Ebenezer Dunbar

Brief Life History of Ebenezer

When Ebenezer Dunbar was born on 29 March 1777, in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Abner Dunbar, was 23 and his mother, Lydia Warren, was 24. He married Polly Goulding on 23 October 1802, in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Leicester, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1860 and Leicester, Palmerston, Cook Islands in 1877. He died on 4 November 1877, in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 100, and was buried in Greenville Baptist Cemetery, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ebenezer Dunbar
1777–1877
Polly Goulding
1779–1854
Marriage: 23 October 1802
Betsey G. Dunbar
1804–1892
Mary Dunbar
1808–1890
Lydia Warren Dunbar
1813–1898

Sources (22)

  • Eben Dunbar, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Ebenezer Dunbar, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Eben'r Dunbar, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"

World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

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.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Dunbar, a place on the North Sea coast near Edinburgh, named with Gaelic dùn ‘fort’ + barr ‘top, summit’.

History: A family of this name were granted the lands of Dunbar by Malcolm III (1058–1093), and later acquired the earldoms of Dunbar and March. These earldoms were then withdrawn from the family by James I in 1434.

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

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