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Ezekiel Woodward (1731 - 1766)

Ezekiel Woodward
Born in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusettsmap
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Died at age 34 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusettsmap
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Biography

Ezekiel was born in 1731. He was the son of Ezekiel Woodward and Elizabeth Davis.

BIRTH: Woodward, Ezekiel, s. Ezekiel and Elizebleth, Oct. 3, 1731. [1]


Ezekiel married Abigail Saunders 18 December 1754, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.

MARRIAGE: Woodward, Ezekiel, jr., and Abigal Sanders, Dec. 18, 1754.* [2]

Their children, all born in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts:

  1. Abigail, d. Ezekiel, jr. and Abigal (Sanders), Oct. 19, 1755. [3]
  2. Ezekiel, s. Ezekiel, jr. and Abigal (Sanders), July 29, 1757. [4]
  3. John, s. Ezekiel, jr. and Abigail, May 11, 1759. [4]
  4. Joshua, s. Ezekiel, jr. and Abigail, Jan. 11, 1763. [4]
  5. Nathaniel, s. Ezekiel, jr. and Abigail, June 15, 1761. [4]

Ezekiel died 2 September 1766 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.

DEATH: Woodward, Ezekiel [jr. GR1], s. Dea. Ezekiel, ––– ––, 1766, a. abt. 36 y. [ Sept. 2., a. 35 y. GR1] [5]

Ezekiel's probate case 30638 was dated 29 Sep 1766. [6] His will was dated 25 August 1766, and in it he mentions his wife Abigail, and their children. Abigail was appointed sole executrix of the estate.

Abigail next married John Rogers.

MARRIAGE: Woodward, Abigail, Mrs., and Rev. John Rogers, Apr. 2, 1770.* [7]

Sources

  1. Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 792 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B792.shtml
  2. Marriage: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 2 – Marriages Page 595 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_M595.shtml
  3. Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 791 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B791.shtml
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 792 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B792.shtml
  5. Death: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 3 – Deaths Page 333 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_D333.shtml
  6. Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/rd/14204/30638-co1/259514418
  7. Marriage: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 2 – Marriages Page 595 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_M595.shtml
  • Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines p.675.




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