Ezra Butler Eddy (1827 - 1906)

Born 22 Aug 1827 in Bristol, Addison, Vermont, United States

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Died 10 Feb 1906 at age 78 in Hull, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Ezra Eddy is Notable.

Ezra Butler ("E.B.") Eddy (22 August 1827 – 10 Feb 1906) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. Born in Vermont to Samuel Eddy and Clarissa Eastman, Eddy moved to Canada and founded the E. B. Eddy Company, which produced matches, and related wood products, and later diversified into pulp and paper, growing to a major manufacturer. Eddy later became a politician, serving as mayor of Hull, Quebec and Quebec legislator.

He married twice:

• First, 29 Dec 1846, to Zaïda Diana Arnold in Bristol, Vermont, and they had two sons and one daughter;
  • Rollin F. Eddy, b. Jan 1848, d. 8 Apr 1849;
  • Samuel S. Eddy, b. Sept 1849, d. 17 Feb 1850;
  • Ella Eddy.
• Secondly, 27 June 1894, to Jennie Grahl Hunter Shirreff in Halifax; they had no children.

In 1881 he was living in Hull with his wife and daughter: ^{[1] [2]}

• Eddy, Ezra Butler, M, 53, U.S., Eng. American origin, Lumber Manufacturer
• Eddy, Zaida, F, 52, U.S., German origin
• Eddy, Ella, F, 29, U.S., Eng. origin

He died 10 Feb 1906 in Hull, Que., and was buried on 13 February in Bristol, Vermont.

E. B. Eddy was a fourth great-grandson of Myles Standish.

Sources

1. ↑ Census of Canada, 1881
   Name: EDDY, Ezra Butler;
   Occupation: Lumber Manufacturer;
   Gender: M;
   Age: 53;
   Birth Year: 1828;
   Marital Status: M;
   Place of Birth: USA;
   Religion: W. Meth.;
   Nationality: Eng. American;
   Province: Quebec;
   District: Ottawa; Number: 97;
   Sub-District: Hull (City); Number: Y;
   Division Number: 1;
   Family Number: 603;
   Page Number: 113;
   Microfilm: C-13225;
   Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada;
   Item Number: 6367189 - retrieved 30 Nov 2020
2. ↑ Census of Canada, 1881 Image

• Odette Vincent-Domey, “EDDY, EZRA BUTLER,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed Nov 29, 2020, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/eddy_ezra_butler_13E.html.
• Wikipedia:Ezra_Butler_Eddy
• This WikiTree profile is referenced from Wikidata: Item Q3062860, en:Wikipedia
• Ezra Butler Eddy Find A Grave: Memorial #69936191
• Ruth Story Devereux Eddy, A.B., A.M., The Eddy Family in America, The Eddy Family Association, Inc., Boston, Mass., 1930, pg. 613