Captain Ebenezer Alden

Captain Ebenezer Alden

Male 1693 - 1776  (83 years)

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  • Name Ebenezer Alden 
    Prefix Captain 
    Born 5 Jan 1692/93  Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Group Descendant of Mayflower Passenger 
    • Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower
    Group Mayflower - John Alden & Priscilla Mullins 
    • Descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullin of the Mayflower
    Died 31 Dec 1776  East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 31 Dec 1776  Old Graveyard, East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I97754  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 22 May 2019 

    Father Isaac Alden,   b. 21 Dec 1664, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1727, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Mehitable Allen,   b. 20 Jan 1663/64, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1725, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 2 Dec 1685  Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F37614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Keith,   b. 1695,   d. 11 Jan 1775  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 1717 
    Children 
     1. Ezra Alden,   b. 1732,   d. 3 Nov 1767  (Age 35 years)
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2016 
    Family ID F37613  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Jan 1692/93 - Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Dec 1776 - East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 31 Dec 1776 - Old Graveyard, East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Son of Isaac and Mehitabel, nee Allen, Alden. Great grandson of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins Alden.

      Husband of Anna Keith Alden, daughter of Joseph Keith. They were married in 1717 and resided in East Bridgewater.

      They were the parents of Anna (b. 1718), Susanna (b. 1719), Abigail (b. 1721), Nathan (b. 1727) and Ezra (b. 1732)

      Captain Alden was the last surviving original member of the first church in East Bridgewater, established in 1724.

      Sources: History of Bridgewater by Nahum Mitchell, pages 83 and 84 (pub. 1840, 1897, 1970, 1975) and Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater Massachusetts by Williams Latham (pub. 1882).