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id 39 firstname Eunice Esther Ward lastname Bennett fullname Bennett , Eunice Esther Ward birthyr 1735 deathyr 1827 updated 2016-06-20 01:35:39 doc wvcem-binder1-a-b/wvcem-20151208_0006-bennedict-e page 4 o_born 25 Mar 1735 Attleborough, Bristol Cy. , Mass. o_died 3 Mar 1827 ae 91-11-9 Location in Cemetery: J-13 o_came signed covenant 1796; 24 Jun 1801; 20 Mar 1814 o_history Wife of Joseph Sr., mother of Anna, Joanna & Sarah. The date this family first came is confusing. Husband Joseph died in 1788 and is buried in the Shaker cemetery, but Eunice is not recorded as signing any covenant until 1796. 15 Oct 1798 Signed deed of property to Shakers. (Filley's research) 7 Sept 1815 "Sent o Watervliet to be dedaconess" according to Western Reserve membership files. 2 Mar 1827 Eunice died. (CM-303, NF Journal) In II: A-17, reel 5, there is the following invoice made out for Eunice Esther Bennett on 30 Aug 1826 when she went to Watervliet to Sodus to start the Society there: 90 Ibs. Boilers and sheets 134 Ibs apples 115 Ibs crockery 161 Ibs a chest of jugs 20 Ibs small box 150 Ibs bed & boxes 116 Ibs clothes 64 Ibs bag of dried apples 170 Ibs stove 28 Ibs sheet iron Total 1038 Ibs Signed by F.S. Wicker o_author Amended 4/5/96