Datus Ensign Sr.
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Datus Ensign Sr. (1729 - 1787)

Datus Ensign Sr.
Born in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died at age 58 in Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Datus Ensign Sr. served with Civil Service, Massachusetts during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Datus Ensign Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A036946.

Datus Ensign was born on September 22, 1729 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. He is a son of David and Sarah Ensign.[1]

He was a Surveyor of Highways, Westfield, CT 1777-83 [2]

He passed away in 1787.

Research Notes

Correction: It was his son, Datus Ensign Jr (1752-1832) who was a soldier in the American Revolution. See [DAR Ancestor #A036946] and [DAR Ancestor #A036947]. Their records report he was a private in Col. Danielson's Regiment.

Sources

  1. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W1-PM9 : 7 January 2020), Datis Ensigne, 1729.
  2. Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 1 Feb 2018), "Record of Datus Ensign, Sr.", Ancestor # A036946.

See also:

  • Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906 [1]
Datis Ensigne
Birth Event Date: 22 Sep 1729
Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Father's Name: David Ensigne
Mother's Name: Sarah
  • Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 Image
Datis Ensign
Father: David Ensign
Baptism Date: 28 Aug 1729
Baptism Place: West Hartford, Connecticut
  • Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 Image
Datis Ensign
Spouse: Lucretia Ensign
Residence Date: 2 Mar 1752
Residence Place: West Hartford, Connecticut
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 1 Feb 2018), "Record of Datus Ensign, Sr.", Ancestor # A036946.
ENSIGN, DATUS SR Ancestor #: A036946
Service: Massachusetts Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE
Birth: 2-22-1729 HARTFORD CONNECTICUT
Death: P 1783 WESTFIELD Massachusetts
Service Description: 1) SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS, WESTFIELD 1777-83
RESIDENCE 1) City: WESTFIELD - State: Massachusetts
SPOUSE 1) LUCRETIA SEYMOUR




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Ensign-301 and Ensign-360 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse, birth & death and same children per research on Ancestry