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Ebenezer Burpee was born on a farm at Lancaster, Massachusetts. He was physically described during a 6 month term of enlistment dated June 5, 1780, as age 19 years: stature: 5 feet 8 inch tall; complexion, light; residence, Lancaster; source: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol II, pg. 888.
He married Elizabeth Weston (1767-1848) at Cheshire County, New Hampshire, November 1789. Their daugher, Margaret, was born April 26, 1905 at Cheshire County, New Hampshire. She married John Fassett in 1827 at Jaffrey, Cheshire County. She died in 1892.
Ebenezer's tombstone and NSSAR Bronze style lug appear at Rural Cemetery adjacent to Route 189 and the intersection of Route 93 in Lorraine, New York.
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