General Ebenezer Walbridge
Son of Ebenezer & Mary (Durkee) Walbridge
Husband of Elizabeth Stebbins, married in 1760
Father of Henry, Gustavus, Rodolphus, Susanna, Adolphus, Sarah, Stebbins, Sarah [the previous Sarah died], Betsey and Ebenezer.
He served in the military at Ft. Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary War.
GENERAL EBENEZER WALBRIDGE was born at Norwich, Connecticut, Jan. 1, 1738, and came to Bennington, Vermont in 1765. He was early in military service. He was an officer in Colonel Warner's regiment of Green Mountain Boys in the winter campaign of 1776 in Canada, and from the fragment of an original muster roll still in existance, it appears that on the 3d of March of that year he was before Quebec, a Lieutenant in Captain Gideon Brownson's company, and Adjutant of the regiment. He also served as Adjutant in Bennington battle, where his brother, Henry Walbridge, was killed. In 1778 he was Lieutenant Colonel in the militia, and in 1780 succeeded Colonel Herrick, in command of the Bennington regiment, and afterwards became Brigadier General. He was in active service on the frontiers at several periods during the war, and in December, 1781, when troops were called out by both New York and Vermont to sustain their respective claims of jurisdiction over "the Western Union," as it was called, Colonel Walbridge commanded those of this State. But for the decided superiority of the Vermont force, and a disposition to forbearance on the part of the Vermont authorities, it seems probable an actual military collision would have occurred. The matter was, however, compromised for the time being, through the mediation of Gen. Stark, who was then in command at Saratoga, and the troops on both sides were withdrawn. The correspondence of Col. Walbridge with the New York authorities, which is creditable to his intelligence and decision of character, as well as forbearance, is preserved among the papers of Gov. Clinton, in the State Library at Albany. Gen. Walbridge also served the State faithfully and well in civil life. He was a representative of the town in the General Assembly in 1778 and 1780, and a member of the State Council for 8 years from 1786 to 1795. He was an active and enterprising business man. In 1786 he was joint proprietor with Joseph Hinsdill, in the first paper-mill erected in the State, he having built a grist-mill some 4 years previously. These mills were at what has since been called Paper Mill Village, near his then residence, now occupied by his grandson, Stebbins D. Walbridge. He died Oct. 3, 1819.
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Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont.
Walbridge, Ebenezer.–Prominent as both a military man and civilian, and one of the few, after the original eight, admitted to the secret of the Haldimand correspondence, was born at Norwich, Conn., Jan. 1, 1738, came to Bennington about ’65, and died there October, 1819.
The family was a brave and brainy one, tracing back to Sir William de Walbridge of Suffolk county, Eng., who distinguished himself in the Fourth Crusade, under Richard Cœur de Lion. One of General Walbridge’s grandsons, Hiram Walbridge, was a member of Congress from New York in 1853-’55, a granddaughter was the wife of Gov. Washington Hunt of New York, and David S. Walbridge, congressman from Michigan, 1854-’59, born in Bennington in 1802, was probably a relative.
Ebenezer Walbridge was a lieutenant in the regiment of Green Mountain Boys before Quebec in 1775, and was adjutant of the regiment, and he fought at Bennington where his brother Henry was killed.
He was in this campaign sent by General Lincoln with five hundred troops to Skeensborough, Fort Ann and Fort Edward to alarm and divide the British forces, and this diversion had an important bearing on the campaign and was another important factor in the ruin of Burgoyne. He was lieutenant-colonel in 1778, and in 1780 succeeded Herrick in command of the Bennington regiment, and he also commanded a regiment of militia in that vicinity in 1781, and in October of that year was at Castleton to meet a threatened invasion by St. Leger. In December of that year when New York was threatening to make war on the state, he was in command of the troops before which the New York militia fled. He was subsequently elected brigadier-general. He twice represented his town and was a member of the Governor’s council 1780-’88. He was an enterprising business man, and in 1784 built and operated at Bennington the first paper mill in Vermont. Personally he is described as a man of most kindly and winning qualities.
