Benajah Ackley (abt. 1755 - 1829)

Born about 18 Oct 1755 in Lebanon, Windham, Colony of Connecticut

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Died 16 May 1829 at about age 73 in Whiting, Washington, Maine, United States of America

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Biography

Benajah Ackley served with 6th Lincoln County Regiment, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Benajah Ackley was born about 1754 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.^[1] His parents, Benajah Ackley and Laurania (Bill) Ackley, had married in Lebanon in 1747.^[2] His father was a veteran of the Seven Years War, and seems to been granted lands in Nova Scotia. It's unclear, though, whether he died just before or just after the voyage. His widow Lurania received lands in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia in 1760-1761.^[3] Benajah's mother Lurania remarried a Jonathan Woodruff in Cornwallis in 1764, and the family moved to Machias, Washington, Maine, by 1769. Benajah married Anna, daughter of Samuel Holmes prior to 1776 in Machias. ^[4] They had eleven or more children and have many descendants.^[5]

Benajah served in the American Revolution at Machias as a private in 1777, in Capt. Joseph Sevey's Company in Col. Foster's 6th Lincoln County Regiment. He received 100 acres in Whiting in 1790.^[6]

Benajah Ackley appears in the 1790 and 1800 censuses as head of a household in Machias.^[7] By 1810 and 1820, Benajah appears in Plantation 12 (now Whiting), Washington, Maine.^[8] In 1816, he owned one of only 12 houses in Whiting.^[9] He passed away in Whiting on May 16, 1829.^[10] His son Samuel administrated his estate, which included land in Whiting, East Machias, and Machiasport.^[11]

Benajah Ackley. ^{[12] [13] [14][15] [16] [17]}

Born 18 Oct 1755. Lebanon, Windham, Connecticut, United States of America. ^[18][19][20]

Died 16 May 1829. Whiting, Washington, Maine, United States of America. ^{[21] [22]}

Residence 1790 Machias, Washington, Maine, United States. ^[23] 1820 Machias, Washington, Maine, United States. ^[24]

File Format: jpg. Town of Whiting, ME Death Records.

Marriage Husband @P1455@. Wife @P1454@. Child: @P1486@. Child: @P1452@. Child: @P1485@. Child: @P1484@. Child: @P1483@. Child: @P1477@. Child: @P1476@. Child: @P1482@. Child: @P1480@. Child: @P1478@. Child: @P1481@. Child: @P1479@. Marriage 12 Nov 1771. Machias, Washington, Maine, United States of America. ^[25] Marriage 12 Nov 1775. Machias, Washington, Maine, United States. ^[26]

Husband @P1475@. Wife @P1474@. Child: @P1489@. Child: @P1490@. Child: @P1455@. Marriage 21 May 1747. East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. ^{[27] [28]}

Sources

1. ↑ Maine Families in 1790.
2. ↑ Book 5, Lebanon, p. 43. Early Connecticut Marriages.
3. ↑ Eaton, p. 74 lists a "Lawrence" Ackley appears alongside several members of the Bill family in a list of Cornwallis grantees. Since this Lawrence appears nowhere else in the records, it's presumably a mis-identification of the widow Lurania.
4. ↑ Maine Families in 1790.
5. ↑ The Maine Historical Magazine: Volume 8, January 1, 1894, Joseph W. Porter p. 72.
6. ↑ Maine Families in 1790.
7. ↑ 1790 and 1800 Censuses.
8. ↑ 1810 and 1820 Censuses
9. ↑ Maine Families in 1790.
10. ↑ Town of Whiting Death Records.
11. ↑ Maine Families in 1790.
12. ↑ Source: #S1424060919 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Machias, Washington, Maine; Page: 290A; NARA Roll: M33_37; Image: 173
13. ↑ Source: #S1424060916
14. ↑ Source: #S1418656248 Source number: 8930.009; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
15. ↑ Source: #S1424060936 Year: 1790; Census Place: Machias, Washington, Maine; Series: M637; Roll: 2; Page: 159; Image: 97; Family History Library Film: 0568142
16. ↑ Source: #S1418662690 Birth year: 1755; Birth city: Lebanon; Birth state: CT
17. ↑ Source: #S1418661739
18. ↑ Source: #S1418656248 Source number: 8930.009; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
19. ↑ Source: #S1418662690 Birth year: 1755; Birth city: Lebanon; Birth state: CT
20. ↑ Source: #S1418661739
21. ↑ Source: #S1424060916
22. ↑ Source: #S1418662690 Birth year: 1755; Birth city: Lebanon; Birth state: CT
23. ↑ Source: #S1424060936 Year: 1790; Census Place: Machias, Washington, Maine; Series: M637; Roll: 2; Page: 159; Image: 97; Family History Library Film: 0568142
24. ↑ Source: #S1424060919 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Machias, Washington, Maine; Page: 290A; NARA Roll: M33_37; Image: 173
25. ↑ Source: #S1418662690 Birth year: 1755; Birth city: Lebanon; Birth state: CT
26. ↑ Source: #S1418656248 Source number: 8930.009; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
27. ↑ Source: #S1424060943
28. ↑ Source: #S1418656248 Source number: 8930.008; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

See also:

• Anderson, Joseph Crook, ed. Maine Families in 1790. Rockport, ME: Picton Press. Volume 7, pp. 1-4.
• Book 5, Lebanon, p. 43. Early Connecticut Marriages. (Via Ancestry.com)
• Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton. The History of Kings County, Nova Scotia. Salem, MA: 1910.
• The Maine Historical Magazine: Volume 8, January 1, 1894, Joseph W. Porter p. 72.
• 1790 US Federal Census - Machias, Washington, Maine - p. 160.
• 1800 US Federal Census - Machias, Washington, Maine.
• 1810 US Federal Census - Plantation 12, Washington, Maine.
• 1820 US Federal Census - Plantation 12, Washington, Maine.
• Town of Whiting Death Records.

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