 1735 -
-
| Name |
Eleazer Fletcher |
| Born |
1735 |
Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Notes |
- (From history of Sutton posted on Ancestry.com)
"There once existed in this vicinity a sect know as the 'Live-for-evers.' They held, among other singular tenets, that if one seemed to be dead, faith, accompanied by certain manipulations by the faithful, would restore him to life. Mr. Fletcher came one rainy night, and found them holding a meeting at his house; and, not being in favor of their views, ordered them out. But on account of the rain they refused to go. So, being enraged, he said, 'If you fear rain more than fire you can stay;' at the same time seizing the peel [wooden oven-shovel] he drove it into the fire, and began scattering embers and coals among the crowd until they dispersed."
|
| Person ID |
I468 |
Our Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
26 Feb 2008 |
| Father |
Eleazer Fletcher, b. 19 Apr 1704, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA , d. 1768, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 63 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Robbins |
| Family ID |
F2042 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Lucy Leland, b. 1740, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA , d. 1814, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 74 years) |
| Married |
1760 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Ebenezer Fletcher, b. 10 Mar 1764, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA , d. Sep 1824, Harmony, Chautauqua, New York, USA (Age 60 years) |
|
| Last Modified |
14 Dec 2007 |
| Family ID |
F1892 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
-
| Event Map |
|
 | Born - 1735 - Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA |
 |
|
| Pin Legend |
 : Address
 : Location
 : City/Town
 : County/Shire
 : State/Province
 : Country
 : Not Set |
|
