Ezra
HORTON
(b.
12 April 1761
,
Union, Crown Colony of Connecticut
d.
31 May 1848
,
Union, Connecticut, USA
)
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Ezra HORTON was born 12 April 1761 in Union, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Ezra HORTON was the child of Ezra HORTON and Mary HEMPSTEAD and the grandchild of: (paternal) James HORTON and Anna GOLDSMITHEzra had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Ezra HORTON died 31 May 1848 in Union, Connecticut, USA.
son of Ezra Horton and Mary Hempstead
m. Olive May
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Ezra HORTON was a Deacon.
Ezra HORTON was a Deacon.
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1761 Birth 12 April 1761
Union, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Revolutionary War
HORTON, EZRA JR
Ancestor #: A214002
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, SOLDIER
Birth: 4-12-1761 UNION WINDHAM CO CONNECTICUT
Death: 5-31-1848 UNION TOLLAND CO CONNECTICUT
Service Source: HAMMOND, THE HIST OF UNION CT, PP 131, 134; MULLEN, CT TOWN MEETING RECS, VOL 2, P 460
Service Description: 1) CT MILITIA 1777; TOOK FREEMAN'S OATH, 1783;
2) TOOK OATH OF FIDELITY, 1783
RESIDENCE
1) City: UNION - County: WINDHAM CO - State: CONNECTICUT
SPOUSE
1) OLIVE MAY
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HORTON, EZRA JR
Ancestor #: A214002
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, SOLDIER
Birth: 4-12-1761 UNION WINDHAM CO CONNECTICUT
Death: 5-31-1848 UNION TOLLAND CO CONNECTICUT
Service Source: HAMMOND, THE HIST OF UNION CT, PP 131, 134; MULLEN, CT TOWN MEETING RECS, VOL 2, P 460
Service Description: 1) CT MILITIA 1777; TOOK FREEMAN'S OATH, 1783;
2) TOOK OATH OF FIDELITY, 1783
RESIDENCE
1) City: UNION - County: WINDHAM CO - State: CONNECTICUT
SPOUSE
1) OLIVE MAY
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West. 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death
Name: Dea. Ezra Horton
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 31 May 1848
Death Place: Union, Connecticut
Age: 87
Birth Date: 1761
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03794-7
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3366
Reference ID: pg 4
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7V3-KL5 : 3 December 2014), Dea. Ezra Horton, 31 May 1848; citing Union, Connecticut, reference pg 4; FHL microfilm 3,366.'
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Name: Dea. Ezra Horton
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 31 May 1848
Death Place: Union, Connecticut
Age: 87
Birth Date: 1761
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03794-7
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3366
Reference ID: pg 4
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7V3-KL5 : 3 December 2014), Dea. Ezra Horton, 31 May 1848; citing Union, Connecticut, reference pg 4; FHL microfilm 3,366.'
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Ezra is buried at: Union Center Cemetery Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Added: 12/11/2017 4:58:55 PM
- Updated: 2/3/2022 5:09:01 PM
The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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