He was chosen to succeed his father as deacon of the church atRowley and ordained there October 24, 1686. He married, February26, 1663-4, Faith Parrat, daughter of Francis Parrat. She diedOctober 15, 1715, in her seventh-fourth year. He married(second). October 23, 1716, Elizabeth Jewett, widow of JohnJewett. Ezekiel died September 2, 1723, in his eighty-firstyear. His will was dated February 16, 1722-3, and was provedNovember 4, 1723. He left land at Boxford to his sons Ezekieland Thomas?? in Bradford to his son Francis. His widow married(fourth), December 2, 1723, Ensign Andrew Stickney, son ofWilliam Stickney.Deacon Ezekiel Jewett, son of Deacon Maximilian Jewett, was bornin Rowley, Massachusetts, January 5, 1643, died September 2,1723. He was made freeman, May 15, 1669, and succeeded hisfather as deacon of the Rowley church, being ordained October 24, 1686, and servinguntil September 2, 1723. He served as representative to thegeneral court in 1690-92-97-99-1707-13-18-19. In 1667 land on Hog Island was laidout to him, and in 1667 he had two freeholds in Rowley. On December 10,1670, he had one hundred and forty acres in Merrimack. His will wasdated February 16, 1722-23. and proved November 4, 1723. Hemarried (first) February 26, 1663-64, Faith Parratt, daughter of Frances andElizabeth Parratt, of Rowley. She was born in Rowley, January 20, 1642,died there October 15, 1715, buried in Rowley Cemetery. He married (second)October 23, 1716, Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph How, of Lynn.She married (first) Benjamin Chadwell, of Lynn, and (second)John Jewett. Deacon Ezekiel Jewett was her third husband, andshe married (fourth) December 2, 1723, Ensign Endrew Stickney,son of William Stickney. Children, all by first wife, born inRowley: Thomas, September 20, 1666; Ezekiel, July 24, 1668, diedin infancy; Ezekiel, October 25, 1669; Maximilian, February 5,1671-72; Ann, September 29, 1673, died September 11, 1689;Sarah, November 24, 1675; Elizabeth, March 29, 1678; Nathaniel,February 12, 1681; Stephen.