Reuben Jackson (abt. 1753 - 1802)

Born about 1753 in Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Kibbey) Jackson — married 3 Nov 1774 in Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 3 Dec 1802 at about age 49 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

Primary or Preferred: Y

Date: CA 1753

Place: Massachusetts

Birth:

Date: 27 JAN 1758

Place: Connecticut^[2][3]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using CA 1753

Death

Death:

Date: 3 DEC 1802

Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts^[4][5]

FSFTID

FSFTID KCZ6-SHS

Religion

Religion: Baptized: Woodbury 1st Congregational Church

Date: 24 SEP 1758

Place: Woodbury, Litchfield Co, Connecticut^[6]

Event

Event: in the Revolutionary War as a "Minute Man", and was at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Capt. William Bacon's Massachusetts company; was a private in Capt. Isaac Vosburg's company which went on an expedition to Canada; was in the Battle of Bennington; Capt Roswell Downing's Co., Col. John Ashley's regiment; He was in action in Canada, at the Battle of Bennington, and was at the surrender of Burgoyne.

Type: Military

Date: 17 JUN 1775–1777

Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts^[7][8][9]

Event: was in the Battle of Bunker Hill in Capt. William Bacon's Massachusetts company

Type: Military

Date: 17 JUN 1775

Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

Event: was a private in Capt. Isaac Vosburg's company which went on an expedition to Canada, where Reuben got smallpox and returned home in July.

Type: Military

Date: 1 JAN 1776–JUL 1776

Place: Quebec City, Canada^[10][11]

Event: in the Battle of Bennington

Type: Military

Date: 16 AUG 1777

Place: Walloomsac, New York ^[12]

Event: Capt. Roswell Downing's Company in Col. John Ashley's (Berkshire Co.) Regiment.; Enlisted Sept. 19, 1777; Discharged Oct. 19, 1777

Type: Military

Date: 19 SEP 1777–19 OCT 1777

Place: Saratoga, New York ^[13]

Event: Ancestor #A 061224

Type: DAR

Event: Rev. War Pension App # R5527v (rejected, but valid for DAR). Service MA. Application has affidavits showing Marriage date and place, Reuben's death date, war service, and wife Sarah Kibbe's death.

Type: Military

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1790

SDATE 1 JUL 1790

Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

SHAR @I2210@

Role: Witness

SHAR @I2231@

Role: Witness^[14]

Residence:

Date: 1800

SDATE 1 JUL 1800

Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

SHAR @I2210@

Role: Witness^[15]

Reference

Reference: 176

Marriage

Husband: Reuben Jackson

Wife: Sarah Kibbey

Child: Daniel Jackson

Marriage:

Date: 3 NOV 1774

Place: Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Address: home of Solomon Smith^{[16][17][18][19]}

He was the son of Nathan Jackson and Elizabeth Osborn. He passed away about 1802.

