Ezekiel Straw

  General Notes:

POB per Alice Volkert; DOD POD per cemetery records

Per Ellen Straw Thompson in her genealogy of 1897, Ezekiel and Abigail lived in CT and died in Garland, ME.

Sources include genealogy of Ellen Straw Thompson of 1897; census records; History of Garland, ME (OAK); Came Cem records; IGI files.

The Township in 1810; Lyndon Oak, The History of Garland, Maine, Dover, Maine: Observer Publishing Co., 1912. Ezekiel Straw emigrated to the township from New Hampshire in 1810, and purchased lot seven, range seven. Two years later, having made a clearing and built a house, he married (Abigail Kirkpatrick) and commenced housekeeping. Mr. Straw's old homestead is now owned and occupied by Lionel Lincoln.

Ezekiel was a Universalist by religion. He was on the voting list of 1812 for Garland, ME and signed a petition for Incorp of town of Garland, ME (Mar 1810). per reseach of Don Higins he purchased land in Garland on July 13 1814 and again in 1838

Census 1820 (Garland, ME) Penobscot county 1 male below 10 (could be Giles b. c 1814) 1 male 16-18 (Jessie) 1 male 26-44(Ezekiel) 2 f below 10(Eliza, Abigail) 1 female 26-44 (Abigail)

census 1830 Garland, Penobscot County, ME 1 male below 5 = Thomas? 1 male 15 - 16 = Giles? 1 male 20 - 29 = Jesse 1 male 50 - 59 + Ezekiel 1 female 10 - 14 = Eliza 1 female 15 - 19 =Abigail 1 female 40- 49 = Abigail

census 1840 Garland, Penobscot County, Maine 1 male 10 - 14 = Thomas? 1 male 30-39 = Jessie (Giles m. 1840) 1 male 60-69 + Ezekiel 1 females 20-29 = Eliza and Abigail 1 female 50-59 = Abigail

census 1850 Garland, Penobscot, ME Ezekiel ae 72 Abigail ae 64 Eliza Straw Hartford ae James Hartford ae (son in law) Richard Ray Hartford ae 4y (grandson) It appears that Elisa married James Hartford and they with their 4 yr old son were living with Ezekiel and Abigail in 1850.
census 1860 Garland, Penobscot, ME Ezekiel Straw born c1778 Abagail c1787

Find A Grave Memorial# 60411004
Straw was the son of Lt. Jacob (Ordway) Straw buried in Stumpfield, N.H.
Ezekiel Straw emigrated to the township from N.H. in 1810 and purchased lot seven, range seven. Two years later having made a clearing and built a house, he married Abigail ( Kirkpatrick)and commenced housekeeping.
Mr. Straw's old homestead is now owned and occupied by Lionel Lincoln.
Ezekiel was a Universalist by religion. He was on the voting list of 1812 for Garland, Maine and signed a petition for Incorporation of Garland, Me., (Mar. 1810). Per research of D. Higins he purchased land in Garland, Maine July 13, 1814 and again in 1838.
The township in 1810, Lyndon Oak, The history of Garland, Maine, Dover, Maine; Observer Publishing Co. 1912

Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection - age 87yrs

Ezekiel married Abigail Gilpatrick, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, in 1800 in New Hampshire. (Abigail Gilpatrick was born in 1783 in New Hampshire, died on 8 Sep 1871 and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery - Garland, Penobscot County, Maine, USA.)