Ezra Alden 1st (1734 - 1820)

Born 22 Jun 1734 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Miriam (Richardson) Alden — married 16 Oct 1760 in Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut

Husband of Sarah (Ruggles) Alden — married 2 Jan 1772 in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts,

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1820 at age 85 in Greenwich, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Deacon Ezra Alden 1st served during the French and Indian War.

Ezra was born on 22 Jun 1734 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of Eleazer Alden and Martha P Shaw. ^[1]

On 16 Oct 1760 Ezra married Meriann Richardson in Stafford, Connecticut.^[2]. They settled down and lived in Stafford, Connecticut, and had the following children,^[3],

Sarah Alden born 1761–1817

Judith Alden born 1763–1843

Eunice Alden born 1766–1854

Ezra Alden born 25 Jul 1769 ^[4] christened 25 Jul 1769 ^[5]

He then married Sarah (Ruggles)(Haywood) and had the following children ^[6]

Miriam Alden born 25 October 1772- 1775 died 28 October 1784

Dorothy Alden born 22 August 1776

Anna Alden born 16 February 1779

Alice Alden born 17 April 1785

Abel Alden born died 11 November 1784 (Alden mem. 29)

Miriam Alden born 19 May 1788

14 Aug 1763 they were living in Stafford, Connecticut. ^[7]

In 1790 they were living in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ^[8]

In 1800 they were living in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. ^[9]

In 1810 they were living in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ^[10]

He went to Fort Henry during the French and Indian War. ^[11]

On 3 Mar 1820 at the age of 85, Ezra passed away in Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He was laid to rest at the Quabbin Park Cemetery In Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts ^[12]

Research Notes

There was an Erza Alden living in Bridgewater, Massachusetts in 1800, but that is not this Erza. That Erza was 16 to 26 and living with a female 16 to 26 (likely his wife) and a male under 10, likely a son ^[13]. An Erza of the correct age range (45+) is found living at Greenwich with a female 10 to 16, 2 females 16 to 26 and one female 45+ and living next to Erza Alden Junior. Erza is the implied male 45+ and his wife Sarah is the implied female 45+, while daughter Miriam (b. 1788) is the implied female 10 to 16 and daughters Alice and Anna are the implied females 16 to 26^[9].

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/20861474?h=9ea3f7
2. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/20861594?h=9705de
3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/20861666?h=f9c9c5
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHP7-NBG : 14 January 2020), Ezra Alden in entry for Ezra Alden, 1769.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC35-QMS : 14 January 2020), Ezra Alden in entry for Ezra Alden, .
6. ↑ Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-2015. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2728/i/48618/131/1415815925
7. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/20861666?h=f9c9c5
8. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/20863086?h=0da00b
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} 1800 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Ancestry Record 7590 #144781
10. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/20863160?h=8ffdb7
11. ↑ Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-2015.https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2728/i/48618/130/68981430
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 July 2020), memorial page for Deacon Ezra Alden (22 Jun 1734–3 Mar 1820), Find a Grave Memorial no. 131817978, citing Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493) .https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131817978
13. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/20863123?h=466d7d