Spouse: Virginia Lee CANTIN-140937. Children were: Amy Elizabeth TEMPLE-140938.

Spouse: Sheryl K. BURROW-160640.

Spouse: Cathy D. O'DELL-160641.

Spouse: Schell M. -163992.

Spouse: Antoinette -160642.

Spouse: Asta L. -135046. Asta L. and Earnest T. TEMPLE were married in 1915. Children were: Lee T. TEMPLE-135047, Mary V. TEMPLE-135048.

Spouse: Edith May SMITH-60042. Edith May SMITH and Earnest Thurman (Ernest) TEMPLE were married on 22 September 1901 in Columbus, Franklin, OH.^{13742,73535,73536} Children were: Bayard Creighton TEMPLE-60043, Edith Ruby TEMPLE-60044, TEMPLE-92959.

Spouse: Charley RIVERS-173601. Easter TEMPLE and Charley RIVERS were married on 19 January 1884 in Matagorda Co., TX.⁶⁸⁵⁸⁵

Spouse: James HATTEN-104610. Easter A. TEMPLE and James HATTEN were married before 1907. Children were: Mark O. HATTEN-104611.

Spouse: Emily C. INGALLS-814. Emily C. INGALLS and Eben Morehouse (Eben) TEMPLE were married on 2 October 1851.⁴⁶³³⁷ Date from Ralph L. Temple correspondence. Children were: Fanny B. TEMPLE-17400.

Spouse: Myrtle Susan RUSHTON-64786. Myrtle Susan RUSHTON and Eben Taylor TEMPLE were married on 6 January 1915 in Elderslie, Bruce, Ontario, Canada.⁶⁹⁸¹⁸ Children were: Melvin Dean TEMPLE-92882, Amy Margaret TEMPLE-92886, Lorne Eben (Lorne) TEMPLE-92887, Ida Evelyn TEMPLE-92888, Mildred Edna TEMPLE-92890, Joyce Myrtle Kathleen TEMPLE-92891.

Spouse: Ann STEVENS-150620. Children were: Jonathan James TEMPLE-150617, Joseph Charles TEMPLE-150417.

Spouse: Hephzibah JENKINS-4398. Hephzibah JENKINS and Ebenezer TEMPLE were married before 1739.⁴⁷⁰⁸⁸ Children were: Hephzibah TEMPLE-4399, Ebenezer TEMPLE-4400, Benjamin TEMPLE-4401, Joel TEMPLE-23976, Phebe TEMPLE-4402.

Spouse: Olive GIBBS-5806. Olive GIBBS and Lieutenant Ebenezer TEMPLE were married on 29 August 1776 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA.^{23,33882,36887,36888,36891,36892} Children were: Anna TEMPLE-5807, William Foster (Foster) TEMPLE-5808, Patty TEMPLE-5809, Isaac TEMPLE-5810, Thomas TEMPLE-5811, Joseph TEMPLE-5812, Jesse TEMPLE-5813, Asenith TEMPLE-5814, Sophira (Sophia) TEMPLE-5815.

The 1790 Census of Maine shows him as a head of household, with four white males under 16, and 3 white females, one of which is his wife. Parents: Richard TEMPLE-24766 and Elizabeth GUSTIN-31306.

Spouse: UNKNOWN-47608. Children were: John TEMPLE-5257, Richard TEMPLE-23882, Ebenezer TEMPLE-23881.

