Ebenezer Stratton (1751 - 1837)

Born 2 Nov 1751 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Tabitha (Davis) Stratton — married 11 Jan 1776 in Princeton, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1837 at age 85 in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Ebenezer Stratton was born in Rutland, Massachusetts, the son of Samuel and Mary (Eaton) Stratton.

In the Revolutionary War Ebenezer served from Rutland, Massachusetts, in Captain David Bent and Captain Josiah Wilder's companies under Major Daniel Clapp in Colonel Nathan Sparhawk's regiment as well as in other companies.

On January 11, 1776, Ebenezer married Tabitha Davis, the daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth (Raymond) Davis. The couple resided for a year in Princeton, Massachusetts, and then for five or six years in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. In about 1784 Ebenezer and Tabitha moved to Rindge, New Hampshire, where they resided for years. Ebenezer and Tabitha had the following children:

Ebenezer Stratton (1776-1785)

Asa Stratton (1778-1851)

Josiah Stratton (1781-1856)

Tabitha Stratton (1783-1786)

Polly Stratton (1785-1857)

Ebenezer Stratton (1787-1864)

Raymond Stratton (1790-1838)

Tabitha Stratton (1792-1879)

Samuel Stratton (1795-1840)

Ebenezer was selectman for seven years and was a leading Baptist in Rindge, contributing generously to the support of the church and preaching was sometimes had at his own house. He died on March 22, 1837, at 85 years of age, in Rindge. His body is buried in the Meeting House Cemetery in Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

Sources

• A Book of Strattons: Being a Collection of Stratton Records from England and Scotland, and a Genealogical History of the Early Colonial Strattons in America, with Five Generations of Their Descendants, Volume 2. Grafton Press, 1918. Pages 42-43. [1]

• History of the Town of Rindge, New Hampshire, from the Date of the Rowley Canada Or Massachusetts Charter, to the Present Time, 1736-1874: With a Genealogical Register of the Rindge Families, by Ezra S. Stearns. Press of G. H. Ellis, 1875. Pages 717-718. [2]

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLKW-5175 : 20 September 2019), Ebenezer Stratton, 4 Jul 1778; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-LCTS : 18 March 2018), Ebenezer Stratton, 04 Jul 1778; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711092.

• "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJS-MJ8 : 18 January 2020), Ebenezer Stratton in entry for Josiah Stratton, 1781.

• "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSLF-YQH : 10 March 2018), Ebenezer Stratton in entry for Tabitha Stratton, 11 Oct 1786; citing Rindge, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,109.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG4-YGQ : accessed 12 September 2020), Ebenezer Stratton, Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States; citing p. 406, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 59; FHL microfilm 205,621.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5K-MDF : 19 August 2017), Ebenezer Stratton, Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States; citing 79, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 74; FHL microfilm 337,927.

• Find A Grave Memorial for Ebenezer Stratton [3]

See Also

• Family Search Profile on Ebenezer Stratton [4]