Deacon William Manley Sr. served during the French and Indian War.
Deacon William Manley [1] was born on 30 Jan 1703 in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Lazarus Manley and Sarah Hartshorn. [2] He will marry Mary Carter on the 25 May 1727 in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony. [3] He died on 11 Nov 1788 in Bloomfield, Connecticut and is buried in the Bloomfield Cemetery. [4]
William Manley Sr. - son of Lazarus Manley Sr. & Sarah Elizabeth Hartshorn. William served in the Military and was a Militia Captain in the French & Indian War. Also known as the 'The Seven Years' War. He also served in the Connecticut Legislature. He was a Joiner by trade. William was admitted to the Charlestown church 18 July 1725 where he was called deacon in the records. He went to Windsor and was admitted to the church there on 3 March 1744/1745. He married Mary Carter on May 25, 1727 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. To this union, 5 children were born: Mary, William Jr., Margaret, George, Ebenezer. [5]
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCT6-96N2 : 10 November 2020), William Manley, 30 Jan 1703; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH4Z-SLD : 10 November 2020), William Manley, 25 May 1727; citing Marriage, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
"Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7B-793T : 21 September 2019), William in entry for Margarett Manley, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272239.
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F42Q-4Q3 : 10 November 2020), William Manley in entry for Mary Manley, 29 Mar 1729; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH4Z-SLD : 10 November 2020), William Manley, 25 May 1727; citing Marriage, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77G-9JR : 7 January 2020), William Manley in entry for Margarett Manley, 1732.
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F743-75Q : 7 January 2020), William Manley in entry for Ebenezer Manley, 1737.
"Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP79-Y9QZ : 21 September 2019), William in entry for William Manley, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272239.
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