Ebenezer
FESSENDEN
(b.
30 July 1775
,
Barre, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
4 August 1856
,
Québec Province, Canada
)
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Ebenezer FESSENDEN was born 30 July 1775 in Barre, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ebenezer FESSENDEN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ebenezer married Hannah MOSS 18 December 1803 in Bridport, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hannah MOSS was born 18 October 1783 in Bridport, Vermont, USA. Hannah died 5 October 1865 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).
Ebenezer FESSENDEN died 4 August 1856 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Ebenezer FESSENDEN
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Hannah MOSS-- Date: 18 December 1803 Place: Bridport, Vermont, USA
Children of Ebenezer FESSENDEN and Hannah MOSS:
Elisha Moss FESSENDEN (b.19 September 1808, Brome, Brome, Quebec, Canada d. 21 August 1851, Berlin Township, St. Clair, Michigan, USA)
m. Alice Elsie TIBBITS 1 June 1836 in Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Québec, Canada (Shefford)
Hannah MOSS-- Date: 18 December 1803 Place: Bridport, Vermont, USAChildren of Ebenezer FESSENDEN and Hannah MOSS:
Elisha Moss FESSENDEN (b.19 September 1808, Brome, Brome, Quebec, Canada d. 21 August 1851, Berlin Township, St. Clair, Michigan, USA)m. Alice Elsie TIBBITS 1 June 1836 in Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Québec, Canada (Shefford)
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1775 Birth 30 July 1775
Barre, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1803 Marriage / PartnerEbenezer FESSENDEN and Hannah MOSS 18 December 1803, Bridport, Vermont, USA
He was 28 years old.
1808 Birth of ChildElisha Moss FESSENDEN was born 19 September 1808, Brome, Brome, Quebec, Canada
Ebenezer was 33 years old.
1836 Marriage of ChildElisha Moss FESSENDEN married 1 June 1836, Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Québec, Canada (Shefford) to Alice Elsie TIBBITS
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1851 Death of ChildElisha Moss FESSENDEN died 21 August 1851, Berlin Township, St. Clair, Michigan, USA
Ebenezer was 76 years old.
1856 Death 4 August 1856
Québec Province, Canada
He died at the age of 81.
Added: 11/20/2025 10:38:15 AM
- Updated: 11/20/2025 10:39:04 AM
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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