Ester Jeans

     Ester was born on Friday, 21 March 1698 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. She was the daughter of William Jeans and Sarah Clark. Ester married Abraham Beardsley, son of Jonathan Curtiss Beardsley and Abigail Wakelee, on 17 April 1723 in Connecticut. Ester departed this life on Wednesday, 11 November 1772 in Huntington, Stratford Town at age 74 years, 7 months and 21 days. She was buried there in the Old Cemetery of Huntington.