Ebenezer Childs (April 3, 1797 – December 15, 1864) was an American pioneer, builder and legislator.
[1] In 1820, Childs settled in Green Bay, Michigan Territory, where he built homes and sawmills.
In 1825, he built the first frame house in Wisconsin for James Duane Doty.
[1][2] In 1829, he was appointed sheriff of Brown County, Michigan Territory, a post he held until 1836.
Childs went to Copper Harbor, Michigan, in 1845, where he built the first sawmill in the Upper Peninsula.