Deacon Ebenezer Carter Tracy was born 10 June 1796 in Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont to Joseph Tracy (1763-1829) and Ruth Carter (1772-1845) and died 15 May 1862 Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont of unspecified causes. He married Martha Sherman Evarts (1809-1889) 1829 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.
Biography
Deacon Ebenezer Carter Tracy graduated from Dartmouth College in 1819. He was editor of the "Vermont Chronicle" in Bellows Falls, Vermont from 1826-1828, and in Windsor from 1834 on. He was Deacon of the Old South Church and was known as Deacon Tracy. He married Martha Sherman Evarts, daughter of Jeremiah Evarts, Esq.
Tombstone
Tombstone of Deacon Tracy at Old South Church Cemetery in Windsor VT.
Tombstone Inscription: (Latin)
Inscription: Memori pii aeterna Ebenezer Carter Tracy. Vir optimus, spectatissimus. Amicus fidelis, Conjux parensq: maxime dilectus. In Hartford nat. Jun. 10, 1796 Ob. in Windsor Mai. 15, 1862 Omnibus lugendus, Hic quicquid mortale: immortale apud Dominum triumphat.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Martha Day Tracy (1833-1852) | |||
| Jeremiah Evarts Tracy (1835-1923) | |||
| Anna Ellen Sherman Tracy (1836-1935) | |||
| William Carter Tracy (1838-1864) | |||
| Roger Sherman Tracy (1840-1841) | |||
| Roger Sherman Tracy (1841-1926) | |||
| John Jay Tracy (1843-1902) | |||
| Charles Walker Tracy (1847-1900) | |||
Siblings
References
- Roger Sherman (1721-1793)/Immigrant Ancestors
- Rev Ebenezer Carter Tracy - FindAGrave #115963122