the capture of British Brigadier General Richard Prescott. [2]

He married Ruth Merrill in Killingly, Connecticut, 6 Sep 1748.[3] Land records in Hartford show two quit claims in which Ebenezer & Ruth Adams are named. [4] Their children:[4]

  1. James Adams born 12 Oct 1749 in Killingly[3]
  2. Ebenezer Adams jr was born 23 Nov 1751 in Killingly[3]
  3. Mary Adams born 27 July 1754 in Killingly[3]

Lodeme Adams, daughter, born 12 Sept 1757 in Killingly[3]

  1. John bpt. May 30, 1760 in Hartford at the 1st Church[4]
  2. Allan bpt. Oct. 9, 1764 in Hartford at the 1st Church[4]
  3. Hezekiah Tiffany bpt. Sept. 1, 1765 in Hartford at the 1st Church[4]
  4. Ruth bpt. Oct. 23, 1768 in Hartford at the 1st Church[4]
  5. Child d. Aug. 2, 1772, buried in Center Church Graveyard.


Sources

  1. ↑ Adams, Andrew N. 1830-1905. A Genealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., And His Descendants: Also John Adams, of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897. Rutland, Vt.: The Tuttle company printers, 1898. p. 516
  2. ↑ American ancestry: : giving the name and descent, in the male line of Americans whose ancesters settled in the United States previous to... 1776.. by Hughes, Thomas Patrick, 1838-1911; Munsell, Frank, b. 1857
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Killingly pp 157-158.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut, by Lucius Barnes Barbour, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1977
  • Find a grave 37810791 Ebenezer Adams. Ancient Burying Ground Hartford, Connecticut. NO PHOTO, probably no stone.
  • Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground

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