Ezekiel Fosdick, s. Samuel Fosdick, Jr. and Susanna Turner, b. of record (and bapt. the same day) Feb. 17, 1719/20, at Charlestown, Mass. He d. Jan. 2, 1786 at Wethersfield, Æ 66 (g.s.)
On an unrecorded date by late 1744, Ezekiel m. 1) Abigail Wright, dau. of Capt. Samuel Wright & Abigail Goodrich, b. Mar. 11, 1724/5 at Wethersfield. She d. of record Nov. 7, 1755 at Wethersfield, Æ 31 (g.s.) Four children of the marriage: Abigail, Clarinda, Alvin and Rhoda.
Ezekiel m. 2) of record Sept. 22, 1756 at Wethersfield, Anna Stillman, d. of Capt. Nathaniel Stillman, Sr. and Sarah Allen, and widow of Josiah Wells. She was b. Mar. 26 (bp. Mar. 31), 1734 at Wethersfield. Anna d. Dec. 27, 1808 at Wethersfield, Æ 75 (g.s.), not 76 as inscribed on her gravestone. Nine children of the marriage: Ezekiel Jr., William, Anna, Susanna, Sarah, Ruth, Elizabeth, Mary and Samuel.
Ezekiel Fosdick was a double descendant of Elder William Brewster of the 1620 Mayflower voyage and Plymouth Colony, as he was a lineal descendant of two of Elder Brewster's daughters.
On an unrecorded date by late 1744, Ezekiel m. 1) Abigail Wright, dau. of Capt. Samuel Wright & Abigail Goodrich, b. Mar. 11, 1724/5 at Wethersfield. She d. of record Nov. 7, 1755 at Wethersfield, Æ 31 (g.s.) Four children of the marriage: Abigail, Clarinda, Alvin and Rhoda.
Ezekiel m. 2) of record Sept. 22, 1756 at Wethersfield, Anna Stillman, d. of Capt. Nathaniel Stillman, Sr. and Sarah Allen, and widow of Josiah Wells. She was b. Mar. 26 (bp. Mar. 31), 1734 at Wethersfield. Anna d. Dec. 27, 1808 at Wethersfield, Æ 75 (g.s.), not 76 as inscribed on her gravestone. Nine children of the marriage: Ezekiel Jr., William, Anna, Susanna, Sarah, Ruth, Elizabeth, Mary and Samuel.
Ezekiel Fosdick was a double descendant of Elder William Brewster of the 1620 Mayflower voyage and Plymouth Colony, as he was a lineal descendant of two of Elder Brewster's daughters.
Ezekiel Fosdick, s. Samuel Fosdick, Jr. and Susanna Turner, b. of record (and bapt. the same day) Feb. 17, 1719/20, at Charlestown, Mass. He d. Jan. 2, 1786 at Wethersfield, Æ 66 (g.s.)
On an unrecorded date by late 1744, Ezekiel m. 1) Abigail Wright, dau. of Capt. Samuel Wright & Abigail Goodrich, b. Mar. 11, 1724/5 at Wethersfield. She d. of record Nov. 7, 1755 at Wethersfield, Æ 31 (g.s.) Four children of the marriage: Abigail, Clarinda, Alvin and Rhoda.
Ezekiel m. 2) of record Sept. 22, 1756 at Wethersfield, Anna Stillman, d. of Capt. Nathaniel Stillman, Sr. and Sarah Allen, and widow of Josiah Wells. She was b. Mar. 26 (bp. Mar. 31), 1734 at Wethersfield. Anna d. Dec. 27, 1808 at Wethersfield, Æ 75 (g.s.), not 76 as inscribed on her gravestone. Nine children of the marriage: Ezekiel Jr., William, Anna, Susanna, Sarah, Ruth, Elizabeth, Mary and Samuel.
Ezekiel Fosdick was a double descendant of Elder William Brewster of the 1620 Mayflower voyage and Plymouth Colony, as he was a lineal descendant of two of Elder Brewster's daughters.
On an unrecorded date by late 1744, Ezekiel m. 1) Abigail Wright, dau. of Capt. Samuel Wright & Abigail Goodrich, b. Mar. 11, 1724/5 at Wethersfield. She d. of record Nov. 7, 1755 at Wethersfield, Æ 31 (g.s.) Four children of the marriage: Abigail, Clarinda, Alvin and Rhoda.
Ezekiel m. 2) of record Sept. 22, 1756 at Wethersfield, Anna Stillman, d. of Capt. Nathaniel Stillman, Sr. and Sarah Allen, and widow of Josiah Wells. She was b. Mar. 26 (bp. Mar. 31), 1734 at Wethersfield. Anna d. Dec. 27, 1808 at Wethersfield, Æ 75 (g.s.), not 76 as inscribed on her gravestone. Nine children of the marriage: Ezekiel Jr., William, Anna, Susanna, Sarah, Ruth, Elizabeth, Mary and Samuel.
Ezekiel Fosdick was a double descendant of Elder William Brewster of the 1620 Mayflower voyage and Plymouth Colony, as he was a lineal descendant of two of Elder Brewster's daughters.
Inscription
Per the 1899 published "Wethersfield Inscriptions"
In Memory of Mr.
Ezekiel Fosdick,
who departed this
Life Jan'ty 2nd
A.D. 1786: In the
66th Year of his Age.
On the day Ezekiel died he was 65 years old, and "Ætatis suæ" (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of his Age) 66.
Gravesite Details
Burial location determined through John C. Willard's 1936 listing. Vitals obtained from familysearch.org
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