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Jonathan Robert De Mallie, Garden State Historian
Son of Ebenezer & Mary (Durkee) Walbridge
Husband of Elizabeth Stebbins, married in 1760
Father of Henry, Gustavus, Rodolphus, Susanna, Adolphus, Sarah, Stebbins, Sarah [the previous Sarah died], Betsey and Ebenezer.
He served in the military at Ft. Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary War.
GENERAL EBENEZER WALBRIDGE was born at Norwich, Connecticut, Jan. 1, 1738, and came to Bennington, Vermont in 1765. He was early in military service. He was an officer in Colonel Warner's regiment of Green Mountain Boys in the winter campaign of 1776 in Canada, and from the fragment of an original muster roll still in existance, it appears that on the 3d of March of that year he was before Quebec, a Lieutenant in Captain Gideon Brownson's company, and Adjutant of the regiment. He also served as Adjutant in Bennington battle, where his brother, Henry Walbridge, was killed. In 1778 he was Lieutenant Colonel in the militia, and in 1780 succeeded Colonel Herrick, in command of the Bennington regiment, and afterwards became Brigadier General. He was in active service on the frontiers at several periods during the war, and in December, 1781, when troops were called out by both New York and Vermont to sustain their respective claims of jurisdiction over "the Western Union," as it was called, Colonel Walbridge commanded those of this State. But for the decided superiority of the Vermont force, and a disposition to forbearance on the part of the Vermont authorities, it seems probable an actual military collision would have occurred. The matter was, however, compromised for the time being, through the mediation of Gen. Stark, who was then in command at Saratoga, and the troops on both sides were withdrawn. The correspondence of Col. Walbridge with the New York authorities, which is creditable to his intelligence and decision of character, as well as forbearance, is preserved among the papers of Gov. Clinton, in the State Library at Albany. Gen. Walbridge also served the State faithfully and well in civil life. He was a representative of the town in the General Assembly in 1778 and 1780, and a member of the State Council for 8 years from 1786 to 1795. He was an active and enterprising business man. In 1786 he was joint proprietor with Joseph Hinsdill, in the first paper-mill erected in the State, he having built a grist-mill some 4 years previously. These mills were at what has since been called Paper Mill Village, near his then residence, now occupied by his grandson, Stebbins D. Walbridge. He died Oct. 3, 1819.
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Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont.
Walbridge, Ebenezer.–Prominent as both a military man and civilian, and one of the few, after the original eight, admitted to the secret of the Haldimand correspondence, was born at Norwich, Conn., Jan. 1, 1738, came to Bennington about ’65, and died there October, 1819.
The family was a brave and brainy one, tracing back to Sir William de Walbridge of Suffolk county, Eng., who distinguished himself in the Fourth Crusade, under Richard Cœur de Lion. One of General Walbridge’s grandsons, Hiram Walbridge, was a member of Congress from New York in 1853-’55, a granddaughter was the wife of Gov. Washington Hunt of New York, and David S. Walbridge, congressman from Michigan, 1854-’59, born in Bennington in 1802, was probably a relative.
Ebenezer Walbridge was a lieutenant in the regiment of Green Mountain Boys before Quebec in 1775, and was adjutant of the regiment, and he fought at Bennington where his brother Henry was killed.
He was in this campaign sent by General Lincoln with five hundred troops to Skeensborough, Fort Ann and Fort Edward to alarm and divide the British forces, and this diversion had an important bearing on the campaign and was another important factor in the ruin of Burgoyne. He was lieutenant-colonel in 1778, and in 1780 succeeded Herrick in command of the Bennington regiment, and he also commanded a regiment of militia in that vicinity in 1781, and in October of that year was at Castleton to meet a threatened invasion by St. Leger. In December of that year when New York was threatening to make war on the state, he was in command of the troops before which the New York militia fled. He was subsequently elected brigadier-general. He twice represented his town and was a member of the Governor’s council 1780-’88. He was an enterprising business man, and in 1784 built and operated at Bennington the first paper mill in Vermont. Personally he is described as a man of most kindly and winning qualities.
