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Ebenezer Ames 1739–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1739

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 5 APR 1779

Death Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father: Joseph Ames

Mother: Susanna Littlefield

Spouse(s): Jane Howard

Children(s): Ebenezer Jr.

The story of Ebenezer Ames began in 1739 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Ebenezer Ames married Jane Howard, and had children including Ebenezer Ames Jr. Ebenezer Ames passed away in 1779 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Ebenezer Ames began in 1739 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Ebenezer Ames married Jane Howard, and had children including Ebenezer Ames Jr.
  • Ebenezer Ames passed away in 1779 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Children(s)

Ebenezer Ames's Ancestors

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Ebenezer Ames
1739–1779
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Joseph Ames
1711–1790
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Susanna Littlefield
1712–1753
Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Edmund Littlefield
1692–1717
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Bethia Waldo
1688–1745
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Colony of Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Littlefield
1650–1718
Elizabeth Mott
1671–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Littlefield
1621–1661
Mary Page
1636–
Nathaniel Mott
1631–
Hannah Niles
1636–

Ebenezer Ames's Descendants

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Ebenezer Ames (ABT 1739–5 APR 1779) m. Jane Howard (18 APR 1742–1816)
  1. 1. Ebenezer (Ames) Jr. 1779–1868 m. Huldah Newton 1781–1856
    1. 1. Mary (Sarah) Ames 1792–1837 m. Lansford (Alphonzo) Stebbins 1805–1837
      1. 1. Charles Stebbins 1826–1832
      2. 2. Charlotte Stebbins 1826–1831
      3. 3. Frank Stebbins 1826–1832
      4. 4. Howard (Ames) Stebbins 1826–1832
      5. 5. Jane (H) Stebbins 1834–1862 m. Ashley (Graves) Dickinson 1810–1861
        1. 1. Catherine (M) Dickinson 1862–1873
        2. 2. Gertrude (L) Dickinson 1856–1894 m. John (B) Hill 1858–
        3. 3. Jennie (S) Dickinson 1866–
      6. 6. Lois Stebbins 1826–1831
      7. 7. Mary Stebbins 1826–1910

Ebenezer Ames's Timeline

3 Records

1739
ABT 1739
Birth of Ebenezer Ames in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1739
AUG 1739
Ebenezer Ames was christened in West Bridgewater,Plymouth,Massachusetts
West Bridgewater,Plymouth,Massachusetts
1779
5 APR 1779
Age 40
Death of Ebenezer Ames in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1739
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 28 July 2017, 02:53), entry for Ebenezer Ames(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MKMF-JVJ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Zephaniah Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Ambrose Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Walter Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Walter Ames, 19 Apr 1773; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Silence Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Silence Ames, 14 Jun 1770; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for William Ames, 18 Aug 1777; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Charles Ames, 08 Apr 1767; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames, 15 Mar 1738; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: AUG 1739
    Event Place: West Bridgewater,Plymouth,Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 28 July 2017, 02:53), entry for Ebenezer Ames(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MKMF-JVJ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Zephaniah Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Ambrose Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Walter Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Walter Ames, 19 Apr 1773; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Silence Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Silence Ames, 14 Jun 1770; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for William Ames, 18 Aug 1777; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Charles Ames, 08 Apr 1767; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 APR 1779
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 28 July 2017, 02:53), entry for Ebenezer Ames(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MKMF-JVJ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Zephaniah Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Ambrose Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Walter Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Walter Ames, 19 Apr 1773; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Silence Ames, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Silence Ames, 14 Jun 1770; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for William Ames, 18 Aug 1777; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), Ebenezer Ames in entry for Charles Ames, 08 Apr 1767; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.

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