Ezra HORTON

Born

25 December 1733 , Southold, Crown Colony of New York

Died

17 January 1789 , Union, Connecticut, USA

Ezra married Mary HEMPSTEAD 14 February 1758 in Hempstead, Crown Colony of New York . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary HEMPSTEAD was born 18 September 1736 in Southold, Crown Colony of New York . Mary died 25 January 1815 in Stafford, Connecticut, USA .

Parents & Family of Ezra HORTON

Parents of Ezra HORTON

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James HORTON

Mother

Anna GOLDSMITH

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Ezra had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ezra HORTON

Ezra HORTON married

Mary HEMPSTEAD
Marriage date: 14 February 1758
Marriage place: Hempstead, Crown Colony of New York

Children of Ezra HORTON and Mary HEMPSTEAD

Ezra HORTON

Born: 12 April 1761, Union, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 31 May 1848, Union, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1733
25 December 1733
Southold, Crown Colony of New York

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Ezra HORTON and Mary HEMPSTEAD 14 February 1758, Hempstead, New York, USA

He was 24 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Ezra HORTON was born 12 April 1761, Union, Connecticut, USA

Ezra was 27 years old.

Revolutionary War

HORTON, EZRA SR
Ancestor #: A214003
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 12-25-1733 SOUTHOLD SUFFOLK CO NEW YORK
Death: 1-17-1789 UNION TOLLAND CO CONNECTICUT
Service Source: UNION CT LAND RECS, VOL 3, PP 285-286
Service Description: 1) TOOK OATH OF FIDELITY TO MAKE LAND TRANSACTION, UNION CT, 8 JUN 1779

RESIDENCE

1) City: UNION - County: WINDHAM CO - State: CONNECTICUT

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1) MARY HEMPSTEAD

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1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

Death — 1789
17 January 1789
Union, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 55.

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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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