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Jonathan Robert De Mallie, Garden State Historian
General Ebenezer Walbridge
Son of Ebenezer & Mary (Durkee) Walbridge
Husband of Elizabeth Stebbins, married in 1760
Father of Henry, Gustavus, Rodolphus, Susanna, Adolphus, Sarah, Stebbins, Sarah [the previous Sarah died], Betsey and Ebenezer.
He served in the military at Ft. Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary War.
GENERAL EBENEZER WALBRIDGE was born at Norwich, Connecticut, Jan. 1, 1738, and came to Bennington, Vermont in 1765. He was early in military service. He was an officer in Colonel Warner's regiment of Green Mountain Boys in the winter campaign of 1776 in Canada, and from the fragment of an original muster roll still in existance, it appears that on the 3d of March of that year he was before Quebec, a Lieutenant in Captain Gideon Brownson's company, and Adjutant of the regiment. He also served as Adjutant in Bennington battle, where his brother, Henry Walbridge, was killed. In 1778 he was Lieutenant Colonel in the militia, and in 1780 succeeded Colonel Herrick, in command of the Bennington regiment, and afterwards became Brigadier General. He was in active service on the frontiers at several periods during the war, and in December, 1781, when troops were called out by both New York and Vermont to sustain their respective claims of jurisdiction over "the Western Union," as it was called, Colonel Walbridge commanded those of this State. But for the decided superiority of the Vermont force, and a disposition to forbearance on the part of the Vermont authorities, it seems probable an actual military collision would have occurred. The matter was, however, compromised for the time being, through the mediation of Gen. Stark, who was then in command at Saratoga, and the troops on both sides were withdrawn. The correspondence of Col. Walbridge with the New York authorities, which is creditable to his intelligence and decision of character, as well as forbearance, is preserved among the papers of Gov. Clinton, in the State Library at Albany. Gen. Walbridge also served the State faithfully and well in civil life. He was a representative of the town in the General Assembly in 1778 and 1780, and a member of the State Council for 8 years from 1786 to 1795. He was an active and enterprising business man. In 1786 he was joint proprietor with Joseph Hinsdill, in the first paper-mill erected in the State, he having built a grist-mill some 4 years previously. These mills were at what has since been called Paper Mill Village, near his then residence, now occupied by his grandson, Stebbins D. Walbridge. He died Oct. 3, 1819.
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Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont.
Walbridge, Ebenezer.–Prominent as both a military man and civilian, and one of the few, after the original eight, admitted to the secret of the Haldimand correspondence, was born at Norwich, Conn., Jan. 1, 1738, came to Bennington about ’65, and died there October, 1819.
The family was a brave and brainy one, tracing back to Sir William de Walbridge of Suffolk county, Eng., who distinguished himself in the Fourth Crusade, under Richard Cœur de Lion. One of General Walbridge’s grandsons, Hiram Walbridge, was a member of Congress from New York in 1853-’55, a granddaughter was the wife of Gov. Washington Hunt of New York, and David S. Walbridge, congressman from Michigan, 1854-’59, born in Bennington in 1802, was probably a relative.
Ebenezer Walbridge was a lieutenant in the regiment of Green Mountain Boys before Quebec in 1775, and was adjutant of the regiment, and he fought at Bennington where his brother Henry was killed.
He was in this campaign sent by General Lincoln with five hundred troops to Skeensborough, Fort Ann and Fort Edward to alarm and divide the British forces, and this diversion had an important bearing on the campaign and was another important factor in the ruin of Burgoyne. He was lieutenant-colonel in 1778, and in 1780 succeeded Herrick in command of the Bennington regiment, and he also commanded a regiment of militia in that vicinity in 1781, and in October of that year was at Castleton to meet a threatened invasion by St. Leger. In December of that year when New York was threatening to make war on the state, he was in command of the troops before which the New York militia fled. He was subsequently elected brigadier-general. He twice represented his town and was a member of the Governor’s council 1780-’88. He was an enterprising business man, and in 1784 built and operated at Bennington the first paper mill in Vermont. Personally he is described as a man of most kindly and winning qualities.
