Brief Life History of Ebenezer
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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Family Time Line
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- Legacy NFS Source: Ebenezer Hill - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: John Hill
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
1706–1767 Male
1712–1770 Female
Siblings (16)
1732– Male
1734– Female
1736–1771 Female
1736– Male
1737–1808 Female
+11 More Children
World Events (4)
1776
Age 36
1776
Age 36
1783 · A Free America
Age 43
Name Meaning
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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