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Ebenezer Garnsey Captain 1704–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1704

Birth Location: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 17 DECEMBER 1785

Death Location: Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Joseph Garnsey

Mother: Elizabeth Garnsey

Spouse(s): Anne Lyman, Rhoda Bridgeman

Children(s): Sarah Thompson

The story of Ebenezer Garnsey Captain began in 1704 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Ebenezer Garnsey Captain married Anne Merwin Lyman, Rhoda Bridgeman, and had children including Sarah Thompson. Ebenezer Garnsey Captain passed away in 1785 in Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ebenezer Garnsey Captain began in 1704 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
  • Ebenezer Garnsey Captain married Anne Merwin Lyman, Rhoda Bridgeman, and had children including Sarah Thompson.
  • Ebenezer Garnsey Captain passed away in 1785 in Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ebenezer Captain's Ancestors

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Ebenezer Captain
1704–1785
Birth Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Joseph Garnsey
1674–1754
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
Elizabeth Garnsey
1676–1753
Rye, Westchester, New York
Grandparents
Joseph Garnzey
1649–1730
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Anne Coley
1654–1689
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Peter Disbrow
1630–1688
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Sarah Knap
1638–1681
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Garnsey
1620–1692
Hannah Manning
1630–1686
Samuell Coole
1615–1684
Anne Coley
1617–1689
John Desbrow
1608–1680
Elizabeth Shepard
1629–1703
Nicholas Knapp
1592–1670
Eleanor Lockwood
1610–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Garnzey
1587–1620
Jane
1590–
Edmund Munnings
1595–1667
Sarah Ardley
1605–1667
John Cooley
1586–1674
Sarah Colton
1620–1684
Edward Captain
1596–1680
Violet Stanley
1596–1649
Edmund Lockwood
1574–1635
Alice Cowper
1569–1600

Ebenezer Captain's Descendants

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Ebenezer (Garnsey) Captain (1704–17 DECEMBER 1785) m. Anne (Merwin) Lyman (ABT 1715–29 AUGUST 1787) m. Rhoda Bridgeman (15 AUGUST 1703–14 OCTOBER 1767)
  1. 1. Sarah Thompson 1738–1800 m. Jonathan Mead 1727–1800
    1. 1. Hannah Meade 1752–1829 m. Stephen Atwater 1748–1831
      1. 1. Meade Atwater 1790–1878 m. Huldah Atwater 1794–1870
        1. 1. Levi (Hoag) Atwater 1818–1889 m. Mary (M) Atwater 1822–1872

Ebenezer Captain's Timeline

4 Records

1700
1700
Birth of Ebenezer Garnsey Captain in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1702
20 AUGUST 1702
Birth of Ebenezer Garnsey Captain in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1704
1704
Birth of Ebenezer Garnsey Captain in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1785
17 DECEMBER 1785
Age 81
Death of Ebenezer Garnsey Captain in Age at Death: 81/Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Age at Death: 81/Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 AUGUST 1702
    Event Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1704
    Event Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Durham
    Record Source: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 DECEMBER 1785
    Event Place: Age at Death: 81/Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

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