Benjamin Ackley (1738 - 1796)

Born 1738 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Higgins) Ackley — married 15 Jan 1756 (to 1783) in East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1796 at about age 58 in Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Commissary Benjamin Ackley performed Patriotic Service in Connecticut in the American Revolution.

Benjamin Ackley is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000325.

Name

Benjamin Ackley^[1][2][3][4]

Birth

28 OCT 1739 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.^[1][4]

According to bio for father, Benjamin, Benjamin was baptized on Oct 28, 1739, along with two other siblings. Actual DOB is unknown but presumed to be 1738.

Residence

15 JAN 1756 East Haddam^[2]

1790 Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, United States^[3]

Marriage

15 JAN 1756 East Haddam^[2][5]

Husband: Benjamin Ackley

Wife: Hannah Higgins

Child: Hannah Ackley

Child: Ruth Ackley

Child: Ichabod Ackley

Child: Rachel Ackley

Child: Chloe Ackley

Child: Roxanna Ackley

Child: Zilpah Ackley

Death

28 MAR 1796 Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA^[1][4][6]

Sources

• Wickham, Gertrude Van Rensselaer. The Pioneer Families of Cleveland 1796-1840 (Evangelical Publishing House, 1914) Vol. 1, Page 16
• Ancestry Family Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Record for Benjamin Ackley
• Vermont Vital Records through 1870, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts) Record for Benjamin Ackley & Ichabod Ackley
• 1790 United States Federal Census, Castleton, Rutland, Vermont; Series: M637; Roll: 12; Page: 245; Image: 180; Family History Library Film: 0568152 Record for Benjamin Ackly
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. 1994-2002. - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Record for Benjamin Ackley Jr. & Rachel Ackley

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Ancestry Family Trees
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Barbour Collection
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1790 Census
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Vermont VR
5. ↑ Ancestry Record 3032 #502065 Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data:Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #9674073 Maj Benjamin Ackley Jr