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Ezekiel Hunt was born on 6 April 1735, the first son of Ezekiel Hunt and Susanna Berry. On 27 May 1761, at Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, he married Eunice White.
At the outbreak of hostilities between Great Britain and the Colonies, Ezekiel began a six-year period of service during the Revolutionary War. Between 19 April 1775 and December 1781, he experienced nine tours of duty and service in six different regiments.
He enlisted:
At Northbridge, as a Private, in Captain Josiah Wood’s Company. The Company marched on the alarm of 19 April 1775 to Roxbury, Massachusetts (Battles of Concord and Menotomy, Massachusetts), eight days of service.
At Northbridge, as a Private, in Captain David Batcheller’s Company, Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Tyler’s 3rd Worcester County Regiment. The Regiment marched to Providence, Rhode Island, on the alarm of 8 December 1776 (the Battle of Newport, Rhode Island), one month and four days of service.
At Rhode Island, as a Private, on 18 April 1777, in Captain Peter Penniman’s Company, Colonel Wood’s Regiment, which was on alert due to the Battles of Danbury, Ridgefield, and Norwalk, in Connecticut, discharged on 7 May 1777, after 21 days of service.
As a Corporal, on 24 September 1777, in Captain Benjamin Farrar’s Company, Colonel Benjamin Hawes’ Regiment, marched to Rhode Island on a secret expedition due to battles in New York, discharged on 29 October 1777, after one month and five days service (including three days travel, 60 miles home).
At Northbridge, as a Private, in Captain David Batcheller’s Company, Colonel Ezra Wood’s Regiment, arriving at camp at North River, on 5 June 1778, and discharged on 29 January 1779, after eight months and 17 days service (including three days preparation for camp and 20 days, 400 miles travel out and home). Paymaster pay dated 20 April 1779. On alert numerous Battles in the southeastern Rhode Island and southwestern Massachusetts area.
At Douglas, as a Private, on 28 July 1780, in Captain Job Knapp’s Company, Colonel Nathan Tyler’s Regiment; marched on alarm of 27 July 1780, to Tiverton, Rhode Island, discharged on 7 August 1780, after 14 days service (including three days travel home).
At West Springfield, as a Private, on 26 October 1780, in Captain Rowley’s Company, Colonel Moseley’s Hampshire County Regiment; by order of Brigadier General Danielson, three months service.
At Douglas, as a Private, on 2 March 1781, in Captain Job Knapp’s Company, marching to Rhode Island (travel 70 miles), discharged on 15 March 1781, for 17 days of service.
At Douglas, as a Private, on 29 July 1781, in Captain Joseph Elliot’s Company, Colonel William Thomas’ Regiment; marched to Rhode Island to camp at Battes Hill, discharged on 1 December 1781, after four months and five days of service.
Ezekiel spent a total of 20 months in militia service but witnessed little hostile action.
After the war, he resided at the Town of Douglas, in Worcester County, Massachusetts, until his death there on 25 January 1803. He is buried in the Douglas Center Cemetery at Douglas.
In 1803 his son Otis (my line) was serving as the Sergeant of Marines on board the historically famous Frigate U.S.S. Philadelphia and was among the captured officers and non-commissioned officers imprisoned at Tripoli... “To the shores of....”
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