Benjamin Ewer

Brief Life History of Benjamin

When Benjamin Ewer was born on 18 April 1814, in Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, United States, his father, Thomas Ewer VIII, was 42 and his mother, Elizabeth Lucy Russell, was 44. He married Elinora Hunt in 1838, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Granville, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States for about 20 years and Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States in 1880. He died on 20 February 1900, in Marshfield, Wood, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Marshfield, Wood, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Ewer
1814–1900
Elinora Hunt
1815–1900
Marriage: 1838
Lawrence L Ewer
1838–1914
Sarah Helen Ewer
1841–1913
William Henry Ewer
1844–1924
Eunice Merinh Ewer
1847–1927
Catharine Ewer
1850–1860
James Ewer
1853–1882
Laura Ann N. Ewer
1855–1890

Sources (17)

  • Benjamin Ewer, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Bengamin Ewer, "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907"
  • Benjamin Ewer in entry for James Ewer, "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1834

Historical Boundaries: 1834: Milwaukee, Michigan Territory, United States 1836: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1848: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English (Hertfordshire, Middlesex, and Buckinghamshire): occupational name from Middle English ewere, a shortened form of ewerer ‘servant who supplied guests at the table with water to wash their hands’. The word ewerer is itself a derivative of Old French and Middle English ewer ‘water pitcher’, also recorded in Middle English as ower. Compare Lower .

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

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