Sources

1. ↑ Jackson-13091 was created by Katherine Mendenhall through the import of KathysFamilytoWikiTree6gens.ged on Feb 24, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S58 Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 20, 2003
3. ↑ Source: #S1241 Page: Pension File R.5527 Reuben Jackson Note: Sarah Sally Kibbey Jackson was 85 years old on the day she gave her sworn statement, 6 January 1841.
4. ↑ Source: #S58 Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 20, 2003
5. ↑ Source: #S1242 Page: Reuben Jackson # R.5527 Data: Text: date of Reuben's death as 3 December 1802
6. ↑ Source: #S58 Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 20, 2003
7. ↑ Source: #S236 Data: Text: Reuben served in the Rev. War, which makes all of us eligible to the D.A.R. CONT [Letter dated Aug 21, 1939 from Mrs. Ethel Jackson Ruth, great-grand-daughter of Pliny Jackson, to Mrs. Etta Gillette Curtis, wife of Daniel Jackson "Jay" Gillette, of La Verne, California]
8. ↑ Source: #S1242 Page: Reuben Jackson R.5527
9. ↑ Source: #S1260 Page: Vol 8, p. 685 Note: Data: Text: Jackson, Reuben. CONT Private, Capt. Roswell Downing's Co., Col. John Ashley's (Berkshire Co.) Regt.; Enlisted Sept. 19, 1777; Discharged Oct. 19, 1777; CONT Service, 31 days, at Stillwater. CONT Roll certified at Sheffield by Brig. Gen. Fellows.
10. ↑ Source: #S1242 Page: Reuben Jackson R.5527 Data: Text: 1776, January 1: Enlisted for 6 months under Capt. Isaac Vosburg to go north to join the Northern Army. While with the army in Canada, he got small pox and returned home in July 1776.
11. ↑ Source: #S1522 Page: p. 126, 133, 167 Data: Text: Arnold maintained a somewhat ineffectual siege over the city, [Quebec City] until March 1776, when he was ordered to Montreal and replaced by General Wooster. During these months, the besieging army suffered from difficult winter conditions, and smallpox began to travel more significantly through the camp. These losses were offset by the arrival each month of small companies of reinforcements. [Lanctot, p. 126]. CONT ...Congress, even before it learned of the defeat at Quebec, had authorized as many as 6,500 additional troops for service there.[Lanctot, p. 167] CONT Throughout the winter, troops trickled into Montreal and the camp outside Quebec City. By the end of March, the besieging army had grown to almost 3,000, although almost one quarter of these were unfit for service, mainly due to smallpox [Lanctot, p. 133].
12. ↑ Source: #S1242 Page: Reuben Jackson R.5527 Data: Text: d) 1777 August - Battle of Bennington CONT d) 1777 served as a soldier at the Capture of Burgoyne.
13. ↑ Source: #S1260 Page: Vol 8, p. 685 Note: During the American Revolution, residents participated in the war, and part of the Battle of Saratoga was fought in the town [Stillwater] so that the town now refers to itself as the turning point of the American Revolution. CONT Battle of Saratoga: CONT [below: Wikipedia:] CONT The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777), conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American Revolutionary War (known outside the US as the American War of Independence) and are generally regarded as a turning point in the war. The battles were fought eighteen days apart on the same ground, 9 miles (14 km) south of Saratoga, New York. CONT ....The Continental Army had been in a slow steady state of retreat ever since Burgoyne's capture of Ticonderoga early in July. By mid-August the army, then under the command of Major General Philip Schuyler, was encamped south of Stillwater, New York. On August 19, Major General Horatio Gates assumed command from Schuyler, whose political fortunes had fallen over the loss of Ticonderoga and the ensuing retreat.[16] [Ketchum, p. 337. {Ketchum, Richard M (1997). Saratoga: Turning Point of America's Revolutionary War. New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 9780805061239. OCLC 41397623. (Paperback ISBN 0-8050-6123-1)} Data: Text: Jackson, Reuben. CONT Private, Capt. Roswell Downing's Co., Col. John Ashley's (Berkshire Co.) Regt.; Enlisted Sept. 19, 1777; Discharged Oct. 19, 1777; CONT Service, 31 days, at Stillwater. CONT Roll certified at Sheffield by Brig. Gen. Fellows.
14. ↑ Source: #S672 Page: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, roll M637_4, page , image 0642. Data: Text: CONT 1790 US Federal Census CONT Name: Reuben Jackson CONT CONT Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts CONT Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 2 CONT Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1 CONT Free White Persons - Females: 6 CONT Number of Household Members: 9 WEBTAG Name: Reuben Jackson URL: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1790usfedcen&h=44489&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=gr_t2598059_p-1831831074_ktidz0q3d2598059z0q26pidz0q3d-1831831074z0q26pgz0q3d32842z0q26pgplz0q3dtidz0q257cpidz0q26pgpsz0q3d-1831831074_h44797408262
15. ↑ Source: #S673 Page: 1800; Census Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 13; Page: 226; Image: 226; Family History Library Film: 205611. Data: Text: Ancestry.com. 1800 U. S. Federal Census CONT 1800 United States Federal Census 1800 United States Federal Census CONT Name: Reuben Jackson CONT Township: Sheffield CONT County: Berkshire CONT State: Massachusetts CONT Free White Males 16 to 25: 1 CONT Free White Males 45 and Over : 1 CONT Free White Females Under 10 : 2 CONT Free White Females 16 to 25 : 1 CONT Free White Females 26 to 44 : 1 CONT Number of Slaves: 1 CONT Number of Household Members Under 16 : 2 CONT Number of Household Members Over 25 : 2 CONT Number of Household Members: 7 CONT CONT
16. ↑ Source: #S58 Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 20, 2003
17. ↑ Source: #S1240 Page: Reuben Jackson and Sarah Kibbey; 3 November 1774
18. ↑ Source: #S1241 Page: Pension File R.5527 Reuben Jackson
19. ↑ Source: #S1242 Page: Reuben Jackson # R.5527 Data: Text: date of Reuben's death as 3 December 1802

