Col. Ebenezer Learned, Esq.

EBENEZER LEARNED SR born in Framingham Mass 31 Aug 1690 son of Isaac Learned Jr. He was one of the first settlers of Oxford Mass. He married on 14 Oct 1714 in Oxford Deborah Haynes daughter of John and Ruth Haynes. Their first child was the first child born in Oxford. He was a Colonel in the French and Indian wars. He was a large and powerful man and once overpowered an Indian that tried to kill him in his sleep. He had allowed the Indian to sleep in his house. Ebenezer kept a slave named Mingo and possibly others.

                Ebenezer and Deborah had the following children

                             Dorothy b 19 July 1715

                              Ruth     b   5 Apr 1717

                         * Abigail   b   7 Apr 1719

                             Deborah b   6 July 1721

                              Martha   b 16 Jan 1724

                                 Mary   b 10 Feb 1726

                         *Ebenezer b 18 Apr 1728

                              Comfort b 11 July 1730

                              Jeremiah b 12 Jan 1733

Ebenezer died in Oxford 15 Mar 1772

                    Deborah died in Oxford 21 Aug 1777

One of the original families who settled Oxford.
Died aged 82 years.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 6 2024, 6:44:56 UTC