On 11 Oct 1774 when Ebenezer was 23, he first married
Rebecca Hodgdon, daughter of
Benjamin Hodgdon (ca 1710-ca 1772) &
Rebecca Marshall (18 Aug 1711-), in Providence, RI.
Rebecca died in West Point, Orange County, New York on 7 Oct 1783.
Children of Rebecca and Ebenezer: Elizabeth 1775, Horatio Gates 1778, Rebecca Hodgdon 1780, and George Alexander 1782.