about 1684 - 1741 (~ 57 years)
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Name |
Ebenezer Devotion |
Prefix |
Rev. |
Birth |
about 1684 |
Roxbury, MA |
Gender |
Male |
Baptism |
19 October 1684 |
First Church, Roxbury [1] |
Death |
11 April 1741 |
Suffield, CT |
Notes |
- Ebenezer was 1710-1741] the third minister of Suffield, ordained 28 Jun 1710 and serving until his death in 1741. His salary was £80 per year and a dwelling house.
Epitaph: " Here lies the body of Rev.. Ebenezer Devotion late minister of the Gospel of this town, who died April the 11th, 1741 in the 31st year of his ministry at 57. He was a man of sound judgement, great Stability of mind, singular Modesty and Humility, a True Friend and Faithful Minister, steady in his attendance upon the Alter, close and pungent in his preaching and very exemplary in his life, a Pattern of Industry and Resignation and of all Christian Graces, as while living he was greatly beloved so his death was very much lamented."
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Person ID |
I11488 |
Schirado |
Last Modified |
3 December 2001 |
Family/Spouse 1 |
Hannah Breck, b. 17 February 1688, Dorchester, MA d. 23 March 1719, Suffield, CT (Age 31 years) |
Marriage |
4 October 1710 |
Suffield, CT |
Children |
+ | 1. Hannah Devotion, b. 24 April 1716, Suffield, CT d. 4 May 1805, Suffield, CT (Age 89 years) |
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Family ID |
F8145 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family/Spouse 2 |
Naomi Taylor, b. 30 March 1695, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts d. 6 August 1739, Suffield, CT (Age 44 years) |
Marriage |
4 June 1720 |
Suffield, CT |
Family ID |
F34581 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S25] Roxbury Vital Records.
- [S587] John William Linzee, (1913, Boston).
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