Edmund Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Aug 1712 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts 2
Baptism:
Death: 12 Aug 1796 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Sears cemetery, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Death, , Dennis, Massachusetts in Dennis, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Paul Sears (1669-1740) 3
Mother: Mercy Freeman (1674-1747) 4
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Crowell (19 Sep 1725 - 22 Jun 1802)
Marriage: 7 Apr 1743 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Edmund Sears (1744-1832) 1
2. Joshua Sears (1753-1825)
3. Temperance Sears (1764-1859)
4. Hannah Sears (1766-1843) 5
Notes
General:
stone:Marriage Notes (Hannah Crowell)
In Memory of Mr
Edmund Sears he died
Aug'st ye 12th 1796
In his 85th year
Remember me as you pass by
For as you are so once was I
And as I am now so you must be
Therefore prepare to follow me 6
Children
Edmund Sears b: 3 JAN 1743/44
Elizabeth Sears b: 16 OCT 1745
Jane Sears b: 17 NOV 1748
Joshua Sears b: 21 JUL 1751
Joshua Sears b: 1 JUL 1753
Christopher Sears b: 16 AUG 1756
Elkanah Sears b: 21 OCT 1758
Mercy Sears b: 17 MAR 1761
Temperence Sears b: 9 AUG 1764
Hannah Sears b: 8 DEC 1766
Edward Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Jun 1704 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts 7
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Josiah Sears (Abt 1675-1727) 8
Mother: Mercy Howes (Abt 1682-1720)
Edward Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 22 Oct 1746
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Willard Sears (1714-1765)
Mother: Susannah Howes (1720-1763)
Edward Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1815 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Deborah F (Est 1815 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Lucy Ann Sears (1835-After 1900)
Eleazar Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Jan 1706 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts 9
Baptism:
Death: 4 Jul 1796 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Double Date
Parents
Father: Silas Sears (1661-Abt 1732)
Mother: Sarah Crosby (1668-1705)
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Nickerson (Est 1706 - )
Marriage: Feb 1729 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Status:
2. Lydia Gray (25 May 1728 - )
Marriage: 4 Dec 1766 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Status:
Eleazer Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 9 May 1739 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 20 Jan 1824 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Thomas Sears (1702-1785)
Mother: Patience Nickerson (1705-1783)
Spouses and Children
1. *Bethiah Godfrey (Cir 1743 - 7 Jun 1800)
Marriage: 9 May 1761 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Status:
Elijah B Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1818 - West Brewster, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 3 Oct 1873 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Reuben Sears (1791-1845)
Mother: Nancy Sears (1794- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Elmira Crowell (Est 1820 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Lydia Bailey Sears (1851-1902)
Elisha Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Jun 1748 - Hardwick, Massachusetts 10
Baptism:
Death: 20 Jun 1821 - Barre, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Roland Sears (1711-1784) 11
Mother: Mary Freeman (1719-1784) 11
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Sears (1756 - 20 Oct 1842)
Marriage: 31 Oct 1771 - Hardwick, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Hannah Sears)
Children
Mary "Polly" SEARS b: 1774 in Barre, Worcester Co, MA
Barnabas SEARS b: 11 JUN 1777 in Barre, Worcester Co, MA
Thankful SEARS b: 1779 in Barre, Worcester Co, MA
Lydia SEARS b: 1781 in Barre, Worcester Co, MA
Mercy SEARS b: 1783 in Barre, Worcester Co, MA
Hannah SEARS b: ABT 1784 in Barre, Worcester Co, MA
Franklin SEARS b: 3 OCT 1785 in Barre, Worcester Co, MA
(cduke)
Elisha Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1707 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 7 Mar 1790 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Sears cemetery, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain John Sears (1677-1738)
Mother: Priscilla Freeman (1686-1764)
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah (1709 - 12 Apr 1783)
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Bethiah Sears (Cir 1738-1759)
2. Enoch Sears (Cir 1747-1767)
3. Constant Sears (Cir 1749-1768)
Notes
General:
stone:
In Memory of
Mr Elisha Sears
he Died March
7th 1790 in his
84th Year 6
Captain Elisha Freeman Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Mar 1831 - Brewster, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 15 Apr 1897
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Joseph Hamblen Sears (1801-1885)
Mother: Olive Bangs (1802-1889) 5
Spouses and Children
1. *Bethiah Knowles Mayo (17 Mar 1836 - 25 Sep 1856)
Marriage:
Status:
2. Ellen Foster (16 Nov 1834 - 22 Jan 1906)
Marriage: 2 May 1860 - Charlestown, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Ellen Foster)
daughter:
Name: Anna Foster Sears
Birth: 14 APR 1863 in Melrose, MA
Death: 5 MAR 1922 in Boston, Suffolk Co, MA
Marriage 1 Elmer H Hudson b: 20 JUN 1861 in Woodstock, VT
