Ebenezer Corning (1732 - 1775)

Born 2 Oct 1732 in Beverly, Essex County, MA

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Batchelder) Corning — married 15 Nov 1751 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1775 at about age 42 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Ebenezer Corning was born October 2, 1732, the son of David Corning and Priscilla Thistle of Beverley, Essex, Massachusetts^{[1] [2]}

On November 5, 1751, he married Abigail Batchelder, daughter of Daniel and Abigail Batchelder, in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts^{[3] [4] [2]}, The marriage banns were posted August 10, 1751 ^[5], and they had children^[2], including :

1. Abigail, born August 30, 1752^[6], who married Joseph Hill Saunders, son of Joseph Saunders on June 18, 1776^[2]
2. David, born December 22, 1754^[7], who married Edith Porter, daughter of Josiah on March 26, 1777; and then married Mary Walker, daughter of John on January 2, 1783; and who died June 20, 1800^[2]
3. Ebenezer, born August 9, 1758^[8], who married Elizabeth Foote, daughter of Captain Zacharaih Foote on November 21, 1779, and died February 10, 1843^[2]
4. Jonathan, born August 9, 1761^[9], who married Mary Foote, daughter of Captain Zacharaih Foote on October 12, 1782^[2]
5. Thankful, born July 29, 1765, born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, who married John Cann, the son of John Cann of Salem Mass on June 5, 1783, and dided July 29, 1859^[2]
6. Judith, born August 18, 1767, who married Willoughby Sollows son of John on October 24, 1786; and then married Captain Thomas Flint^[2]
7. Hannah, born May 29, 1770, who married William MacKenzie, son of Alexander in 1795, and who died in October 1842^[2]
8. Samuel, born July 22, 1772, who married Sarah Killam, daughter of John on July 1, 1795, and then married Anna (Crosby) Goudey, widow of George Goudey; and who died March 3, 1867^[2]
9. Mehitable, born October 5, 1774, who married Isaac Landers, son of Jabez Landers on October 6, 1796

In 1764, Ebenezer Corning and his brother Jonathan emigrated to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia^{[10] [11]}

Note: Many family trees on Ancestry have confused his marriage date with his date of death. He lived past his marriage date to father a large family and move to Nova Scotia. This profile shows he passed away after the birth of his last child in 1774, in Yarmouth.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-GG76 : 13 July 2016), Ebenezer Corning, 02 Oct 1732; citing Birth, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,604.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies : Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald, by George S. Brown; prepared for publication by Martha & William Reamy, assisted by John McDonald Hilton ... et al.; published in Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. ISBN: 0806313722; page 218, 219
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZQ-VLS : 13 July 2016), Ebenezer Corning and Abigail Batchelder Corning, 05 Nov 1751; citing Marriage, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,604.
4. ↑ The Massachusetts Vital Records Project; Early Vital Records of Massachusetts From 1600 to 1850; Beverly - Marriages; Image of page 30 showing Abigail Batchelder married Ebenezer Corning on November 5,1751
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-8XYC : 13 July 2016), Ebenezer Corning and Abigail Batchelder, 10 Aug 1751; citing Marriage Notice, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 864,851.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-8D3Q : 13 July 2016), Ebenezer Corning in entry for Abigail Corning, 08 Aug 1752; citing Birth, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 864,851.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-8DQ2 : 13 July 2016), Ebenezer Corning in entry for David Corning, 15 Dec 1754; citing Birth, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 864,851.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-ZBBQ : 13 July 2016), Ebenr. Corning in entry for Ebenr. Corning, 1758.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-ZBX1 : 13 July 2016), Ebenezer Corning in entry for Jonathan Corning, 1761.
10. ↑ A history of the county of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia by Campbell, John Roy, Publication date 1876 Publisher Saint John, N.B. : J. & A. McMillan; Digitizing sponsor Google; Book from the collections of Harvard University; Pages 265; Possible copyright status NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT; Source http://books.google.com/books?id=7MUOAAAAYAAJ&oe=UTF-8 Year 1876, see Chapter V. Try this link for a [http://www.electriccanadian.com/history/novascotia/yarmouth/index.htm searchable format]
11. ↑ A Sequel to Campbell's History by Brown, George Stayley; Publisher Boston, Rand, 1888; Collection robarts; toronto; Digitizing sponsor MSN; Contributor Robarts - University of Toronto; Call number AEL-4393; Copyright-evidence Evidence reported by lajolla for item yarmouthnovascot00browuoft on February 6, 2007: visible notice of copyright; stated date is 1888.; Possible copyright status NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT, see pages 160, 175, 180, 321

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