Ebenezer
CRAFTS
Born
22 September 1740
,
Pomfret, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died
24 May 1810
,
Craftsbury, Vermont, USA
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Born: 22 September 1740 in Pomfret, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Father:
Joseph CRAFT
Mother:
Susannah WARNER
Ebenezer had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ebenezer married Mehitable CHANDLER 9 December 1762 in Pomfret, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Mehitable CHANDLER was born 28 January 1741 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA. Mehitable died 27 September 1812 in Craftsbury, Vermont, USA (Mill Village) (North, East) (Craftsbury Common).
Ebenezer CRAFTS died 24 May 1810 in Craftsbury, Vermont, USA .
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Spouse & Children of Ebenezer CRAFTS
Ebenezer CRAFTS married 
Mehitable CHANDLER
Marriage date: 9 December 1762
Marriage place: Pomfret, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Source: ancestry.com
Mehitable CHANDLERMarriage date: 9 December 1762
Marriage place: Pomfret, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Source: ancestry.com
Marriage notes:
Name: Ebenezer Craft
[Ebenezer Crafts]
Marriage Date: 9 Dec 1762
Marriage Place: Pomfret, Connecticut, USA
Spouse:
Mehetobel Chandler
Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
Children of Ebenezer CRAFTS and Mehitable CHANDLER
Samuel Chandler CRAFTSBorn: 6 October 1768, Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 19 November 1853, Craftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 19 November 1853, Craftsbury, Vermont, USA
Lucretia Matilda CRAFTSBorn: 14 June 1771, Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 12 April 1848, Craftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 12 April 1848, Craftsbury, Vermont, USA
Augusta CRAFTSBorn: 27 June 1773, Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 18 December 1861, Craftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 18 December 1861, Craftsbury, Vermont, USA
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Birth — 174022 September 1740
Pomfret, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1762 Marriage / PartnerEbenezer CRAFTS and Mehitable CHANDLER 9 December 1762, Pomfret, Connecticut, USA (Abington)
He was 22 years old.
1768 Birth of ChildSamuel Chandler CRAFTS was born 6 October 1768, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Ebenezer was 28 years old.
Publick House, Sturbridge, Mass., 1771
The Publick House Historic Inn was originally established on the eve of the American Revolution by Colonel Ebenezer Crafts...
When Crafts finally debuted his wonderful new inn during the 1770s, he decided to call it “Crafts Tavern.” But Crafts also referred to the structure as the “Publick House” in recognition of the inn’s mission to service the people of Sturbridge...
...the building hosted both the Marquis de Lafayette and his son, Georges Washington de Lafayette, when the two famously toured the nation during the 1820s.
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Colonel Ebenezer Crafts, who was the founder and keeper of the Publick House, personally raised and equipped the company. The Publick House, which dates back to 1771... revolutionarday.com
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1771 Birth of ChildLucretia Matilda CRAFTS was born 14 June 1771, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Ebenezer was 30 years old.
1773 Birth of ChildAugusta CRAFTS was born 27 June 1773, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Ebenezer was 32 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 181024 May 1810
Craftsbury, Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 69.
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Craftsbury Common Cemetery Craftsbury, Orleans County, Vermont, USA
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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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