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Ebenezer Dyer Jordan (1822 - 1895)

Ebenezer Dyer (Eben) Jordan
Born in Danville, Cumberland, Maine, United Statesmap
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[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 13 Jan 1847 (to 15 Nov 1895) in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 73 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Notables Project
Eben Jordan is Notable.

Eben Dyer Jordan is Notable:[1]

  • American business executive
  • Began work life as a poor farm boy before migrating to Boston at age 14 years
  • Co-founder of Jordan, Marsh & Company department store chain, Boston's premier department store
  • Led a group of businessmen in founding the Boston Globe in 1872
  • Son James Clark Jordan developed Jordan Park in San Francisco

Birth and Parents

Eben Jordan was born in Maine.

Ebenezer (alias Eben), the fourth of five children of Benjamin Jordan and Lydia Wright (1794-1870) was born on 13 October 1822 at Danville, Maine.[2]

Marriage and Children

Eben married Julia M. Clark (1825-1898), the daughter of James and Elizabeth (Raymond) Clark on 13 January 1847 at Boston, Massachusetts.[3] They had five children born at Boston:

  1. Walter Jordan (b, 8 Jun 1848; d. 19 Jan 1854)[4]
  2. James Clark Jordan (b. 12 Apr 1850; d. 1910, San Francisco) m.1) 18 Jun 1873 at Boston, MA, Helen Lincoln Stevens (1851-1933);[5] m. 2) 6 Jan 1892 at Needham, MA, Jeannette Amanda Stiles (1853-1920)[6]
  3. Julia Maria Jordan (b. 12 Oct 1852; d. )[7]m. 3 Jun 1873, Herbert Dumaresq (1848-1955)[8]
  4. Eben Dyer Jordan Jr. (b. 7 Nov 1857; d. 1916)[9]m. 22 Nov 1883 at Philadelphia, PA, May Sheppard (1861-1920)
  5. Alice Madeline Jordan (b. 12 Apr 1863; d. 1932)[10]m. 11 Nov 1885 at Boston, MA, Arthur Wellesley Foster (1855-1929)[11]

Death and Burial

Eben Dyer Jordan died on 15 November 1895 in his 73rd year at Boston.[12][13]He is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory at Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts.[14]

Research Notes

  • The New York Times November 1895 : BOSTON, Nov. 15. -- Eben D. Jordan, senior member of the firm of Jordan, Marsh Co., who had been ailing since last July, died at his Beacon Street residence this morning.
  • "Eben D. Jordan Adds to His Large Holdings." The Boston Globe, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, Wednesday, September 23, 1896, page 9 [1]
  • "Welcome Home/From a Seven Months' Trip Around the World / A Testimonial to Eben D. Jordan by Over 2000 Employes. / Flowers, Good Wishes, and Speeches from the Heart." The Boston Globe, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, Sunday, June 21, 1885, page 2 [2]
  • "Mr. Jordan's School./How a Great Merchant Has Been Helping His Employes." The Boston Globe, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, Saturday, April 2, 1887, page 4 [3]
  • "Ocean Offering to Orphans." The Boston Globe, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, Friday, Oct. 3, 1890, page 6 [4]
  • "Charles Marsh Buried / Impressive Services at Arlington Street Church. / Friends from All Quarters Gathered to Pay Their Last Respects. / Touching Sermon by Rev. Dr. Clark -- The Pall-Bearers." The Boston Globe, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, Tuesday, July 13, 1886, page 5 [5]

Sources

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eben_Dyer_Jordan
  2. "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HKG-GF9 : Tue Oct 31 09:38:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Ebenezer Jordan and Benjamin Jordan, 13 Oct 1822.
  3. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHRH-H4N : 28 December 2022), Eben D Jordan, 1847.
  4. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQ6-1DS : Wed Oct 25 18:12:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Walter Jordan and Eben D. Jordan, 19 Jan 1854.
  5. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW16-LBG : 16 November 2022), Eben D. in entry for James C. Jordan and Helen L. Stevens, 1873.
  6. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N47J-7PS : 17 December 2022), Eben D in entry for James Clark Jordan and Jeannette Amanda Stiles, 1892.
  7. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHMG-7L4 : Wed Oct 25 18:40:38 UTC 2023), Entry for Julia Maria Jordan and Eben D Jordan, 12 Oct 1852.
  8. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH35-J3S : 28 December 2022), Eben D. in entry for Herbert Dumarisg, 1873.
  9. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXCG-PDH : 12 November 2022), Eben D. in entry for Eben Dyer Jordan, 1857.
  10. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHTX-4R6 : Wed Oct 25 18:18:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Alice Jordan and Eben D Jordan, 12 Apr 1863.
  11. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4WW-G5Y : 16 December 2022), Eben D. in entry for Arthur W. Foster and Alice M. Jordan, 1885.
  12. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHW6-H4K : Wed Oct 25 19:30:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Edw. D. Jordan and Benjamin Jordan, 15 Nov 1895.
  13. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW76-KFD : 17 November 2022), Eben D. Jordan, 1895.
  14. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13606414/eben-dyer-jordan: accessed 06 January 2024), memorial page for Eben Dyer Jordan (13 Oct 1822–15 Nov 1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13606414, citing Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Ginny M (contributor 253).

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Acknowledgements

  • Biography written in full with inline sourcing, Notables Sticker and children details added, connected to father, and photo added following further research by Carol Baldwin on 6 December 2024.




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