Eber Crandall (1705 - aft. 1759)

Born 1705 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Long) Crandall — married 10 Feb 1732 in South Kingstown, RI

Descendants

Died after 1759 after age 54 in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island [uncertain]

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Biography

Eber Crandall was born in 1705 in Rhode Island, the son of Eber Crandall and Patience Lanphere.^[1][2] He may also (incorrectly) be referred to as Ebenezer.

Eber and Mary Long were married on 10 Feb 1732^[1][3] in South Kingstown, Rhode Island by Robert Hannah, JP.^[2][4]

Eber and Mary had the following children:^[1]

• Elizabeth b.1734;
• Amy b.1736;
• Desire b.1739;
• Eber b.1742;
• Thankful b.1743;
• Benjamin b.1748;
• Mary b.1750;
• Aprahinah b.1752.

Eber served in the Old French & Indian War in Col. Babcock's Co. in 1759.^[5]

Eber's date of death is unknown. He likely died after 1752 (child born that year). A possible date of death is 13 Mar 1741 in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, but there is no supporting evidence for this date.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Cortland, John. "Elder John Crandall of Rhode Island and his Descendants." New Woodstock, New York: 1949. Page 8, 15. Available at Ancestry.com.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register." Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database, available by subscription: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) vol.160. page 48.
3. ↑ "Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899," Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, Provo, UT, USA.
4. ↑ Arnold, James Newell. "Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850." 21 volumes. Pages 24, 44. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. ALT marriage date: 19 Nov 1732.
5. ↑ "Rhode Island Colonial War Servicemen, 1740-62," Flint, James, ed., Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 1999, Provo, UT, USA
6. ↑ Find A Grave. Second-hand/unsourced data provided anonymously on 14 Feb 2015 to the Find-a-Grave index provides the following: b. 1705 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI, USA; d. 13 MAR 1741 in South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI, USA; son of Eber Crandall (1676-1727) and Patience Lanphere (1675-1710); m. to Mary Long (1711-?); brother of: Samuel (1707-1762) and Joseph (1709-1778), with links to profiles and more details on each brother; Burial: body destroyed or lost.

See Also

• Savage, James. "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those who Came before May, 1962, on the Basis of Farmer's Register." Boston MA: Little Brown & Co., 1860. Available online at Internet Archive. Vol. 1, p.471.
• Source: S157 Abbreviation: Crandall, John book by Roger K. Crandall Title: Roger K. Crandall, Descendants of Elder John Crandall (N.p.: n.p., 2008.) Page: 78.

Acknowledgements

• This person was created on 22 September 2010 through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged.
• Crandall-948 was created by Henry Knoth through the import of HKJK-2014-11-23.ged on Nov 23, 2014.