When Zebe Ensign was born on 29 March 1781, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Isaac Ensign, was 33 and his mother, Lurannah Pettibone, was 33. He married Sarah Case on 6 December 1806, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Nelson, Madison, New York, United States in 1800. His occupation is listed as mason and farmer in Nelson, Madison, New York, United States. He died on 27 January 1854, in Nelson, Nelson, Madison, New York, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Madison, New York, United States.
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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.
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
Post office est. April 18, 1801
English: of uncertain etymology. From the 16th to the 19th century, the English vocabulary word ensign denoted a junior rank of infantry officer, which may be the source of the surname.
History: James Ensign (known as ‘the Puritan’) was born in Chilham, Kent,England, in 1606 and came to Hartford, CT, before 1644.
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