Ezekiel Hale (1725 - 1789)

Biography

Ezekiel Hale was born at Newbury, Massachusetts on July 14, 1725, son of Ezekiel and Ruth Hale. ^{[1] [2]}

He married first, Mary Moody on September 6, 1743. ^[1] She died at Newbury on August 10, 1749 in her 22nd year. ^{[1] [2]}

He married second Mary Sargent of Amesbury, Massachusetts on May 10, 1750. Mary was born at Amesbury on March 3, 1730/1, daughter of Moses and Sarah (Bagley) Sargent. ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Mary died at Newbury on January 10, 1750/1, shortly after the birth of her daughter Mary. ^{[1] [2]}

Her father Moses Sargent wrote his will on April 15, 1755, which was approved on October 14, 1756. In it he left L130 to his grand daughter Mary Hale, daughter of my daughter Mary Hale, deceased. He further specified if my grand daughter Mary dies before her full portion is distributed, then a portion will go to my son in law Ezekiel Hale, the remainder divided among my other children ^[5]

After Mary's death, Ezekiel married thirdly, Hannah Balch of Bradford on April 7, 1752. ^[1] Hannah was born on May 25, 1732, the daughter of Reverend William and Rebecca Balch. ^{[6] [2]}

She died at Newbury on July 17, 1755 in her 24th year. ^{[1] [2]}

His fourth wife was Abigail Sargent, daughter of Reverend Christopher and Susan (Peaselee) Sargent and cousin to his former wife, Mary Sargent. She was born at Methuen on April 2, 1734, and they were married on January 22, 1755. ^{[1] [2] [7]}

He had a total of sixteen children by his four wives. ^[2]

Children

by Mary Sargent

• Mary born at Newbury on December 23, 1750; married Enoch Little on February 25, 1768. ^{[1] [2]}

by Abigail Sargent

• Joshua, b. 27 Aug. 1777 (Dracut, MA); m. Sarah Clements, daughter of Moses Clement Jr. and Sarah Bailey.

Research notes

Amesbury Births

• Sargent, Mary, d. Moses and Sarah, Mar. 3, 1730-31. (p. 221)

Amesbury Marriages

• Sargent, Mary, and Ezekiel Hale, May 10, 1750. CR2 (p. 472) ^[3]

Newbury Births

• Hale, Ezekiel, s. Ezekiel and Ruth, July 14, 1725. (p. 206)
• Hale, Mary, d. Ezekiel and Mary, Dec. 23, 1750. (p. 209)

Newbury Marriages

• Hale, Ezekiel, and Mary Moodey, Sept. 6, 1743. (p. 214)
• Hale, Ezekiel, and Mary Sergeant of Amesbury, int. Apr. 13, 1750. (p. 214)
• Hale, Ezekiel, and Hannah Balch of Bradford, int. Feb. 6, 1752. (p. 215)
• Hale, Ezekiel, and Abigail Sargent of Methuen, at Methuen, Jan. 22, 1755. [Dec. 20, 1755. int.] (p. 215)
• Hale, Mary, and Enoch Little, Feb. 25, 1768. (p. 216)

Newbury Deaths

• Hale, Mary, w. Ezekiel, Jan. 10, 1750[-51, in her 21st y. G. R. 6.]. (V. 2: p. 608)
• Hale, Mary, w. Ezekiel [at her father Moody's. CR2], Aug. 10, 1749. [in her 22d y. GR6] (p. 608)
• Hale, Hannah, w. Ezekiel, July 17, 1755. [in her 24th y. GR6] (p. 606) ^[1]

Bradford Births

• Balch, Hannah, d. Rev. William and Rebeckah, May 25, 1732. (p. 18)

Bradford Marriages

• Hale, Ezekiel, and Hannah Balch, Apr. 7, 1752. (p. 215) ^[6]

Methuen Births

• Sargeant, Abigail, d. Rev. Christopher and Susanna, Apr. 2, 1734. (p. 111)

Methuen Marriages

• Sargante, Abigall, and Ezekel Hale of Newbury, Jan. 12, 1755. (p. 264) ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume II, Marriages and Deaths, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1911
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Hale, Robert Safford. Genealogy of descendants of Thomas Hale of Walton, England, and of Newbury, Mass, Weed, Parsons and Co., Albany, New York, 1889 p. 179-80: 292
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1913
4. ↑ Stearns, Ezra S. compiler, Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 3, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1908 p. 1517
5. ↑ Case 24661: p. 1-12: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1907
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Vital Records of Methuen, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1909

• Find A Grave: Memorial #137917599: Hildreth Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts
• Hale, Mary A., A Trip To The White Mountains in 1840, Essex Institute Historical Collections (Salem, Massachusetts, 1947) Vol. 83, Page 24.
  • On 11 Aug 1840, his great-granddaughter, Mary Hale, visited his gravesite. The tombstone was inscribed: "Sacred to the memory of Captain Ezekiel Hale, who departed this life August the 28th A.D. 1789 aged 64 years."