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Ezra Boswell
Ezra Boswell, deceased, was born in 1788, in England. He learned the trade of brewer in his native country, and came to the United States in the early part of the present century, settling in North Carolina, where he was married to Elizabeth Kindley. He carried on brewing in North Carolina till 1816, when he moved to Richmond, Wayne Co., Ind., and erected the third frame house in the city, which is still standing on Fort Wayne avenue. He followed his trade in Richmond till his death in 1831. His widow survived him till 1848. They had eleven children, six of whom survive — Anna, widow of Andrew Reid; Daniel K., residing in St. Louis; Rebecca C., wife of Andrew S. Wiggins; Mary, wife of Edward Kindley, who is practicing law in Savannah, Mo.; John K., inventor and patentee of Boswell's Patent Fruit, Drier, now of Thayer County, Neb., and Sarah S., wife of Alanson Sponsler, of Thayer County, Neb. Mr. Boswell was a member of the Friends' Society and in politics was a Whig. His daughter, Rebecca C., is an active worker in the W.C.T.U. She is one of the Trustees of the Home of the Friendless.
Source:
History of Wayne County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884. Volume 2. Pages 159 and 160.