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Elisha Partridge (1716- )

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Elisha Partridge was born to Eleazer Partridge and Sarah Taylor in Dedham Massachusetts (now Walpole), Mar. 16, 1716. He settled in Stoughton, Massachusetts, where, on Mar. 1, 1738, he purchased 100 acres of land of Jedediah Morse [1]Suffolk Co. Deeds, Lib. lvii., p. 193. He married, Dec 11, 1740, in Stoughton, Hannah Wellman of Norton, Massachusetts. He was in the Colonial service, from Stoughton, in 1757 [2]Massachusetts Archives. The births of four children are recorded in Stoughton. The family disappears after his Colonial service. Children: Sources References[+] References ↑1 Suffolk Co. Deeds, Lib. lvii., p. 193 ↑2 Massachusetts Archives

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Zachariah Partridge (1720-1799)

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Zachariah Partridge was born to Eleazer Partridge and Elizabeth Allen in Medfield, Massachusetts, on 22 Mar 1720. He settled in Walpole. His father referred to him in his will as ” my son, being yet young,” and desired that he be apprenticed ” to such trade as he may choose.” He was also to receive £10 upon becoming of age [1]Suffolk Co. Prob. Rec, vol. xxxiii., p. 5.. He married in Walpole, Massachusetts, 17 Feb 1742, Esther Turner, daughter of Ebenezer and Esther (Clark) Turner, of Medfield. They resided in Walpole, and their children were born there. “Mercy, wife of

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Job Partridge (1698-1742)

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Job Partridge was born to Eleazer Partridge and Elizabeth Smith in Medfield, Massachusetts, May 19, 1698. He was in the Colonial service in 1722. He married twice: first, in 1724, Abigail Thompson, born in Medfield, July 23, 1704, died in Wrentham, Massachusetts, April 1, 1728, daughter of Ebenezer and Susannah Thompson; and second, Feb. 28, 1729, Anne Cook of Bellingham, Massachusetts. He was drowned at Wrentham, Massachusetts, Feb. 7, 1742. His widow was administratrix of his estate, which was valued at £641. 11s. [1]Suffolk Co. Prob. Rec, vol. xxxvi., p. 157, She died Nov. 24, 1752. Family Child by Abigail

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