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Ebenezer Benton Chamberlain

Ebenezer Benton Chamberlain[1]

Male 1810 - 1882  (71 years)


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  • Name Ebenezer Benton Chamberlain 
    Birth 13 Jul 1810  Richmond, Richmond, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Education 1838  Oberlin College, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Graduated Oberlin Theological Seminary 
    Occupation From 1850 to 1880  [2, 3, 10, 11, 12] 
    minister 
    • He was a minister for the Presbyterian Church. His ministry took him and his family to:
      Vienna and Gustavus Ohio
      Humphreyville Connecticut
      Wayne Ohio
      Wiliiamsfield, Gustvus and Ashtabula Ohio
      East Springfield, Pennsylvania
    Census 1 Jun 1850  Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • James E Fisher family listed on same page, with Charlotte P, Mary E, Frances, and Frank - may not be related at all.
      Witness Role: head of household: [I812] Ebenezer Benton CHAMBERLAIN
      Witness Role: wife: [I811] Mary Ann COWLES
      Witness Role: son: [I2517] Henry Cowles CHAMBERLAIN
      Witness Role: son: [I2518] Albert Barnes CHAMBERLAIN
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2519] Ellen Maria CHAMBERLAIN
      Witness Role: son: [I807] William Benton CHAMBERLAIN
      Witness Role: servant: Name: Mary Ryan
      Witness Role: Servant status is assumed. Young woman born in Ireland in the Connecticut home of a clergyman, his wife, and their 4 young children.
    Census 1 Jun 1860  Wayne, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 13] 
    • The Oberlin Catalog of 1860 gives his residence as Williamsfield, a small township in Ashtabula county, not Wayne Township as on the Census.
      Witness Role: head of household: [I812] Ebenezer Benton CHAMBERLAIN
      Witness Role: wife: [I811] Mary Ann COWLES
      Witness Role: son: [I2518] Albert Barnes CHAMBERLAIN
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2519] Ellen Maria CHAMBERLAIN
      Witness Role: son: [I807] William Benton CHAMBERLAIN
    Military Service From 1861 to 1865  [14] 
    Civil War, Union Army 
    • 83rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E

      Entered the military a Private, was a Sergeant upon discharge.

      Pension record gives 15 Jan 1864 as his end of service, and rank of Sergeant.
    Census 1 Jun 1870  Springfield, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11] 
    • Witness Role: head of household: [I812] Ebenezer Benton CHAMBERLAIN
      Witness Role: wife: [I811] Mary Ann COWLES
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2519] Ellen Maria CHAMBERLAIN
    Census 1 Jun 1880  Springfield, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • Witness Role: head of household: [I812] Ebenezer Benton CHAMBERLAIN
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2519] Ellen Maria CHAMBERLAIN
      Witness Role: sister: [I4022] Eliza CHAMBERLAIN
    Family Search ID L7PQ-Z3S 
    _UID 2684496CF04049BCB3045B48C550C510D8E8 
    Death 3 Jun 1882  East Vincent Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Person ID I812  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2025 

    Father Isaac Chamberlain,   b. 5 Feb 1780, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Amy Benton,   b. 4 May 1780, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F283  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Mary Ann Cowles,   b. 25 Mar 1817, Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1874, Springfield, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 2 Nov 1838  Austinburg, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Children 
    +1. Henry Cowles Chamberlain,   b. 3 Apr 1842, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1918, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    >2. Albert Barnes Chamberlain,   b. 29 Feb 1844, Vienna, Trumbull, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1921, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     3. Ellen Maria Chamberlain,   b. 2 Jan 1846, Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1909, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    +4. William Benton Chamberlain,   b. 1 Sep 1847, Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1903, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S72] Debbie Price's Collection.

    2. [S254] Cens1860 - OH Ashtabula Wayne p196.

    3. [S846] Bio - Cowles Mary Ann.

    4. [S1408] DAR - Waite, Mary E. Chamberlain to Samuel Cowles.

    5. [S1358] Catalog - Oberlin 1852, p.27.

    6. [S1359] Catalog - Oberlin 1855, p. 35.

    7. [S1360] Catalog - Oberlin 1860, p. 11.

    8. [S1361] Catalog - Oberlin 1866.

    9. [S1362] Catalog - Oberlin 1870.

    10. [S253] Cens1850 - CT New Haven Seymour p345.

    11. [S793] Cens1870 - PA Erie Springfield p7.

    12. [S794] Cens1880 - PA Erie Springfield p24.

    13. [S1360] Catalog - Oberlin 1860.

    14. [S809] Military - Chamberlain Ebenezer Benton Civil War.