Ezra

first name
Ezra
last name
gender
male
birth, death year
1766 , 1802
first, last year in records
1800, 1800
confidence level
indeterminate
freed status (year freed)
unknown
enslaver(s)
location(s)
Deerfield, MA  
place of origin

Bio

Ezra lived in Deerfield, Massachusetts. He might be Ezra Wood. In Zadock Hawks' day book Ezra Wood is recorded in 1794 as purchasing shoes for his wife and potatoes. In John Williams' day book entries for "Ezra" appear in 1800. He bought tobacco, a mug, rum, molasses, and crackers, and received credit for hoeing corn. Ezra died at the age of 36.

Primary Source Entries for Ezra

Entry Source Vol Name Date entry id
Ezra a negro 36 First Church of Deerfield [MA] Single 1802 May 307
Ezra Negro Dr 1 hand tobacco 7 - John Williams Day Book 6/1799 - 11/1800 1800 Apr 8 1078
Ezra Dr 1 qt Mug 17 1 hand Tobacco 7 John Williams Day Book 6/1799 - 11/1800 1800 Apr 30 1074
Ezra Dr 1 qt W I Rum 32 1 qt Molasses 20 John Williams Day Book 6/1799 - 11/1800 1800 May 9 1075
Ezra Dr 1 lb Crackers, Tobacco 18 Cr by hoeing corn John Williams Day Book 6/1799 - 11/1800 1800 May 16 1076
Ezra Dr to hand tobacco 7 John Williams Day Book 6/1799 - 11/1800 1800 May 16 1640
Ezra Dr 1 hand Tobacco 7 John Williams Day Book 6/1799 - 11/1800 1800 May 26 1077

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