Ezekiel Ballou: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Ezekiel Ballou was born on 5 Jan 1719 in Wrentham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts (later Cumberland, Rhode Island); died on 6 Jun 1789 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island.

Other Events and Attributes:

Will: 13 Apr 1787, Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island; written

Notes:

Will:
In his old age he gave his lands by deed to his sons, with perhaps life-lease retentions for the maintenance of himself and wife.

will written 13 Apr 13 1787, Cumberland
to wife 1/2
to sons Jesse, Levi, Reuben, and Asa
cash plus lands already given
to three married daughters, Amey Gaskill, Anna Brown, and Joanna Carpenter, one half, and after mother's death, one half.
Executor Oliver Carpenter, Mendon Mass.

Ezekiel married Joanna Cook on 3 Jul 1740 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island. Joanna was born about 1716; died on 16 Jan 1797. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Jesse Ballou was born on 30 Mar 1741 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died.
3. Levi Ballou was born on 23 Sep 1744 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died.
4. Amey Ballou was born on 24 Nov 1745 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died.
5. Reuben Ballou was born on 26 Nov 1747 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died.
6. Asa Ballou was born on 2 Mar 1750 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died.
7. Mary Ballou was born on 12 Aug 1752 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died on 2 Oct 1754 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island.
8. Anna Ballou was born on 1 Mar 1756 in Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died.
9. Joanna Ballou was born on 27 Sep 1759 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died.

Generation: 2

2.	Jesse Ballou (1.Ezekiel¹) was born on 30 Mar 1741 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died. Family/Spouse: Rhoda Salsbury, (1st wife). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: Lydia Mason, (2nd wife). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

3. Levi Ballou (1.Ezekiel¹) was born on 23 Sep 1744 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died.
Levi married Comfort Thompson on 21 Mar 1765. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

4.	Amey Ballou (1.Ezekiel¹) was born on 24 Nov 1745 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died. Amey married Benjamin Gaskill on 12 Apr 1764 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Reuben Ballou

(1.Ezekiel¹) was born on 26 Nov 1747 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died.

Family/Spouse: Chloe Comstock, (1st wife). Chloe (daughter of Daniel Comstock and Martha Brown) was born on 2 Mar 1752 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died after 1760 in of, Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Freelove Whipple, (2nd wife) (dau of who?). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

6.	Asa Ballou (1.Ezekiel¹) was born on 2 Mar 1750 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died. Asa married Phebe Comsock, (dau of who?) on 28 Sep 1769 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

7. Mary Ballou (1.Ezekiel¹) was born on 12 Aug 1752 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died on 2 Oct 1754 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island.

8.	Anna Ballou (1.Ezekiel¹) was born on 1 Mar 1756 in Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died. Anna married Elijah Brown on 29 May 1774. Elijah (son of Stephen Brown, Sr. and Ruth Ballou) was born on 10 Arp 1752 in Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

9.	Joanna Ballou (1.Ezekiel¹) was born on 27 Sep 1759 in Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island; and died. Joanna married Oliver Carpenter, (son of who?) on 14 May 1775 in Mendon, Worcester Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]