Ebenezer North1

M, b. 1699, d. 5 August 1780
     Ebenezer was born in 1699 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. He was the son of Thomas North and Hannah Newell. Ebenezer married Sibyl Curtis on 10 December 1730 in Farmington at First Church of Christ. Ebenezer & Sibyl had children: Ashbel [10/03/1731-7/09/1800], Noah [1/10/1733-4/05/1808], Martin [12/13/1734-1806], Sibyl [9/04/1736][m. Samuel Cowles of Norfolk], Lucy [5/01/1739][m. 2/25/1766 Amasa Cowles of Norfolk], Asahel [5/13/1743-1803][unmarried], Ebenezer [6/27/1746-12/13/1832], Achsah [8/14/1748][m. 12/12/1780 John Bidette] & Sarah [12/01/1752][m. Lebbeus Holmes]. The family moved from the Great Swamp to Torrington, Litchfield County in the Spring of 1741. They were the progenators of the Torrington branch of the North family. Ebenezer departed this life on Saturday, 5 August 1780 in Torrington at age 81 years.

Citations

  1. [S1704] Dexter North, John North of Farmington, Connecticut & His Descendants, with a short account of other early North Families, page 12 - x. Ebenezer North b. 1703 & d. August 5, 1780; page 19 - Ebenezer North, youngest son of Thomas & Hannah [Newell] North, born Northington, now Avon, 1703 & died at Torrington, August 5, 1789 aged 86. He married December 10, 1730, Sibyl, daughter of Captain Thomas & Mary [Goodrich] Curtis. ,,, He moved from Great Swamp to Torrington in the spring in 1741 with his family. ... His wife died at Winchester November 17, 1794, aged 91. Ebenezer North was a progenitor of the Torington branch of Norths.
    Children: Ashbel [10/03/1731-7/09/1800], Noah [1/10/1733-4/05/1808], Martin [12/13/1734-1806], Sibyl [9/04/1736][m. Samuel Cowles of Norfolk], Lucy [5/01/1739][m. 2/25/1766 Amasa Cowles of Norfolk], Asahel [5/13/1743-1803][unmarried], Ebenezer [6/27/1746-12/13/1832], Achsah [8/14/1748][m. 12/12/1780 John Bidette] & Sarah [12/01/1752][m. Lebbeus Holmes].