Eleazer Albee (abt. 1718 - abt. 1790)

Born about 1718 in Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Shippe) Albee — married 8 Nov 1743 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died about 1790 at about age 72 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Eleazer Albee was born about 1718, based on an expected age of 25 at marriage. However, SAR Application gives his birth as 1723,^[1] in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, possibly a son of Benjamin Albee (~1672– ) and Abiel Wheelock (~1676–~1722).

Eleazer married Mercy Shippe (born about 1723, probably in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island) on November 8, 1743 in Smithfield, Providence.^[2][3] Their children were:

1. Lydia Albee (1745–1833)
2. William Albee (1747– )
3. Mercy Albee (1756–1829)
4. Eleazer Albee (1757–1830)
5. Rhoda Albee (1760–1849)

Eleazer Albee also may be the father of Bulah Albee, born out of wedlock to Bethiah Woodward.^[4]

Eleazer died in 1808 in Massachusetts, United States, aged 84.^[1]

Research Notes

See his FamilySearch Person: K2YZ-VJY profile for more sources on Ancestry.com. It also shows unsourced birth/death dates: 12 March 1720 – 24 November 1795.

It appears that this is the same Eleazer Albee who married Mercy Shippee, but it is not proven. Benjamin is the assumed father based on the location and timing, and lack of other possible parents^[5]

There is also a marriage record of Eleazor Albee and Mary {Mercy} Shippee or Shipper on 30 Jul 1743 Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts^[6][7] - So which is correct???

Eleazer possibly married Dinah Hastings after the death of Mercy.

There is a land transaction in 1794 Cayuga Co, NY between Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (Grantor) and Eleazer Albee (Grantee), vol HA, page 101.^[8] (I couldn't figure out where vol HA was. Cole-12288 17:37, 23 February 2023 (UTC) )

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Gives the birth and death years of Eleazer Albee (1723-1790), as well a some of his descendants and military service.
2. ↑ "Vital records of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 by Uxbridge, Mass; Baldwin, Thomas W. (Thomas Williams), b. 1849, comp Publication date 1916. Marriages Pg. 196. https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofux00uxbr/page/196/mode/2up
3. ↑ "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F829-MN5 : 22 January 2020), Eleazer Albee, 1743.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-9RV4 : 3 November 2017, Bulah Albee, 15 Sep 1749; citing Birth, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 867,874.
5. ↑ https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/albee/530/
6. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCD8-45W : 28 December 2022), Eleazor Albee, 1743.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHD3-H9N : 20 May 2022), Eleazor Albee, 30 Jul 1743; citing Marriage, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011163.
8. ↑ Deed: "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975" Catalog: Deed records, 1794-1901; index, 1793-1956 Grantor index v. 1 AA, XX 1794-1836 Image path: United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975 > Cayuga > Grantor index 1794-1836 vol 1 AA, XX > image 278 of 549 FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9WN-5NL5 (accessed 23 February 2023)

• Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, Milford Births - records Eleazor & Mercy as parents of Eleazor, Hannah, Mercy, Rhoda, William https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61401/
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications for Ralph Norton Ballou descended from Eleazor & Mercy > Lydia