Eleazer Spooner

Eleazer Spooner in 1777 was in the Bennington campaign from Oakham, Massachusetts. He was baptized in Dartmouth, Massachusetts in July, 1740.

Eleazer Spooner born Nov. 15, 1734 d. Mar. 1813. Eleazer Spooner was born in Dartmouth removed to Oakham, Mass. in about 1776 or the early part of 1777. On Apr. 14, 1777, he purchased of Jesse Allan for the sum of 383 pounds a certain tract of land with the buildings thereon lying and being in Oakham, aforesaid containing 155 acres be the same more or less. On this land he afterwards lived. He was an industrious and thrifty man mixed but little in public affairs quiet and unobtrusive in habits more disposed to sutler a wrong or injury than to coerce reparation. He married Mehitabel Allen, daughter of Andrew and Abiah Allen b. Oct. 22, 1740 d. Oct. 1831.

Eleazer married Mehitabel ALLEN, daughter of Andrew ALLEN and Abiah LOVELL, on 30 Dec 1764 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Mehitabel was born 22 Oct 1740 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She died Oct 1821 in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

They had the following children:

i Moses SPOONER was born 30 Nov 1765 and died 27 Aug 1819.

ii Prince SPOONER was born 15 Dec 1768 and died 22 Jun 1845.

iii Benjamin SPOONER was born 16 Sep 1772 in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. iv Polly SPOONER was born 27 Sep 1774 in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She died 2 Apr 1851 in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

v Ruby SPOONER was born about 1777 in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She died 3 Oct 1857 in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

vi Lois SPOONER was born about 1779 in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She died 2 Nov 1814 in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

       Lois married Elijah WHITING.

vii Andrew SPOONER was born 18 May 1781 and died 29 Mar 1863.

viii Mehitable SPOONER was born 1783 in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She died 1786 in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.