Ebenezer Eddy

1705 - 1768  (63 years)

• Name	Ebenezer Eddy
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	9 Jan 1704/5	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 3, 4, 5, 9]
  Religion	24 Apr 1732 (Age 27)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [4]
  Ebenezer Eddy was listed as having a side gallery pew in the meetinghouse in the East Precinct of Watertown, Massachusetts on 24 April 1732.
  Offices Held	1748 (Age 43)	Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2]
  In 1748 he was appointed a Constable in Oxford, Massachusetts. He served again in 1753 and 1763.
  Military	11 Nov 1756 (Age 51)  [4]
  On 11 November 1756 he joined in the Crown Point Expedition and served for seven weeks.
  Military	5 Jan 1759 (Age 54)  [4]
  He was as a member of Captain Edward Davis' Company, Col. John Chandler Jr.'s Regiment, which marched to the relief of Fort William Henry in August 1757. He was mustered out at Worcester, Massachusetts on 5 January 1759.
  Miscellaneous	Mar 1759 (Age 54)	Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Miscellaneous	1762 (Age 57)	Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [4]
  Upon his father's death in 1762, Levi Eddy, then 16 years of age, chose his uncle, Ebenezer as a guardian.
  Death	15 Dec 1768	Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2, 4, 5, 7]
  Siblings	7 Siblings
  1. John Eddy,   b. 6 May 1696, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 1762, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 65 years)   2. Elizabeth Eddy,   b. 28 Jul 1697, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   3. Sarah Eddy,   b. 21 May 1700, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 14 Oct 1779, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 79 years) + 4. Samuel Eddy,   b. 14 Aug 1701, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 4 Aug 1762, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 60 years) ▻ Elizabeth Bellows,  m. 30 Jan 1727   5. Elizabeth Eddy,   b. 29 Jul 1703, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   6. Ebenezer Eddy,   b. 9 Jan 1704/5, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 15 Dec 1768, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 63 years) ▻ Ruth Ward,  m. 4 Apr 1737   7. Benjamin Eddy,   b. 30 Nov 1707, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 2 May 1799, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 91 years)   8. Ruth Eddy
  Person ID	I12711
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Samuel Eddy,   b. 4 Jun 1668, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 6 Aug 1746, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Woodward,   b. 8 May 1664, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 7 Aug 1753 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	7 Dec 1693	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 6 months - She : 29 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F1014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Ward,   b. 19 May 1710, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 15 Dec 1768, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 58 years)
  Children	From 1737 to 1755  [2, 4, 10]
  1. Sarah Eddy (1737-____) 2. Thomas Eddy (1739-____) 3. Abel Eddy (1741-____) 4. Tabitha Eddy (1743-____) 5. Eunice Eddy (1746-____) 6. Enoch Eddy (1748-1768) 7. Jemima Eddy (1751-____) 8. Ruth Eddy (1755-1836)
  Marriage	4 Apr 1737	Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  		Marriage Record of Ruth Ward and Ebenezer Eddy
  Age at Marriage	He : 32 years and 3 months - She : 26 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F8687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Jan 1704/5 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Religion - 24 Apr 1732 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Marriage - 4 Apr 1737 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 1748 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts Miscellaneous - Mar 1759 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts Miscellaneous - 1762 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts Death - 15 Dec 1768 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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