Brief Life History of Ezekiel
When Ezekiel Fox was born in 1739, in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Samuel Fox, was 33 and his mother, Mary Dodge, was 39. He married Sarah Borden in 1771. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died in 1811, in Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 72.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Ezekiel in entry for Ezekiel Fox, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Ezekiel in entry for Ezra Fox, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Ezekiel Fox in entry for Ezra Fox, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
Spouse and Children
1739–1811 Male
1742–1771 Female
Children (3)
1774– Male
1779– Male
1781– Male
Parents and Siblings
1706–1785 Male
1700–1743 Female
Siblings (8)
1721–1792 Male
1725–1758 Male
1727–1758 Male
1733– Male
1738–1809 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (4)
1776
Age 37
1785
Age 46
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 55
Name Meaning
English: nickname from a word denoting the animal (Middle English, Old English fox), widely used to denote a sly or cunning individual. It was also used for someone with red hair. In England this surname absorbed some early examples of surnames derived from the ancient Germanic personal names mentioned at Faulks and Foulks .
Irish: part translation of Gaelic Mac an tSionnaigh ‘son of the fox’ (see Tinney ).
Irish: also adopted for Ó Catharnaigh, see Kearney .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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