Harmon, Ebenezer

Birth Name Harmon, Ebenezer
Gender male
Age at Death 2 years, 11 months, 26 days

Narrative

Artemus Harmon book p. 159 He drowned in ye mill brook 7th of ye 2 mon 1660,
aged 2 yrs, 8 mos.

1660: 7 Apr. Little Ebenezer, age three, drowned in “ye brook by ye mill stream ye 7th of ye 2 mon, 1660.” (See end-note regarding double-dating at death of John Harmon.)
“This day the youngest child of John Herman, called Ebenezer, was found dead in the brook in Nathaneell Prichard’s yard; concerning whose death there was a search and inquiry made by a jury of 12 men of this town of Springfield how the said child came to its end. The jurors were: Thomas Cooper, William Branch, William warrener, Thomas Stebbin, Thomas Noble, John Stewart, Samuell Marshfield, Henry Burt, Benjamin Parsons, Abell Wright, Richard Sikes, John Clarke---whose return upon oath before the Commissioners Elizur Holyoke and Mr. Samuel Chapin, was that according to the best light they could have in the case they judge the child to be drowned in the brooke through its own weakness without the hand of any other person being any occasion or cause thereof.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1657-08-12 Springfield,Hampden,Massachusetts   1a 2a
Death 1660-08-07 Springfield,Hampden,Massachusetts   3a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Harmon, John16171661-03-07
Mother , Elizabeth1609/16171699-05-16
    Brother     Harmon, John 1641 1712-02-13
    Brother     Harmon, Samuel 1643 1677-09-07
    Sister     Harmon, Sarah 1644/5-01-24 (Julian) 1740-10-31
    Brother     Harmon, Joseph 1646/7-01-04 (Julian) 1729-10-28
    Sister     Harmon, Elizabeth 1649-04-15 1652-06-07
    Sister     Harmon, Mary 1651-11-12 1715-10-05
    Brother     Harmon, Nathaniel 1653/4-03-13 (Julian) 1712-05-02
         Harmon, Ebenezer 1657-08-12 1660-08-07

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
_UID 151EFAA4A7AC2042BFCBCA7679A01FD45C41
 

Source References

  1. New England Historic Genealogical Register (NEHGR)
      • Page: Vol 18 pg. 144
      • Source text:

        Ebenezer Hermon s. of John Hermon borne the 12 of the 6 mon, 1657.

  2. Pynchon, William & John: Index to Hampshire Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1638-1696
      • Page: 3
      • Source text:

        Ebenezer, s. John, b. ye [ th] of ye 5th mo. 1657

  3. Smith, Joseph H.: Colonial Justice in Western Massachusetts: The Pynchon Court Records 1639-1702
      • Source text:

        This day the youngest child of John Herman, called Ebenezer, was found dead in the brook in Nathaneell Prichard's yard; concerning whose death there was a search and inquiry made by a jury of 12 men of this town of Springfield how the said child came to its end....according to the best light they could have in the case they judgethe child to be drowned in the brooke through its own weakness without the hand of any other person being any occasion or cause thereof.