Ebenezer Bradford Steele

Brief Life History of Ebenezer Bradford

When Ebenezer Bradford Steele was born on 13 August 1695, in Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Steele, was 35 and his mother, Melatiah Bradford, was 30. He married Susanna Merrill on 23 February 1723, in Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died before 3 March 1747, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Ebenezer Bradford Steele
1695–1747
Susanna Merrill
1700–
Marriage: 23 February 1723
John Steele
1718–1794
Mary Steele
1718–1813
Elisha Steele
1737–1805
Susanna Steele
1720–1754
Huldah Bradford Steele
1729–1822
Daniel Steele
1729–1746
Matatiah Steele
1732–1760
Capt. Bradford Steele Sr.
1734–1804

Sources (10)

  • Ebenezer Steele_1695_d. between 26 June 1746-3 March 1747_Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 for Ebenezer Steele
  • Ebenezer Steele and Susanna Merrill__in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • Ebenezer Stiles in entry for Ann Stiels, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English stel(e) ‘steel’, perhaps used for someone considered as hard and durable as steel, or for a foundry worker.

English: variant of Stile .

Scottish: habitational name from one or more of the places called Steel(e) or Steill in Ayrshire, Berwickshire, and Dumfriesshire, from Scots steel ‘steep bank, spur of a ridge’.

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

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