Stukely Harding (1755 - 1778)

Born 27 Mar 1755 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Died 30 Jun 1778 at age 23 in West Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Stukely Harding, son of Stephen born Colchester Mar 27, 1755.^{[1] [2]}

Benjamin and Stukely Harding were the first victims of the invasion of Wyoming in the summer of 1778. "On June 30, as they were returning from their corn field, some miles up the river from Fort Jenkins, where the family had taken refuge, they were assaulted by an advanced party of Indians, whom they, being armed, fought as long as they could raise a hand, but were overpowered, shot, speared, tomahawked, scalped and had their throats cut. Their bodies were found, taken to the fort, now West Pittston, and buried. In after years their brother, Elisha Harding, erected to their memory a monument with this inscription, 'Sweet be the sleep of those who prefer Death to Slavery.'"^[3] He was buried in Jenkins-Harding Cemetery, West Pittston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection); Colchester Vital Records 1699-1850, page 111 (Ancestry.com)
2. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74J-127 : 11 February 2018), Stephen Harding in entry for Stateley Harding, 27 Mar 1755; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
3. ↑ Kulp, G.B. (1889). Families of the Wyoming Valley, E.B. Yordy Printer, Wilkes Barre, PA. Page 620. Available https://archive.org
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25771476 : accessed 03 August 2018), memorial page for Stukely Harding (27 Mar 1755–30 Jun 1778), Find A Grave Memorial no. 25771476, citing Jenkins-Harding Cemetery, West Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Beverly Davis Valcovic (contributor 16915644) .

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74J-12Q : 7 January 2020), Stateley Harding, 1755.

• "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSGD-FQM : 24 June 2015), Stuckley Harding, died Jun 1778; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Jenkins Harding Cemetery, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States.