Sally Eaton's research showed "that when a man died in the 1700's, his property went to his sons, not to his wife. Because children cannot manage their own financial affairs, a financial guardian is appointed for them, or if they are old enough they can choose their own guardian. This is done even when the mother is still living. If the guardians had been appointed because the mother was dead, they would have been appointed at the same time and a guardian would also have been appointed for Samuel and Ebenezer's sister, Phebe." This explains in part why Hannah Gleason was still living, yet her children all chose guardians after their father's death. Ebenezer served in the military between 1775 and 1783.^{33,23316,82693,91850,91851,91852,91853,91854,91855,91856,91857,91858,91859,91860,91861,91862,91863,91864} Ebenezer TEMPLE served throughout the entire Revolutionary War, from 1775 to 1783. His Revolutionary War service was credited to Acton, MA (as was his brother Samuel's) and also to CT and NY. He was a private in Timothy Walker's Co. of militia, Col. Green's Regt. from Wilmington, MA, which marched on the alarm April 19, 1775. Service 5 ½ days. Joined Continental Army in July 1775, serving three months at Roxbury in the Siege of Boston under Col. Ebenezer Learned/Larned. Beginning Feb. 1776, went to Quebec to reinforce the army for three months. Benedict Arnold had a leadership role there. July 1776, joined Capt. Joel Dickinson's Co. of Col. Samuel Elmore's Regt. for six months and re-enlisted for another six months. This was a CT Regiment sent to protect the Mohawk Valley in NY. Soldiers from NY and MA joined it there. Sent to Fort Dayton and then to Ft. Stanwix/Schuyler, NY. Early 1777, joined Col. John Lamb's 2nd New York (later Continental) Artillery Regt. Was a matross in Capt. Lt. Joseph Savage's Detachment of Capt. Robert Walker's Co. Aug. 1777, among the 750 American soldiers who successfully defended Ft. Stanwix in a 21-day siege by the British, Hessians, Loyalists and Indians. Benedict Arnold rescued the fort. This victory at Ft. Stanwix helped to set up the American win at Saratoga, a turning point in the war. Some, but not all, of Col. Lamb's troops were at Valley Forge during the now famous winter of 1777-1778, but we can find no record of Ebenezer TEMPLE having been there. He most likely remained at Ft. Stanwix through Nov. 1778. Dec. 1778 through Aug. 1781, stationed in Danbury and Bethel, CT, and at Hudson River encampments: Newburgh, New Windsor and West Point. In 1779, company attached to Genl. Huntington's Brigade, Col. Nixon's Brigade and to the 1st PA Brigade. Member of Col. John Lamb's troops stationed in and around West Point on September 25, 1780, when Benedict Arnold failed in his attempt to turn it over to the British. Oct. 1781, fought in the eight-day Siege of Yorktown as a matross in Col. John Lamb's 2nd Regt. of Artillery. Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. The men of Colonel Lamb's Artillery were recognized by General George Washington for their skill in this battle. 1781-1783, TEMPLE, stationed at Burlington Barracks, NJ, and West Point, NY, continued to serve -- now under Capt. Jacob Reed -- until a treaty was signed with the British. Company re-named 10th Company of Lamb's 2nd Continental Artillery. Ebenezer TEMPLE was honorably discharged in June 1783 at West Point by General George Washington.

Much of Ebenezer's war service was in NY, and he may have lived there for awhile after the war. Ebenezer's first child (Ira born 1786-87) states in the 1850 census that he was born in NY. There is no indication that Ebenezer lived on his NY bounty land. The war was over in 1783, but the bounty land didn't come through until 1790. Many soldiers got tired of waiting for the land and sold or assigned it. There is some confusion about his bounty land because one record shows that on 9 July 1790 Major Connolly received a patent (deed) for Ebenezer's bounty land, 600 acres: Lot 26, Twp 19, which was Homer, NY. Other records show Ebenezer's warrant # 78990 was assigned to Jacob Ferris on 9 April 1791, and he then sold it to Abel Owen on 13 May 1791. In 1803 there was a lawsuit "Abel OWEN and Roderick OWEN vs. Ebenezer TEMPLE and Martin KINGSLEY," with KINGSLEY contesting the title. The OWENs won the lawsuit. It is not clear if TEMPLE's name was on the suit because he originally owned the land or whether he was actually involved in the dispute.

Pension started 4 Apr 1818. Appeared in the 1820 Pension List in Vermont. In his sworn statement on his service, applying for his pension, Ebenezer explained his service and circumstances:

"I Ebenezer Temple of Woodford in the county of Bennington and State of Vermont Testify and say that inlisted [sic] in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in July AD 1775 in Colonel Larned Rigement [sic] served about three months, and in Feb AD 1776 I went to Quebec to reinforce the army for three months, and served my time out. In the month of Jun 1776 I inlisted [sic] into the Continental serving for one year in Cap Dickinson Company and Col Elmore Rigement [sic] in the Massachusetts Line and before my time was out in the winter of 1777 I inlisted [sic] during the war in Capt Walkers Company of Artillery in Col Lambs Rigement [sic] in the New York Line. I was at the surrender of Cornwallis; was honorably discharged at West Point in June AD 1783. I have lost my discharge and have not seen it for many years and further testify that I am possessed of about sixty acres of mountain land which is poor, as us five had house and barn, one cow, two young cattle and six sheep - I am considerably in debt. I am so reduced in my circumstances that within the last hear have lived many weeks without bread and have suffered for provisions generally - my wife has poor health, and we are advanced in years. Under these circumstances I consider myself so reduced as to be in need of assistance from government for support."

