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Ebenezer Pearson

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: April 18, 1734 (37)
Bradford (now Haverhill), Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Haverhill, Essex County, MA, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Lt. John Pearson, Jr. and Tabitha Person
Husband of Hannah Badger
Father of Hannah Badger; Moodey Pearson; Ruth Greenleaf; Ebenezer Pearson and Thomas Pearson
Brother of Captain James Kendall Pearson; Tabitha Goodwin; John Pearson (died young); John Pearson, Ill; Rebeccah Williams and 8 others

Occupation: Innholder
Managed by: Stephanie Jeanne Olmstead-Dean
Last Updated:

About Ebenezer Pearson

Dec. 29,, 1696:: Ebenezer Pearson is born in Lynn,, Essex,, Massachusetts. He is the 9th of 14 children born to Lt. (Deacon) John Pearson and Tabitha Kendall,, 5 boys and 9 girls.

Sept. 14,, 1721:: Ebenezer Person,, A25,, marries Hannah Moody,, A18,, at Newburyport,, Mass. Celebrant is Reverend Mr. John Tufts. They go on to have 7 children.

Ape. 18,, 1734:: Ebenezer Person dies at the age of 38. He is buried in the Ancient Burying Ground at Bradford,, Mass. His grave marker is inscribed as follows::

                          Here Lyes Buried 
                          the Body Of
                          Leftn Ebnezer
                          Pearson Departed
                          This Life April
                          the 18 1734 &
                          in the 38 Year
                          Of His Age

There is a Memorial on the FindAGrave site,, No. 18149477.

Wife Hannah would go on to marry Joseph Badger,, in 1835. They have a son,, Enoch Badger,, born in 1736.
Hannah is buried at the Pentucket Cemetery in Haverhill. These 2 cemeteries are virtually across the river from one another in what is now known as Greater Haverhill.



https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Lynn/aBirthsP.shtml "(PERSON (Pearson)) Ebenezer, s. John and Tabitha, Dec. 29, 1696."

https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Newbury/aMarriagesP.shtml "(PERSON (Pearson)) Ebenezer, of Lynn, and Hannah Moodey, Sept. 14, 1721.*"

https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Bradford/aDeathsP.shtml "(Pearson) Ebenezer, Lt., Apr. 18, 1734, in his 38th y. GR1"

Lynn VR has Ebenezer & Hannah with these children:

  • Hannah, d. Ebineazer and Hanah, July 23, 1722. married, in Haverhill, Joseph Badger, jr., Jan. 31, 1739-40.
  • Moodey, s. Ebineazer and Hanah, Mar. 19, 1724-5.
  • Ruth, d. Ebineazer and Hanah, Mar. 19, 1726-7.
  • Ebenezer, s. Ebineazer and Hanah, Dec. 29, 1728. died, in Haverhill, Feb. 3, 1759.
  • Thomas, s. Ebenezer, bp. Apr. 4, 1731. married, in Amesbury, Mary Currier, Jan. 4, 1753.
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Ebenezer Pearson's Timeline

1696
December 29, 1696
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1722
July 23, 1722
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1725
March 19, 1725
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1727
March 19, 1727
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1728
December 29, 1728
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1731
February 22, 1731
Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1734
April 18, 1734
Age 37
Bradford (now Haverhill), Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Haverhill, Essex County, MA, United States