Genealogy of Patty Rose
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| Notes for Lt. Ebenezer EASTMAN | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ebenezer Eastman, s. Ebenezer and Sarah (Peasly), May 3, 1714. [ref 51] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ebenezer was born September 5, 1711* [ref 91:34] *conflicting date - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - bef 1737 married Eleanor ALLEN; children: Sarah, Stilson, Ebenezer, Peaslee, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Miriam - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - About the year 1757, a party of gentlemen arrived from Boston and put up at Lieutenant Ebenezer Eastman's tavern. They brought their coffee [page 259] with them, and requested the landlady to cook it. The good lady, not being particularly acquainted with the article, nor the manner of cooking it, hardly knew what to do. But having a little self-confidence, with her other good qualities, she scorned to ask advice, and proceeded to cook it in her best manner. Accordingly, she took her bean-pot, put the coffee into it, filled it with water, and boiled it as she would beans. At length, the refreshment was ready, and when the gentlemen sat down, they were not a little surprised to see their coffee set before them, well boiled, in the kernel. They, however, took it very good-naturedly, and afterward instructed her in the mystery of cooking coffee. ["The History of Haverhill" pp 259-60] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
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