Ebenezer Mansfield Gill

Brief Life History of Ebenezer Mansfield

When Ebenezer Mansfield Gill was born in 1756, in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, John Gill I, was 32 and his mother, Mary Cooper, was 25. He married Sarah Goodyear in December 1784. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 1 November 1805, in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in State Street Cemetery, Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Ebenezer Mansfield Gill
1756–1805
Sarah Goodyear
1763–1797
Marriage: December 1784
Sarah Gill
1785–
Leverett Gill
1788–
Elias Gill
1795–
gill
1796–1796
gill
1796–1796

Sources (5)

  • Ebenezer Gill, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Ebenezer in entry for Lydia Gill, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Ebenezer Gills, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Indian Avtar, Amritpal, Darshan, Hardip, Nirmal, Sohan, Ajit, Balwinder, Charan, Jasvir, Kewal, Navdeep.

English and Scottish: in northern England and Scotland sometimes from Middle English Gille, Old Norse Gilli, which is of Irish (Gaelic) origin (see below), and pronounced with a hard g. As a personal name it is not found after c. 1200.

English and Scottish: topographic name from Middle English gille ‘deep glen, ravine’ (Old Norse (Norwegian) gil), pronounced with a hard g. The term is found mainly in northwestern England, where Norwegian Vikings settled.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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