Eleazer Woodworth (1768 - 1844)

Born 3 Nov 1768 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1844 at age 75 in Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Eleazer Woodworth was born 3 Nov 1768 in Cornwallis Township, Kings County, Nova Scotia, the son of Silas and Sarah (English) Woodworth.

He married 8 Sep 1790, Mary, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Barnes) Chute. She was born 24 Dec 1770 in Granville Township, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia and may have died 7 Oct 1851 in Bayham, Ontario.

Eleazar paid a poll tax of 1 shilling in Cornwallis, Kings County in 1791. Elezar [sic] paid a poll tax of 1 shilling 9 pence in Cornwallis, Kings County in 1795.

On 22 Apr 1843, Eleazar Woodworth of Cornwallis wrote his Last Will and Testament mentioning his wife, Mary, sons Charles, Richard, Ezekiel, Edward and William; daughters, Charlotte, Olive, Unity, Elizabeth, Mary and Sarah Ann

On 8 Sep 1851, Andrew Chute, farmer, 60, Olivia Chute, 54, Mary Woodworth, 80, Vilenia [sic] McConnell, 28, Sarah Ann Chute, 36, Eliza Chute, 7 and Zacharia Chute, 10 months, traveled from Hillsborough, NS to Boston aboard the schooner Verile.

Eleazer died 5 Jul 1844, Berwick, NS.

Children (All born in Cornwallis Township, Kings County, Nova Scotia):

1. William, b. 8 Apr 1792, m. 3 Mar 1816 in Granville Twp, Lucy Foster, d. 27 Oct 1848 in Hampton, Annapolis Co., NS.
2. Charlotte, b. 23 Nov 1794, m. 7 Mar 1821 in Cornwallis Twp, , John Newcomb Sandford, d. 19 Sep 1861.
3. Olive, b. 24 Jul 1796, m. 17 Feb 1814 in Clements Twp, Andrew Chute, d. 18 Jan 1864 in Bayham, Elgin Co., Ontario.
4. Eunice, b. 1 Oct 1798, m. 17 Feb 1814 in Clements Twp, Aaron Chute, d. 7 Jul 1891 in Clements Twp.
5. Richard, b. 27 May 1801, m. 27 Dec 1827 in Morristown, Kings Co., Susanna Chute, d. 23 Jun 1875 in Bear River, Digby Co.
6. Elizabeth, b. 23 Dec 1803, m. 16 Sep 1833 in Clements Twp, Samuel Weare, d. 9 Feb 1905.
7. Ezekiel, b. 28 Jul 1806, m. Mary Saunders, d. Mar 1874 in Strathroy, Middlesex, Ontario.
8. James Edward, b. 2 Mar 1809, m. Sarah Elizabeth Potter, d. 9 Jan 1884 in Bayham Twp, Elgin Co., Ontario.
9. Mary Jane, b. 6 Sep 1811, m. 22 Dec 1838 in Cornwallis Twp, Benjamin, son of Enoch L. and Margaret (Robinson) Palmer, d. 4 Dec 1905, aged 92 and is buried in Berwick. In 1891, Mary J. was living in Berwick, age 80, with her son and daughter-in-law, Edmund and Mary. In 1901, she was living in Somerset, age 93, with Edmund and Mary.
10. Sarah Ann, b. 4 Aug 1813, m. 2 Oct 1834 in Clementsport, Annapolis Co., David Chute, to Boston with brother-in-law Andrew Chute in 1851.
11. Charles, b. 25 Dec 1815, m. 14 Oct 1840 in Berwick, Eunice Dodge, res. Berwick, Kings Co. in 1881.

Marriage

Marriage:

Date: 8 Sep 1790

Place: Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Marriage

Husband: Silas Woodworth

Wife: Sarah English

Child: Silas Woodworth

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Woodworth

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Solomon Woodworth

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Josiah Woodworth

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Sarah Woodworth

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Ezekiel Woodworth

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Elizabeth Seaborn Wolfe Woodworth

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Richard Woodworth

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Ezekiel Woodworth

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Eleazer Woodworth

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 22 Sep 1746

Place: Connecticut, United States^[1]

^[2]

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=barbourctmar&h=115812&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Page: Birth year: 1725; Birth city: Lebanon; Birth state: CT. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=2840680&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 22 March 1725Birth place: Lebanon, New London, CTDeath date: 26 September 1790Death place: Marriage date: 22 September 1746Marriage place: APID: 1,4725::2840680
2. ↑ Page: Birth year: 1725; Birth city: Lebanon; Birth state: CT. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=2840681&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 22 March 1725Birth place: Lebanon, New London, CTDeath date: 26 September 1790Death place: Cornwallis, Ns, CanadaMarriage date: 22 September 1746Marriage place: Lebanon, CT APID: 1,4725::2840681
3. ↑ Text: Marriage date: 22 Sep 1746Marriage place: Lebanon

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:S1WL-DCP

• Kings County Township Books by Lorna Woodman

• Laurel Pierce, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Laurel and others.

• WikiTree profile Woodworth-500 created through the import of Coon Family Tree.ged on Dec 31, 2011 by Alan Coon. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Alan and others.

• "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSL-BSVC : 1 July 2022), Elezer Woodworth in entry for John N. Sanford, 1821.