Benajah Ackley (1729 - bef. 1761)

Born 10 Jul 1729 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Colony of Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Laurania (Bill) Ackley — married 21 May 1747 in East Haddam Connecticut

Descendants

Died before 1761 before age 31 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Colony of Connecticut [uncertain]

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Biography

Benajah Ackley, son of James Ackley and Elizabeth (Comedy) Ackley, was born July 10, 1729 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.^[1][2] He married Laurany/ Lurania Bill were married in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut on May 21, 1747.^[3] Benajah served in the Seven Years War.^[4] Benajah seems to have 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.^[5]

Benjamin Benajah Ackley. ^{[6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Born 10 Jul 1729. East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. ^{[12][13][14][15][16]}

Died 1761 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. ^[17]

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Marriage Husband @P1475@. Wife @P1491@. Marriage 1730/1733 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. Imported only 1730 from Marriage Date and marked as uncertain. Husband @P1475@. Wife @P1474@. Child: @P1489@. Child: @P1490@. Child: @P1455@. Marriage 21 May 1747. East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. ^[18][19]

Husband @P1488@. Wife @P1487@. Child: @P1497@. Child: @P1496@. Child: @P1493@. Child: @P1498@. Child: @P1494@. Child: @P1495@. Child: @P1492@. Child: @P1475@. Child: @P1499@. Marriage 1706 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. ^{[20][21][22][23]} Marriage 3 Jan 1699. East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. East Haddam, p. 132.
2. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WY-MMK : 3 December 2014), Benajah Ackley, 10 Jul 1729; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
3. ↑ Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Book 5: Lebanon, p. 43. Indexed and imaged at Ancestry.com
4. ↑ Bates, Albert C. Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War. Hartford, CT: 1903-1905. (2v.):9:72.
5. ↑ Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton. The History of Kings County, Nova Scotia. Salem, MA: 1910. 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.
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11. ↑ Source: #S1418656248 Source number: 8930.008; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
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16. ↑ Source: #S1418656248 Source number: 8930.008; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
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19. ↑ Source: #S1418656248 Source number: 8930.008; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
20. ↑ Source: #S1418656248 Source number: 8930.007; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
21. ↑ Source: #S1418662690 Birth year: 1677; Birth city: East Haddam; Birth state: CT
22. ↑ Source: #S1424061112
23. ↑ Source: #S1418662690 Birth year: 1677; Birth city: East Haddam; Birth state: CT

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