Col.
Ebenezer
Newell
Born in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Banister) Newell
— married
3 Dec 1767 (to about 17 May 1822) in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Chauncey Newell, Sarah Newell, Breed Newell, Daniel Newell, Ebenezer Francis Newell, Seth Newell, Miriam (Newell) Dustin, Esther (Newell) Barnard, Seth Banister Newell and Solomon Newell
Died
at age 86
in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jul 2015
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Biography
Captain Ebenezer Newell served with Worcester County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Ebenezer Newell is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A082752.
Ebenezer was born in 1744[1]. Ebenezer Newell married Sarah Bannister on 3 Dec 1767.[2] He passed away in 1831.[3] Children were born in Brookfield, Massachusetts except as noted:[4]
- Chauncy, born 30 Jan 1769
- Sarah, born 13 Jun 1770
- Breed, born 6 Dec 1771
- Daniel, born 21 Jul 1773
- Ebenezer, born 1 Sep 1775
- Seth (I), born 20 May 1777, died 24 Apr 1781
- Miriam, born 20 Mar 1779
- Esther (Newell) Barnard (1781-1863), born 15 Dec 1781
- Seth, born 26 Jun 1783
- Solomon, born 5 Apr 1786 in Athol, Massachusetts[5]
He moved to Athol, Mass before ultimately moving to Bethel, Maine where his daughter Sarah lived.
Sources
- Waters, Henry F. (Henry Fitz-Gilbert). The Newhall family of Lynn, Massachusetts. Salem, MA: Printed for Essex Institute, 1882; https://archive.org/details/newhallfamilyofl01wate/page/84/mode/2up
- Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
- ↑ Alternate birth date of 13 May 1745 from Brookfield, Massachusetts Vital Record
- ↑ Franklin P. Rice; Worcester, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Brookfield, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Brookfield/Images/Brookfield_M374.shtml
- ↑ Find a grave; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27624653/ebenezer-newell
- ↑ Franklin P. Rice; Worcester, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Brookfield, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Brookfield/aBirthsN.shtml
- ↑ https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Athol/Images/Athol_B064.shtml
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ebenezer 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 Ebenezer:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ebenezer 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 Ebenezer:
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