In 1820, he again appeared in court to prove that he qualified as being in need of a pension:

"I served in the company commanded by Capt Walker in the regiment commanded by Col. Lamb of the New York line, I enlisted in the winter of 77 during the war. I served 8 months service the first year of the war and in 76 I went in the campaign to Quibeck [sic] out 3 months and in June the same year enlisted into the years service in Col. Elmor's regiment. I was in fort Stanwix during a close siege of 21 days by 700 British besides Indians and Tories who approached with their lines within 50 rods of the fort. I was also at the taking of Cornwallis and discharged by Gen Washington." He lived in Sandisfield, Berkshire, MA about 1775.²³³¹⁶ He issued a bounty land warrant for 100 acres on 9 April 1791.⁹¹⁸⁶⁵ Warrant issued for his service in Lamb's artillery. Ebenezer seller of land in 1793 in Bethlehem, Berkshire, MA.^33,91866 He sold his Bethlehem, Berkshire Co, MA land in 1793 and bought land in Stafford, Tolland Co, CT on 8 Nov 1794 and 2 Dec 1795. He buyer of land in 1794 in Stafford, Tolland, CT.³³ He purchaser of land on 12 September 1807 in Woodford, Bennington, VT.^33,91867 Ebenezer was elected as town Committeeman in 1813 in Woodford, Bennington, VT.^33,91868 He lived in Woodford, Bennington, VT in 1818.^33,82693 He seller of land on 16 May 1820 in Woodford, Bennington, VT.^33,91869 This is his last recorded sale. Ebenezer signed a will on 18 November 1840 in Woodford, Bennington, VT.^33,91870 His will was recorded 26 Dec 1842. He named his daughter Rhoda TEMPLE (later EVANS) as executor. After Ebenezer’s death, his son-in-law Elijah Evans went to court stating that there was no will and asking to be appointed administrator of TEMPLE’s estate. He died on 24 November 1847 at the age of 90 in Woodford, Bennington, VT.^{23,32,91847,91871,91872,91873,91874} Rise of the Temples says he died in 1775, which is clearly an error, as he served continuously from 1775-1783. That leaves open the question of who died in 1775, if anyone. His son, Ira, in a pension-related deposition, swore that his father died 20 Oct 1847 in Woodford, Bennington, VT. However, in 1854, investigating what had happened to Ebenezer's pension after his death, the commissioner in the Pension Office said he had died 24 Nov 1847. A diary page from the Day Papers at the Bennington Museum Library in Bennington, VT, confirms the 24 Nov 1847 date. A supporting affidavit to Ira's application for Ebenezer's pension arrears, one Galen Cutler, who was the administrator of Ebenezer's estate, said that Ebenezer died 24 Nov 1847. Probate court handed his estate over to an administrator in Woodford, VT, in 1848. Buried in Waters Hill Cemetery, Woodford, VT. Five children were credited to Ebenezer in the pension records. They were all born before 1806, the year Ebenezer's first wife Anna died.

It is not known where Ebenezer was between 1801 when he sold his land in Stafford, Tolland, CT, and 1806, when his wife Anna died in Woodford, Bennington Co, VT. Parents: Samuel TEMPLE-843 and Hannah GLEASON-913.

Spouse: Abigail -37751. Abigail and Private Ebenezer TEMPLE were married on 16 August 1806 in Woodford, Bennington, VT.³⁴ Published their banns on 8 Aug 1806.

Spouse: Anna -37745. Anna and Private Ebenezer TEMPLE were married about 1785.³³ Date is based on the birth date of Ira, and requires proof. Children were: Ira TEMPLE-43005, Amy TEMPLE-37748, William TEMPLE-37746, Rhoda TEMPLE-37747, Anna TEMPLE-37742, Huldah TEMPLE-37744.

Spouse: Rebecca GIBSON-5915. Rebecca GIBSON and Ebenezer TEMPLE were married on 11 April 1799 in Newbury, Orange, VT.^7598,26171 Children were: Sarah (Sally) TEMPLE-5921, Joel TEMPLE-6208, Atha\Affa TEMPLE-6209, Christiana W. (Casta) TEMPLE-5922, Matthew G. TEMPLE-5923, Mark TEMPLE-5924, Luke TEMPLE-5925, Elizabeth (Betsey) TEMPLE-5926, John TEMPLE-5927, Rebecca TEMPLE-5928, Abigail C. (Abbie) TEMPLE-5929, Rachel G. TEMPLE-5930.

Cecilia Barger, a descendant of Edwin Rollin Temple, provided the following insight on the Temple Cemetery: "The Temple Cemetery cemetery in Mitchell county that was originally on Temple land is now called Tucker cemetery. Mercy Temple is buried there and although back in those days they did not report burials and such and no known newspaper articles are known to exist - I believe Albert, and Ebenezer Temple Jr. are buried here.

