Ruben Eaton
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Ruben Eaton (1746 - 1813)

Private Ruben Eaton
Born in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 6 Dec 1770 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Husband of — married 27 Nov 1787 in Sutton, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at age 67 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Private Ruben Eaton served with 14th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ruben Eaton is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A036030.

Reuben Eaton was a Revolutionary War Patriot. [1][2][3][4]

Reuben Eaton was born on November 14, 1746 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony. His parents were Noah Eaton and Phebe Lilly.[5][6]

He married Abigail Lovell, Dec. 6, 1770, at Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.[7][6]

Together they had these children:

  1. Jonathan Eaton, b. Nov. 22, 1773.
  2. Sarah Eaton, 9 Jan 1777.
  3. Polly Eaton, 11 Jan 1779.
  4. Reuben Eaton, 27 Oct 1780.
  5. Abigail Eaton, 7 Oct 1782.

He married Ruth Waite on November 27, 1787. [7][6]

Together they had these children:

  1. Samuel Eaton

He died on Nov. 17, 1813 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. [7]

Buried in Millbury Cemetery, MA.

Research

Discrepancy with death date between VR and DAR/findagrave

Sources

  1. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
  2. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
  3. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
  4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Reuben Eaton", Ancestor # A036030.
  5. ↑ Vital Records of Reading, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Vital Records of Sutton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51712748/reuben-eaton: accessed 04 July 2023), memorial page for Pvt Reuben Eaton (17 Nov 1746–15 Jan 1813), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51712748, citing Millbury Cemetery, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651).
  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 July 2019), memorial page for Pvt Reuben Eaton (1749–15 Jan 1817), Find A Grave: Memorial #51712748, citing Millbury Cemetery, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .
  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-DQV8 : 29 November 2018), Ruben Eaton, 14 Nov 1746; citing Birth, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm .
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-4DCR : 29 November 2018), Reuben Eaton, 14 Nov 1746; citing Birth, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009686.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHWD-HL2 : 4 November 2017), Reuben Eaton and Abigail Lovell, 06 Dec 1770; citing Marriage, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,190.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHWD-HL2 : 10 November 2020), Reuben Eaton, 6 Dec 1770; citing Marriage, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FR-7HZ : 10 November 2020), Reuben Eaton in entry for Jonathan Eaton, 22 Nov 1773; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FR-7HK : 10 November 2020), Reuben Eaton in entry for Sarah Eaton, 9 Jan 1777; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FR-7HG : 10 November 2020), Reuben Eaton in entry for Polly Eaton, 11 Jan 1779; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FR-7HR : 10 November 2020), Reuben Eaton in entry for Reuben Eaton, 27 Oct 1780; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FR-7HB : 10 November 2020), Reuben Eaton in entry for Abigail Eaton, 7 Oct 1782; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHWD-NLH : 10 November 2020), Reuben Eaton, 27 Nov 1787; citing Marriage, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FR-7C9 : 10 November 2020), Reuben Eaton in entry for Ruth Eaton, 1 Feb 1790; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FR-7J9 : 10 November 2020), Reuben Eaton in entry for Samuel Eaton, 8 Oct 1792; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FR-7JQ : 10 November 2020), Reuben Eaton in entry for Ziba Eaton, 16 Apr 1795; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFF-99D : 4 November 2017), Reuben Eaton, 17 Nov 1813; citing Death, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,190.
  • "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKG-7GY : accessed 3 January 2021), Reuben Eaton, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 547, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.
  • "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-XXJS : 15 December 2020), Reuben Eaton, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711084.




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