Samuel Boggs (abt. 1725 - 1779)

Husband of Mary Giffen — married 28 Jun 1757 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 27 Jul 1779 at about age 54 in Castine, Lincoln, Massachusetts

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Biography

Biography

Samuel Boggs is a DAR Patriot Ancestor,  A011763.

Samuel Boggs is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 117130
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant  

2nd Lieutenant Samuel Boggs served with Capt. Nathaniel Fales' Company, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Samuel Boggs II was born about 1725. He married Mary Giffin/Giffen/Griffen on June 28th, 1757 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1] They had at least three children together:

1. Samuel Boggs III
2. Anna (Boggs) Fuller
3. Robert Boggs

Samuel passed away on July 28th, 1779 during the Penobscot expedition during the American Revolution.^[2] He is buried in Comery Cemetery in Waldoboro, Lincoln, Maine, and shares a stone with his son, Samuel Boggs III.^[3]

Revolutionary War Service

Samuel Boggs entered service on July 14th, 1779 as a 2nd Lieutenant in Captain Nathaniel Fale's company. He served 15 days during the Penobscot expedition by order of General Lovell and was reported killed on July 28th, 1779. He is buried in Comery Cemetery in Waldoboro, Lincoln, Maine. His granite marker was sent to Belle L. Preble of Hallowell, Maine on September 23rd, 1931 (order no. 34).^[4][5][6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7M-BLW : 28 July 2021), Samuel Boggs, 1757.
2. ↑ "Maine, U.S., Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918". State Archives; Augusta, Maine; Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61895 #43758 (accessed 23 January 2022). Samuel Boggs death 28 Jul 1779 in Castine, Maine, United States.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38511410/samuel-boggs : accessed 23 January 2022), memorial page for Samuel Boggs II (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38511410, citing Comery Cemetery, Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Suzanne (contributor 47140805).
4. ↑ Maine Society Sons of the American Revolution (MESSAR). Qualifying Patriot Ancestors used by some members Boggs, Samuel 2nd. Moca 0660. https://www.messar.org/patriots.html
5. ↑ Payroll: Muster/payrolls, and various papers (1763-1808) of the Revolutionary War (Massachusetts and Rhode Island). Vol. 37, Sea coast defense, Penobscot Expedition 1775-1781. A Pay Roll of Capt. Nathaniel Fales and his Company in the State pay on the Expedition to Penobscot from the 6th of July 1779 to the 26th of August following. Film #008092198. Image 171-72 of 628.
6. ↑ Muster roll: Muster/payrolls, and various papers (1763-1808) of the Revolutionary War (Massachusetts and Rhode Island). Vol. 37, Sea coast defense, Penobscot Expedition 1775-1781. A Pay Roll of Capt. Nathaniel Fales and his Company in the State pay on the Expedition to Penobscot from the 6th of July 1779 to the 26th of August following. Film #008092198. Image 118 of 628.
7. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers Sailors Rev. War: Vol. 2, Page 234. Image 236 of 986.