When Ebenezer Hill was born in 1740, in Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Ebenezer Hill Jr., was 34 and his mother, Joanna Wingate, was 28. He had at least 1 son with Susanna Chesley. He died in 1796, at the age of 56.
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1706–1767 Male
1712–1770 Female
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1736–1771 Female
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English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .
German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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