William Eaden

William Eaden married Elizabeth Hart of Cambridge in 1793; she was the daughter of Joseph Hart, who for a time was Benjamin Flower’s landlord. After his marriage, Eaden became a partner in Hart’s former business in Cambridge, now calling itself Hovell, Staples, and Eaden, haberdashers (Cambridge Intelligencer, 7 September 1793; 9 November 1793).  A John Eaden was a Cambridge merchant and possibly William's brother; John married a Miss Pryor in May 1798 (Cambridge Intelligencer, 5 May 1798).  The Eadens were Dissenters, but they were not members at St. Andrew’s Street, although they may have been frequent attendants, for a Mr. Eaden was a subscriber to Robert Robinson’s Ecclesiastical Researches in 1792 as well as to Habakkuk Crabb’s Sermons in 1796.