Married: 9 MAY 1888
Elizabeth Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1725
Baptism:
Death: 30 Jan 1778 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts 6
Burial: in Hall burying ground, Dennis
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *John Hall (30 Jan 1717 - 14 Jan 1792)
Marriage: 9 Jul 1752 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (John Hall)
Children, in Yarmouth
John HALL , Jr. b: 21 APR 1753
Nathan HALL , Sr. b: 5 SEP 1756
Ebenezer HALL b: 22 MAR 1759
Mary HALL b: 10 MAY 1761
Benjamin HALL b: 28 APR 1763
Elizabeth HALL b: 2 APR 1765
Bathsheba HALL b: 4 MAR 1767
Joshua HALL b: 14 JAN 1771
Elizabeth Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 26 Apr 1799 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 28 Apr 1890 - Harvard, Massachusetts 12
Burial:
Cause of Death: heart failure
Notes
General:
Shaker?Medical:
age 91-0-2
single
housework
b Eastham
parents unknown 12
Elizabeth Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Feb 1763 - Sandisfield, Massachusetts 13
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Paul Sears (1740-1832)
Mother: Elizabeth (Est 1742-1800)
Elizabeth Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Jul 1745 - Chatham, Massachusetts 14
Baptism:
Death: 26 May 1766 - Chatham, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Paul Sears (Cir 1710-After 1780)
Mother: Anne Atkins (1713-1783)
Elizabeth Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Nov 1828 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Barnabas Sears (1790-1875) 15
Mother: Hannah Crocker (1792-1879) 16
Elizabeth Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Aug 1697 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts 17
Baptism:
Death: 28 Feb 1728 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Old Burial Ground, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Death, , Yarmouth, Massachusetts in Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Paul Sears (1669-1740) 3
Mother: Mercy Freeman (1674-1747) 18
Spouses and Children
1. *Nathaniel Crosby (1700 - 1780)
Marriage: 10 Feb 1725 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Moses Crosby (1726-1811)
Elizabeth Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1752 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Judah Sears (1699-1766)
Mother: Mary Paddock (1701- )
Elizabeth Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 4 Jan 1752 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jonathan Sears (1725-1752)
Mother: Priscilla Sears (1730-1819)
Spouses and Children
1. *Samuel Hall (7 Mar 1752 - 6 Jul 1834)
Marriage: 13 Apr 1773 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Samuel Hall)
Children
Atherton Hall b: 26 MAR 1794 in Massachusetts
Elizabeth Hall b: 18 JUN 1783 in Massachusetts
Jonathan Hall b: 29 MAR 1774 in Massachusetts
Lot Hall b: 13 OCT 1776 in Yarmouth
Mehitable Hall b: in Massachusetts
Samuel Hall b: in Massachusetts
Elizabeth F Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 25 Nov 1806
Baptism: 28 Dec 1806
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Thomas Sears (11 Dec 1797 - 26 Apr 1873)
Marriage: 5 Oct 1826
Status:
Elkanah Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 12 Apr 1734 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 24 Nov 1816 - East Hampton, Connecticut
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joshua Sears (1708-1753)
Mother: Rebecca Mayo (1710-Abt 1776)
Notes
General:
In 1746 he moved with his parents to Middletown CT. After marrying, he lived on a farm just west of Pocotapaug Lake in East Hampton. In 1780 he was on a committee appointed to provide necessities for the Continental army, and assisted in provisioning troops on Long Island, narrowly escaping capture at one time. In 1794 he purchased land in Freehold, Albany Co, NY. 9 May 1778 he deeded land in East Hampton to his son Isaac, and in 1795 gave another parcel to his son Willard. He was large framed, tall and muscular, filled with a spirit of entrprise, and reckless of danger. When the Revolution broke out he equipped a vessel which he commanded himself, and which preyed on British convoys. His vessel was captured by a British ship and he and one of his men were made prisoners and confined on board. He suspected from what he saw and heard that they would be executed one morning, so told the other prisoner, and prepared to escape and swim to shore. The other man thought the attempt desparate, but Sears replied that he'd rather trust his neck in the water than the rope. They eluded the guard about midnight,and let themselves into the water. There they were discovered and fired upon from the ship. Sears reached shore, but his man did not. Sears took a boat, went out and picked him up, and they both escaped. He immediately went to work fitting out another vessel. After the war he was actively engaged in mechanical and agricultural pursuits. He was greatly beloved. His house stood till 1848, when it was taken down.
Marriage 1 Ruth WHITE b: ABT 1733
Married: 06 JAN 1757 in Middletown, CT 1
Children
Isaac SEARS b: 03 NOV 1757 in Chatham, CT
Willard SEARS b: 08 SEP 1760 in Chatham, CT
Ruth SEARS b: 13 MAR 1762
Ruth SEARS b: 21 MAR 1765 in East Hampton, MA c: 05 MAR 1825
Rachel SEARS b: 09 SEP 1768 in East Hampton, CT c: 09 OCT 1768
Benjamin SEARS b: 21 FEB 1771 in Chatham, CT 5
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