Ebenezer Elwell (1701 - 1720)

Born 1 Mar 1701 in Gloucester, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Biography

Ebenezer Elwell, was the son of Samuel and Esther/Hester (Dutch) Elwell, born Feb. 29, 1671. (p. 362)^[1] He married Jane Elwell on Jan. 2 ,1695 and had seven children. Jane was the daughter of John and Jane (Durin) Elwell, born Feb. 23, 1671-2 ("23 : 11 m : 1671"), at Salem, Massachusetts.^[2][3] He was some time held in captivity by the French and died before 1723. (p. 88) ^[4]

1. Ebenezer Elwell, son of Ebenezer and Jane, born Mar. 1, 1701-2, at Gloucester, Massachusetts;^[5] died "at sea, June ––, 1720, a. abt. 18 y."^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 4, S.G. Drake, 1850.
2. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 53, Vols. 37-52 (1883-98) include section: Genealogical gleanings in England, by H. F. Waters, The Society, 1899.
3. ↑ Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1916). Page 277.
4. ↑ History of the Town of Gloucester, Cape Ann, Including the Town of Rockport, by John James Babson, Samuel Chandler, Proctor Brothers, 1860.
5. ↑ Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1917). Vol. 1. Births. Page 242.
6. ↑ Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts: Vol. 3. Deaths. Page 127.