Zachariah
Eager
Born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Zachariah Eager
and Elizabeth (Newton) Eager
Husband of
Abigail (Richardson) Eager
— married
12 Apr 1760 (to 1791) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Louisa (Eager) Penniman, Benjamin Eager, Jonathan Eager, Betsey (Eager) Reed and Lydia (Eager) Snow
Died
at about age 75
in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
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Biography
Zachariah Eager of Shrewsbury, born in 1716; married Abigial Richardson, daughter of Benjamin and Patience (Earle) Richardson, and widow of Moore, on April 12 1760.
They removed to Lancaster where he died about 1791. His widow survived until 1821, where she died in the home of their son Jonathan in Newton, near Boston.[1]
Children of Zachariah and Abigail Eager
i. Louisa Eager, b. Nov 11 1760; m. Ezra Penniman
ii. Benjamin Eager, b. Oct 7 1762
iii. Jonathan Eager, b. January 1765; lived in Newton
iv. Betsey Eager, married Joseph Reed Jr.
v. Lydia Eager, married Joseph Snow
Sources
- ↑ Page 549 Richardson memorial vol ii
- Vinton, John Adams. (1876).Vol II. The Richardson Memorial; Full History and Genealogy of Ezekiel, Samuel, and Thomas Richardson. Posterity of Thomas Richardson.Portland ME.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zachariah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Zachariah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zachariah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Zachariah:
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~0.39%
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