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Lt. Ebenezer Blakeslee (1664 - 1735)

Also Known As: "Blakesley", "Ebenezer", "Blakeslee", "Ebeneser", "Blachley/"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Death: September 24, 1735 (71)
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Place of Burial: Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Blakesley, Sr. and Hannah Brooks
Husband of Hannah Blakeslee
Father of Abigail Nash; Hannah Blakeslee, Twin; Ebenezer Blakeslee, II, Twin; Susannah Trowbridge; Grace Humiston and 5 others
Brother of John Blakeslee,; Moses Blakesley; Hannah Blakeslee; Mary Thomas; Samuel Blakeslee, II and 2 others
Half brother of Lt. Thomas Brooks

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About Lt. Ebenezer Blakeslee


Biography

Ebenezer Blakeslee (or Blakely), son of Samuel Blakeslee and his wife Hannah Potter,, was born July 17, 1664 at New Haven, Connecticut, and died at North Haven on September 24, 1735.

He married Hannah, born May 27, 1665, died at the home of her son Jacob in Waterbury, July 23, 1749, daughter of Thomas Lupton, of Waterbury, and his wife, Hannah (Morris) Lupton.

Ebenezer Blakeslee lived in North Haven, where he was prominent in church affairs, first with the Congregational and later with the Episcopal.

Before he died he settled his own estate, giving land to several of his sons, and providing otherwise for his other children. In these deeds of land he names three sons, Samuel, Jacob and Thomas, of whom there are no birth records.

Children of Ebenezer Blakeslee and Hannah Lupton:

  1. Abigail Blakeslee (1684-1728), no birth record; married, May 19, 1709, John Nash, Jr.;
  2. Ebenezer Blakeslee (1685-1761), (twin) b. February 4, 1685;
  3. Hannah Blakeslee (1685-1686), (twin);
  4. Susanna Blakeslee, b. May 21, 1689;
  5. Grace Blakeslee (1693-1745), b. January 1, 1693-94;
  6. Abraham Blakeslee (1695-1759), b. December 15, 1695;
  7. Samuel Blakeslee (1697-1761), no birth record;
  8. Thomas Blakeslee (1700-1778), no birth record
  9. Isaac Blakeslee (1703-1767), b. July 21, 1703;
  10. Jacob Blakeslee (1706-1767), no birth record:

Ebenezer Blakeslee Birth: Jul. 17, 1664 New Haven New Haven County Connecticut, USA Death: Jul. 24, 1735 Waterbury New Haven County Connecticut, USA

Married Hannah Lupton.

His parents were Samuel Blakeslee of Great Chishall, Essex County, England (6/30/1599 - 7/17/16720 ) and Hannah Potter. This couple was married in New Haven, CT, 3 Dec 1650.

Ebenezer and Hannah Lupton were the fourth family to settle in North Haven, CT about 1690.

Family links:
Parents:
Samuel Blakeslee (1600 - 1672)
Hannah Potter Blakeslee Brooks (1633 - 1723)

Spouse:
Hannah Lupton Blakeslee (1665 - 1749)

Children:

Samuel Blakeslee (1697 - 1761)*
Thomas Blakeslee (1700 - 1778)*
Isaac Blakslee (1703 - 1767)*
Jacob Blakeslee (1706 - 1767)*

Siblings:
John Blakeslee (1654 - 1713)*
Samuel Blakeslee (1662 - 1732)*
Ebenezer Blakeslee (1664 - 1735)
Thomas Brooks (1679 - 1732)**

  • Calculated relationship
    • Half-sibling

Burial: Old Pine Grove Cemetery Waterbury New Haven County Connecticut, USA

Created by: D. Montgomery Record added: Jun 03, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 130811465


References

  1. Jacobus, Donald Lines, 1887-1970. Families of Ancient New Haven (1923) Reprint:. Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Co., 1994. Vol. I, page 214. “Blakeslee” < Hathitrust >
  2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130811465/ebenezer_blakeslee
  3. WikiTree contributors, "Ebenezer Blakeslee (1664-1735)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Blakeslee-58 : accessed 08 April 2025). cites
    1. Additional sources: Genealogy of the State of CT, vol ii; and Morris Family by Barnes.
    2. Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven (Clarence D. Smith, Rome, New York, 1922-1932) Volumes 1-9 Page 1118n
    3. Blakeslee Genealogy File Blakeslee Genealogy File - p.4 - Litchfield, CT, Historical Society
    4. Shepard: Page 281 Shepard, James. Samuel Blakesley and his Descendants, NEHGR (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1902) Vol. 56, Page 281
    5. Genealogies of Connecticut Families (Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983) Vol. 1, Page 164
    6. Genealogies of Connecticut Families (Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983) Vol. 1, Page 160
  4. White, Henry. List of Baptisms, In the Church in New Haven, Conn., 1639-1666, NEHGR (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1855) Vol. 9, Page 358: "Sister Blackly, wife of Samuel Blackly... 1666, Sept. 16, Ebenezer, [1664, July 17]"
  5. Barnes, Trescott C. The Barnes Family Yearbook Page 25
  6. Tuttle, George Frederick. The Descendants of William and Elizabeth Tuttle (Tuttle & Co., Rutland, VT, 1883) Page 26, Page 639, Page 641.
  7. Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850 (Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, Hartford, 1917) Part 1, Page 21. Birth record.
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Lt. Ebenezer Blakeslee's Timeline

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July 17, 1664
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
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September 16, 1666
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New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
February 4, 1685
New Haven, CT, United States
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March 21, 1689
New Haven, CT, United States
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New Haven, CT, United States
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New Haven, CT, United States
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