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Bio;
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Jonathan Robert De Mallie, Garden State Historian
Son of Ebenezer & Mary (Durkee) Walbridge
Husband of Elizabeth Stebbins, married in 1760
Father of Henry, Gustavus, Rodolphus, Susanna, Adolphus, Sarah, Stebbins, Sarah [the previous Sarah died], Betsey and Ebenezer.
He served in the military at Ft. Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary War.
GENERAL EBENEZER WALBRIDGE was born at Norwich, Connecticut, Jan. 1, 1738, and came to Bennington, Vermont in 1765. He was early in military service. He was an officer in Colonel Warner's regiment of Green Mountain Boys in the winter campaign of 1776 in Canada, and from the fragment of an original muster roll still in existance, it appears that on the 3d of March of that year he was before Quebec, a Lieutenant in Captain Gideon Brownson's company, and Adjutant of the regiment. He also served as Adjutant in Bennington battle, where his brother, Henry Walbridge, was killed. In 1778 he was Lieutenant Colonel in the militia, and in 1780 succeeded Colonel Herrick, in command of the Bennington regiment, and afterwards became Brigadier General. He was in active service on the frontiers at several periods during the war, and in December, 1781, when troops were called out by both New York and Vermont to sustain their respective claims of jurisdiction over "the Western Union," as it was called, Colonel Walbridge commanded those of this State. But for the decided superiority of the Vermont force, and a disposition to forbearance on the part of the Vermont authorities, it seems probable an actual military collision would have occurred. The matter was, however, compromised for the time being, through the mediation of Gen. Stark, who was then in command at Saratoga, and the troops on both sides were withdrawn. The correspondence of Col. Walbridge with the New York authorities, which is creditable to his intelligence and decision of character, as well as forbearance, is preserved among the papers of Gov. Clinton, in the State Library at Albany. Gen. Walbridge also served the State faithfully and well in civil life. He was a representative of the town in the General Assembly in 1778 and 1780, and a member of the State Council for 8 years from 1786 to 1795. He was an active and enterprising business man. In 1786 he was joint proprietor with Joseph Hinsdill, in the first paper-mill erected in the State, he having built a grist-mill some 4 years previously. These mills were at what has since been called Paper Mill Village, near his then residence, now occupied by his grandson, Stebbins D. Walbridge. He died Oct. 3, 1819.
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Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont.
Walbridge, Ebenezer.–Prominent as both a military man and civilian, and one of the few, after the original eight, admitted to the secret of the Haldimand correspondence, was born at Norwich, Conn., Jan. 1, 1738, came to Bennington about ’65, and died there October, 1819.
The family was a brave and brainy one, tracing back to Sir William de Walbridge of Suffolk county, Eng., who distinguished himself in the Fourth Crusade, under Richard Cœur de Lion. One of General Walbridge’s grandsons, Hiram Walbridge, was a member of Congress from New York in 1853-’55, a granddaughter was the wife of Gov. Washington Hunt of New York, and David S. Walbridge, congressman from Michigan, 1854-’59, born in Bennington in 1802, was probably a relative.
Ebenezer Walbridge was a lieutenant in the regiment of Green Mountain Boys before Quebec in 1775, and was adjutant of the regiment, and he fought at Bennington where his brother Henry was killed.
He was in this campaign sent by General Lincoln with five hundred troops to Skeensborough, Fort Ann and Fort Edward to alarm and divide the British forces, and this diversion had an important bearing on the campaign and was another important factor in the ruin of Burgoyne. He was lieutenant-colonel in 1778, and in 1780 succeeded Herrick in command of the Bennington regiment, and he also commanded a regiment of militia in that vicinity in 1781, and in October of that year was at Castleton to meet a threatened invasion by St. Leger. In December of that year when New York was threatening to make war on the state, he was in command of the troops before which the New York militia fled. He was subsequently elected brigadier-general. He twice represented his town and was a member of the Governor’s council 1780-’88. He was an enterprising business man, and in 1784 built and operated at Bennington the first paper mill in Vermont. Personally he is described as a man of most kindly and winning qualities.
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