His parents are Ebenezer Ames 1794-1865 and Eleanor Weymouth 1798-1865, also born in Maine. Eben was the 8th child of 13 born to his parents.
The Ames family moved from Maine to Wisconsin between 1845-1850 and they settled in Lyndon, Sheboygan county.
Eben married Maria Hannah Strobridge on 15 JUNE 1856 in Weyauwega, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. They had 8 children of their own.
Eben was a Volunteer for the Union during the Civil War and was a Private in Co. C, Unit 44, Wisconsin Infantry. After the was, Maria Hannah and Eben separated, but did not divorce.
He is buried near his brother, Alonzo Garcelon Ames and Alonzo's wife Emma Augusta (Hyatt) Ames.
His parents are Ebenezer Ames 1794-1865 and Eleanor Weymouth 1798-1865, also born in Maine. Eben was the 8th child of 13 born to his parents.
The Ames family moved from Maine to Wisconsin between 1845-1850 and they settled in Lyndon, Sheboygan county.
Eben married Maria Hannah Strobridge on 15 JUNE 1856 in Weyauwega, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. They had 8 children of their own.
Eben was a Volunteer for the Union during the Civil War and was a Private in Co. C, Unit 44, Wisconsin Infantry. After the was, Maria Hannah and Eben separated, but did not divorce.
He is buried near his brother, Alonzo Garcelon Ames and Alonzo's wife Emma Augusta (Hyatt) Ames.
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Eben B Ames, Died Aug. 22, 1882, Aged 49 years
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The gravestone is broken. There is a willow tree at the top of the stone
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