Ebenezer Groesbeck (c. 1810-?) was a cooper and a resident of New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

Biography

Ebenezer Groesbeck was born around 1810. His parentage cannot be ascertained at this time. According to the 1850 U.S. Census, he was born in Connecticut.[1]Ebenezer Grosback in Brunswick, Medina County, Ohio in “United States Census, 1850,” FamilySearch, accessed September 13, 2021 Census records for his son Frank state that Ebenezer was born in Pennsylvania[2]Frank Groesbeck in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois in “United States Census, 1880,” FamilySearch, accessed September 13, 2021[3]Franklin W Groesbeck in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa in “United States Census, 1880,” FamilySearch, accessed September 13, 2021[4]Franklin W Groesbeck in Ward 32 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois in “United States Census, 1900,” FamilySearch, accessed September 13, 2021[5]Frank Olsen in Ward 31 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois in “United States Census, 1910,” FamilySearch, accessed September 13, 2021 or New York.[6]Frank Olsen in Ward 29 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois in “United States Census, 1920,” FamilySearch, accessed September 13, 2021

Sometime before 1830, Ebenezer was married to Lucy Morse, the youngest daughter of Asaph Morse and Clarissa Dudley.[7]Abner Morse, Memorial of the Morses (Boston: William Veazie, 1850), page 174 (Asaph Morse), HathiTrust, accessed September 13, 2021 In the 1830 U.S. Census, Ebenezer appears in the Town of Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York. One female between 20 and 30 years old (Lucy) is listed as living with him.[8]Ebenezer Grosbeck in Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York in “United States Census, 1830,” FamilySearch, accessed September 13, 2021

In the 1840 U.S. Census, Ebenezer was living in Toby Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania (then part of Armstrong County). Living with Ebenezer and Lucy were two boys under 5 years old.[9]Ebenezer Grossback in Toby Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in “United States Census, 1840,” FamilySearch, accessed September 13, 2021

In the 1850 U.S. Census, Ebenezer was living in Brunswick, Medina County, Ohio. In the household were his wife Lucy, his son Francis W., and his daughter Mary S. Ebenezer Groesbeck is listed as a cooper in this census–the only time an occupation is listed for him.[10]Ebenezer Grosback in Brunswick, Medina County, Ohio in “United States Census, 1850,” FamilySearch, accessed September 13, 2021

What became of Ebenezer Groesbeck after 1850 is uncertain, but I have been as yet unable to find any record of Ebenezer, Lucy, or their daughter Mary any time after the 1850 U.S. Census.

Children

Ebenezer and Lucy (Morse) Groesbeck had at least two children, per the 1850 U.S. Census:[11]Ebenezer Grosback in Brunswick, Medina County, Ohio in “United States Census, 1850,” FamilySearch, accessed September 13, 2021

  1. Frank W. Groesbeck (1841-1922) was a railroad conductor, served in the Civil War, was a traveling salesman, and later went by the alias Frank Olsen due to bigamy.[12]Frank W Olsen death record, 24 January 1922, “Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998,” FamilySearch, accessed September 13, 2021
  2. Mary S. Groesbeck (c. 1845-?)

Census records

Research notes

  • 2021-09-06: No property records exist for Ebenezer Groesbeck in Oneida County, New York, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, or Medina County, Ohio. A Cornelius W. Groesbeck did buy a parcel of land in Oneida County, New York, in 1807.
  • 2021-09-13: There are also no property records for Ebenezer Groesbeck in Clarion County, Pennsylvania or Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. One possible lead: there was a Silas Groesbeck in Oneida County at the same time as Ebenezer.
Ebenezer Groesbeck

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