Brief Life History of Ebenezer
When Ebenezer Wardwell was born on 22 April 1787, in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States, his father, Captain Jeremiah Wardwell, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Banks, was 22. He married Elisabeth Newberry on 4 May 1811, in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States for about 5 years. He died on 19 May 1876, in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States, at the age of 89.
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- Ebn Wardwell in household of Jane L Hadsdone, "Minnesota State Census, 1865 "
- Ebenezer Wardwell, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Ebenezer Wardwell, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1789
Historical Boundaries: 1789: Hancock, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Hancock, Maine, United States
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: perhaps a variant of Wardle or a habitational name from a place called Wordwell in Suffolk, probably named with an Old English wride ‘bend’ + well ‘stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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