"Note - the Temple cemetery that is on the plot of land that was the Temple families from 1855-1897 was called the Temple cemetery. On the surveyors map it is indicated as so dated 1875. This would mean that the family would have actively buried those who dwelled on the land who were of the family. It wasn't until 1898 that the land was foreclosed and went to another - possibly T.E. Tucker who was a good friend of Albert Temple and had land adjacen to him. This would also indicate the name of the cemetery going under Tucker Cemetery. Most burials were not reported therefore it would not be listed in any cemetery transcription log or books done by the genealogical society. There are no actual newspaper obits for Albert or Ebenezer and Stone was most likely provided by son for Mercy." Ebenezer has reference number RLT # 25Fi.³³⁹⁸⁶ The conclusion that he was the father of Albert Temple requires proof, which will be hard to come by. Ebenezer and his descendants had wanderlust, and the birthplaces of their children indicate that they moved on every couple of years or so, until the children reached Washington Territory, where they all stayed. I postulate a first wife for Ebenezer because he was married to Mary/Mercy Temple so late in life, and because it is almost certain that Albert, b 1806, was his son. See Albert for the full story of how this connection was made. Parents: Ebenezer TEMPLE-5256 and UNKNOWN-47608.

Spouse: Hannah STABARD-56466. Hannah STABARD and Ebenezer TEMPLE were married about 1807. Date is assumed based on Albert's birth date. Children were: Albert TEMPLE-50210, Eleanor TEMPLE-61723.

Spouse: Mary (Mercy) TEMPLE-28754. Mary (Mercy) TEMPLE and Ebenezer TEMPLE were married on 27 August 1819 in Clermont Co., OH.^{465,10092,91877} Children were: William E. TEMPLE-29710, James F. TEMPLE-29716, Mary TEMPLE-29711, Almira TEMPLE-46896.

Spouse: Betsey MC FARLAND-6191. Betsey MC FARLAND and Ebenezer TEMPLE were married on 3 May 1829 in Shefford, Shefford, Quebec, Canada.^{8555,8556,52803}

Spouse: Lydia LEWIS-6192. Lydia LEWIS and Ebenezer TEMPLE were married on 6 June 1831 in Shefford, Shefford, Quebec, Canada.^{8555,8556,52803} Some sources put the place as Waterloo, Quebec, Canada, but this does not match church records. Children were: Martha Jane TEMPLE-6194, Albert Thomas TEMPLE-6195, TEMPLE-43910, Mary Sophia TEMPLE-6196, Dorcas Elvira (Elvira) TEMPLE-6197.

Spouse: Diana LEWIS-6193. Diana LEWIS and Ebenezer TEMPLE were married on 31 January 1844 in Waterloo, La Haute-Yamaska, Quebec, Canada.^8555,52803 Children were: George Frederick TEMPLE-6198, Silas Lewis TEMPLE-6199, Edwin Ebenezer TEMPLE-6200, Matthew Harland (Matthew) TEMPLE-6203, Agnes Adella TEMPLE-6201, William Henry TEMPLE-6202.

Spouse: Philena LOVERIDGE-24772. Philena LOVERIDGE and Ebenezer (Eben) TEMPLE were married in 1818.¹⁶⁹⁴⁷ Filed their intention at Deerfield on 19 Sep 1818. Children were: John Winthrop (John) TEMPLE-29589, Ebenezer L. (Eben) TEMPLE-61091, Oliver P. TEMPLE-61066, Julia Emmeline TEMPLE-24773, Moses R. TEMPLE-61070, Henry D. TEMPLE-31882, Stillman R. TEMPLE-25242, Oliver TEMPLE-30675, Lena TEMPLE-50771.

Spouse: Lucy Ann (Lucy) RUGG-6239. Lucy Ann (Lucy) RUGG and Ebenezer Franklin (Frank) TEMPLE were married on 13 February 1855 in Sullivan, Cheshire, NH.^{2244,7984,17568,69699,69711,69712}

Spouse: Chloe Ann -61103. Chloe Ann and Ebenezer L. (Eben) TEMPLE were married in 1849.¹⁴⁰⁴ They were married within a year before the 1850 enumeration.

Spouse: Sarah J. -61092. Sarah J. and Ebenezer L. (Eben) TEMPLE were married about 1853. This might have been a second marriage for both. Children were: Orrin J. TEMPLE-61093.

Spouse: Anna Elizabeth (Elizabeth) LOSEY-43043. Anna Elizabeth (Elizabeth) LOSEY and Ebenezer W. TEMPLE were married in 1839 in NJ. Children were: John Losey TEMPLE-43044, Parnel TEMPLE-43045.

Spouse: Suzie -64953.

Spouse: UNKNOWN-148108. Children were: TEMPLE-148109.

Spouse: Ann (Annie) JOHNSON-184780. Ann (Annie) JOHNSON and Ed TEMPLE were married before 1917. Children were: Willie TEMPLE-184777.

Spouse: Lillie -184438.

Spouse: Geneva GRAVES-185680. Geneva GRAVES and Ed TEMPLE were married.

Spouse: Dru Anne DIXON-99692.