Ebenezer Sargent (1753–) • FamilySearch

Ebenezer Sargent

10 November 1753–
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life of Ebenezer

When Ebenezer Sargent was born on 10 November 1753, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Stephen Sargent, was 43 and his mother, Judith Ordway, was 41. He married Lydia Williams on 12 April 1782. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Ebenezer Sargent

1753–

Lydia Williams

1755–

Marriage: 12 April 1782

James Sargent

1782–

Unis Sargent

1784–

Rhoda Sargent

1786–1858

Eunice Sargent

1788–1872

Lydia Sargent

1788–

James Sargent

–1868

Stephen Sargent

1790–

Spouse and Children

Ebenezer Sargent

Male1753–Male

Lydia Williams

Female1755–Female

MARRIAGE
12 April 1782

children

(7)

James Sargent

Male1782–Male

Unis Sargent

Male1784–Male

Rhoda Sargent

Female1786–1858Female

Eunice Sargent

Female1788–1872Female

Lydia Sargent

Female1788–Female

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Parents and Siblings

Stephen Sargent

Male1710–1773Male

Judith Ordway

Female1712–1790Female

siblings

(15)

Male1731–1778Male

Male1733–1807Male

Male1734–1773Male

Male1736–1816Male

Male1738–1818Male

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Name Meaning

Sargent

Ebenezer

English and French: in medieval times this did not denote a rank in the army, but was an occupational name for a servant, Middle English, Old French sergent (Latin serviens, genitive servientis, present participle of servire ‘to serve’). The surname probably originated for the most part in this sense, but the word also developed various more specialized meanings, being used for example as a technical term for a tenant by military service below the rank of a knight, and as the name for any of certain administrative and legal officials in different localities, which may also have contributed to the development of the surname. The sense ‘non-commissioned officer’ did not arise until the 16th century.

Possible Related Names

Sargeant

Sergeant

Sergent

Surgent

Sources (3)

Ebenezer Sargent in entry for Ward, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
Ebenezer Sargent in entry for James Sargent, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
Ebenezer Sargent, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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