• Source: S1241 Abbreviation: Marriage - JACKSON, Reuben & Sarah Kibbey Title: Statement of Sarah (Sally) Kibbey Jackson. Pension Application of Reuben Jackson #R5527, Revolutionary War. Online image. Heritagequest Online. Downloaded. Note: Sworn statement of Reuben Jackson's widow, Sally. (Sarah Kibbey Jackson) on 6 January 1841. She was 85 years old. CONT Sally states that she was married to Reuben Jackson on 3 Nov 1774 in Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, in the home of Soloman Smith. She further describes the Revolutionary War mililtary service of her husband, Reuben Jackson.
• Source: S1242 Abbreviation: Pension - JACKSON, Reuben Reference: Milit015 Title: Revolutionary War Pension File, microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, ), . Note: Downloaded images from Heritagequest Online. CONT Papers include CONT 1) Sworn statement from daughter of Presbyterian Church clergyman who performed marriage of Reuben Jackson and Sarah Kibbey in Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts on 3 Nov 1774. CONT CONT 2) Sworn Statement on 6 Jan 1841 from Reuben Jackson's widow, Sally [Sarah] (Kibbey) Jackson. CONT She states that she married Reuben Jackson on 3 Nov 1774. She describes Reuben's military service in the revolutionary War as more than two (2) years: CONT a) 1775 Enlisted as a Minute Man in Sheffield, MA, under Capt. William Bacon & Lt. John Hubbans? CONT b) 1776, January 1: Enlisted for 6 months under Capt. Isaac Vosburg to go north to join the Northern Army. CONT c) While with the army in Canada, he got small pox and returned home in July 1776. CONT d) 1777 August - Battle of Bennington CONT d) 1777 served as a soldier at the Capture of Burgoyne. CONT CONT 3) Sworn Statement on 6 Jan 1841 of Reuben Jackson's daughter, Phoebe Joyce, stating the date of Reuben's death as 3 December 1802. CONT CONT 4) Sworn Statement of Reuben Jackson's daughter, Rhoda (Jackson) Hall on 1853, May 2 at Scriba, Oswego, N.Y., declaring that her mother, Sally Jackson died 15 June 1848 and was the widow of Reuben. CONT CONT 5) Letter to Mrs. L. H. Ruth on 29 March 1939 from A. D. Hiller, Exec. Asst. to the Administrator (of Pension department?): CONT Letter summarizes the above listed declarations, and in addition, states the following military service of Reuben: CONT a). Reuben enlisted September 19, 1777, served thirty one days in Captain Roswell Downing's company, Colonel John Ashley's Massachusetts regiment and was at the surrender of Burgoyne. CONT b) The claim for pension was not allowed as soldier's widow failed to furnish proof of service of her husband for 6 months, as required by the pension law. Page: Reuben Jackson # R.5527 Data: Text: Sworn Statement on 6 Jan 1841 of Reuben Jackson's daughter, Phoebe Joyce
• Source: S1260 Abbreviation: Book - MA: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War Title: , <I>Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War: A Compilation from the Archives (1896) (N.p.: Boston, Wright and Potter Printing Co., State Printers, n.d.). Note: Author: Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State CONT Volume: 8 CONT Subject: United States -- History Revolution, 1775-1783 Registers; Massachusetts -- History Revolution, 1775-1783; Massachusetts -- Militia CONT Publisher: Boston, Wright and Potter Printing Co., State Printers CONT Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT CONT Language: English CONT Call number: 3180790 CONT Digitizing sponsor: UMass Amherst Libraries CONT Book contributor: UMass Amherst Libraries CONT Collection: americana; blc Repository: #R153
• Repository: R153 Name: Archive.org Address: Note: Digital Collection Web Address: Archive.org
• Source: S1522 Abbreviation: Book - Canada and the American Revolution Title: Lanctot, Gustave; Cameron, Margaret M. [translator] (1967). Canada and the American Revolution 1774-1783. Harvard University Press.
• Source: S236 Abbreviation: Family Data Collection - GILLETTE Notebook: "Gillette Family" Reference: Book 066 Title: Dorris Gillette Martin & Ruth Barnett, Family Data Collection - GILLETTE: "Gillette Family Genealogy: Ancestors of Daniel Jackson "Jay" Gillette - 1844-1907" (April 16, 1992; Collection of Family Genealogy and Documents) Note: CONT CONT Three-ring Binder CONT CONT Copy in papers of Katherine Louise Mendenhall of Seattle, WA
• Source: S58 Abbreviation: GilletteJacksonResearchv24t1286.ftw Title: GilletteJacksonResearchv24t1286.ftw Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 20, 2003
• Source: S672 Abbreviation: 1790 United States Federal Census Title: 1790 United States Federal Census Text: Index created from United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States in the Year 1790. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1908. Corresponding images scanned from National Archives and Records Administration. 1790 United States Federal Census. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1790 Federal Population Census. M637, 12 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Note: First Census of the United States, 1790, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1790 Repository: #R8 Data: Text: Index created from United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States in the Year 1790. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1908. Corresponding images scanned from National Archives and Records Administration. 1790 United States Federal Census. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1790 Federal Population Census. M637, 12 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, roll M637_4, page , image 0642.
• Repository: R8 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Web Address: www.ancestry.com
• Source: S673 Abbreviation: 1800 United States Federal Census Title: 1800 United States Federal Census Note: Second Census of the United States, 1800, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1800 Repository: #R8 Data: Text: Ancestry.com. 1800 U. S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1800 United States Federal Census. M32, 52 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, roll 13, page 226, image 181.

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