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Ebenezer Keene, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dartmouth, Bristol, MA, United States
Death: July 11, 1815 (79)
Dartmouth, Bristol, MA, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Ebenezer Keene, Sr. and Mercy Whitridge Keen
Husband of Hannah Cole Keen
Father of Jesse Keene; Deacon William Keene; Mary Cowing; Hannah Sears; Abigail Keene Gammons and 2 others
Brother of Rachel Rouse; Rebecca Josselyn; Deborah Keene; William Keene and Peleg Keene

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Ebenezer Keen (1736 - 1815)

Ebenezer Keen
Born 19 Jan 1736 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Ebenezer (Keene) Keen and Mercy (Whiteridge) Keen
Brother of Rachael (Keen) Rouse and Rebecca Keene
Husband of Hannah (Cole) Keen — married after Aug 1757 in Long Plain, Acushnet, Bristol, Massachusettsmap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Jesse Keen, William Keen, Ruth Cain (Keen) Thomas, Ebenezer Keen and Abigail (Keen) Gammons
Died 11 Jul 1815 at age 79 in Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified 9 Jan 2023 | Created 6 Apr 2014
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Biography

1776 Project
Private Ebenezer Keen served with Bristol County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ebenezer Keen is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A063955.
Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer Keen, was baptised on 19 June 1737 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.[1]

Ebenezar married Hannah Cole on 20 August 1757 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[2]

Revolutionary War Veteran, Enlisted 1780 as private in Captain Thomas Crandon's company, Colonel John Hathaway's regiment, at the Rhode Island Alarm. [3][4][5]

Ebenezer married Deborah Shearmin on 24 January 1807 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.[6] Ebenezer was mentioned on a memorial in White Cemetery, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 11 July 1815.[7]

Ebenezer wrote his will on 1 July 1809. His estate passed probate on 3 October 1815.[8]

Beneficiaries:

my beloved wife Deborah
my son Jesse Keen
my son William Keen
my son Ebenezer Keen
my daughter Mary Cowing
my daughter Hannah Sears
my daughter Ruth Thomas
my daughter Abigail Gammons
my daughter Rebecca Lucus
my daughter Marcy Keen
Sources

↑ Baptism: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
citing FHL microfilm: 873753;
FamilySearch Record: VQ6W-9HN (accessed 9 January 2023)
Ebenezer Keen baptism on 19 Jun 1737, son of Ebenezer Keen & Nancy, in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
citing Marriage, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004279436.
FamilySearch Record: FHNF-8QB (accessed 9 January 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L97M-7SST Image number 00222
Ebenezar Cain marriage to Hannah Cole on 20 Aug 1757 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
↑ DAR: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 9 Jan 2023), "Record of Ebenezer Keen", Ancestor # A063955.
↑ Military: "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140758.
FamilySearch Record: Q5WM-GCXY (accessed 9 January 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSFF-L944-B Image number 00016
Name: Ebenezer Keen; Military Service Date: 2 Aug 1780; Military Service Place: Massachusetts, United States; Mil Company Regiment: Capt Thomas Crandon's co, Col John Hathaway's Regt; Mil Rank: Private.
↑ Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 108 : 1914
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #3446923 (accessed 9 January 2023)
Name: Ebenezer Keen; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 1736; Birth Place: Dartmouth; First Marriage Date: 1757; Death Date: 1815; Death Place: Fairhaven, Mass; Spouse: Hannah Cole; Child: Ebenezer Keen.
↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
citing Marriage, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009332.
FamilySearch Record: QPC3-PX9Z (accessed 9 January 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L97M-YXTZ Image number 00075
Ebenezer Keen marriage to Deborah Shearmin on 24 Jan 1807 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #111367730 (accessed 9 January 2023)
Memorial page for Ebenezer Keen (19 Jan 1736-11 Jul 1815), citing White Cemetery, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by goose (contributor 47534920).
↑ Probate: "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991"
Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Records 1690-1881; Author: Bristol County (Massachusetts). Register of Probate; Probate Place: Bristol, Massachusetts
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9069 #303267 (accessed 9 January 2023)
Ebenezer Keen probate in 1815.
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/n/d/Wendy-G-Anderson/W...

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Ebenezer Keene, Jr.'s Timeline

1736
January 19, 1736
Dartmouth, Bristol, MA, United States
1758
April 19, 1758
Acushnet, MA, United States
1766
February 4, 1766
Acushnet, MA, United States
1768
February 18, 1768
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1768
Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH, United States
1770
June 18, 1770
New Bedford, Bristol, MA, United States
1779
January 19, 1779
Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
1781
May 31, 1781
New Bedford, Bristol, MA, United States
1815
July 11, 1815
Age 79
Dartmouth, Bristol, MA, United States