Old Dead Relatives

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First Name

Last Name
Ebenezer WATSON

Ebenezer WATSON

Male 1692 - 1754  (62 years)

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  • Name Ebenezer WATSON 
    Born 7 May 1692  Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Will Written 27 May 1754  Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 27 Aug 1754  Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried unknown Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I43881  Main
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2023 

    Father John WATSON,   b. 15 Nov 1671, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1710, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Ruth HARTSHORN,   b. 26 Jan 1675, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1731, Arundel, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1692  Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F12300  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha RAWLINS,   b. 5 Nov 1692, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1732, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 10 Jul 1716  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
    +1. Eliphalet WATSON,   b. 1 Jun 1717, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1812, Poland, Androscoggin, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2023 
    Family ID F30914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 May 1692 - Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Jul 1716 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Ebenezer Watson
    Ebenezer Watson
    Signature
    Written when ill and dying

  • Notes 
    • s/o John WATSON (abt 1660--25 Apr 1710) & Ruth HARTSHORN

      m1 (intentions filed 1 Oct 1715) Martha RAWLINS
      m2 21 Aug 1732 Eleanor LONG (1701—1774)
      ——
      Will names wife Eleanor & children:
      Eliphalet WATSON (1717—1812)
      Marcy SILSBERRY
      Rebecca (1724—1790), m Stephen CLARK (1723—1803)
      Judith SAMPSON
      Eleanor HAGGOTT
      Ruth RUPELL
      Mary WATSON (1738—1815) [4, 5, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S205] AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, https://www.americanancestors.org/DB536/i/14468/23944-co2/38434081.

    2. [S108] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZJ-QLFF : Thu Oct 26 01:45:07 UTC 2023), Entry for John Watson and Ruth Hartshorn, 25 Feb 1692.

    3. [S108] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-8QKZ : Wed Oct 25 20:27:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Ebenezer Watson and Martha Rawlins, 10 Jul 1716.--.

    4. [S108] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-3H3B : Wed Oct 25 20:23:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Ebene* Watson and Martha Rawlins, 1 Oct 1715.-.

    5. [S108] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZC-FJB : 28 December 2022), Ebenezer Watson, 1732.

    6. [S205] AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, https://www.americanancestors.org/DB536/i/14468/23944-co3/38434082.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

I strive to document my sources. However, some people and dates are best guesses and will be updated as new information is revealed. If you have something to add, please let me know.

Updated 23 Dec 2023