Caleb Lane Jr.
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Caleb Lane Jr. (1759 - 1850)

Caleb Lane Jr.
Born in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusettsmap
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Husband of — married 10 Dec 1782 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusettsmap
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Died at age 90 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Private Caleb Lane Jr. served with Massachusetts Revolutionary Coast Guards, American Revolution during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Caleb Lane Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A068556.
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Caleb Lane Jr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 233002
Rank: Private / Seaman / Patriotic Service

Caleb Lane Jr., the son of Caleb Lane and Lydia Riggs, was born May 23, 1759 in the Third Parish, at Annisquam village, Gloucester[1][2]

Caleb was baptized on 27 May 1759.

Caleb Lane and Abiah Saville married on Jan. 2, 1783 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.[3] They had twelve children:

  1. Caleb Lane, jr., the son of Caleb and Abiah (Saville) Lane, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Dec. 5, 1782.[4]
  1. John Saville Lane, the son of Caleb and Abiah (Saville) Lane, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Apr. 19, 1785.[5]
  2. Joseph Lane, the son of Caleb and Abiah (Saville) Lane, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts on May 5, 1787.[6]
  3. Aaron Lane, the son of Caleb and Abiah (Saville) Lane, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts on June 5, 1789.[7]
  4. William Saville Lane, the son of Caleb and Abiah (Saville) Lane, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Sept. 5, 1791.[8]
  5. Charles Lane, the son of Caleb and Abiah (Saville) Lane, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Oct. 30, 1793.[9]
  6. Charles Lane, the second son by that name of Caleb and Abiah (Saville) Lane, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Sept. 7, 1796.[10]
  7. Eliza Lane, the daughter of Caleb and Abiah (Saville) Lane, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Dec. 22, 1799 and baptized July 3.[11]
  8. Sally Lane, the daughter of Caleb and Abiah (Saville) Lane, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Nov. 15, 1800.[12]
  9. Hepsey Lane, the daughter of Caleb and Abiah (Saville) Lane, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Nov. 21, 1802.[13]
  10. Adeline Lane, the daughter of Caleb and Abiah (Saville) Lane, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Apr. 4, 1806. [14]
  11. Theodore Lane, the son of Caleb and Abiah (Saville) Lane, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Jan. 24, 1808. [15]

Like his father, Caleb Lane Jr. served during the Revolutionary War. He has been assigned a DAR Ancestor #: A068556[16] for service in coastal defense at Gloucester, Massachusetts as a private in the 3rd Company commanded by Captain William Pearson.[17] Caleb's pension application states he next served on the private armed brig "General Mercer" with Captain James Babson, a cruise of 8 months with many vessels captured, and ended up being taken by the British ship "Grampus". The captured "General Mercer" was brought to Portsmouth, England, and the crew confined as prisoners for 14 months, until they were exchanged.[18]

Caleb died at age 89 on 5 April 1850, in Gloucester, Massachusetts.[19]


Sources

  1. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 - Gloucester births: Caleb [s. Caleb and Lydia. CR3], May 23, 1759. PR559 http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B408.shtml
  2. ↑ Lane Genealogies: Chapman, Jacob, and Fitts, James Hill; “Lane Genealogies” Publication date 1891-1902 by The Newsletter Press, Exeter, NH; Vol 3; Page 241 https://archive.org/details/lanegenealogies03chap/page/240/mode/2up
  3. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 - Gloucester marriages: Caleb, and Abiah Saville, Jan. 2, 1783.* http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_M327.shtml
  4. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 - Gloucester marriages: Caleb, jr., s. Caleb and Abiah (Saville), Dec. 5, 1782. PR559 http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B408.shtml
  5. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 - Gloucester marriages: John Saville, s. Caleb and Abiah [(Saville). PR559], Apr. 19, 1785.http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B415.shtml
  6. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 - Gloucester marriages: Joseph, s. Caleb and Abiah [(Saville). PR559], May 5, 1787. http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B415.shtml
  7. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 - Gloucester marriages: Aaron, s. Caleb and Abiah [(Saville). PR559], June 5, 1789. http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B406.shtml
  8. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 - Gloucester marriages: William Saville, s. Caleb and Abiah [(Saville). PR559], Sept. 5, 1791.http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B422.shtml
  9. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 - Gloucester marriages: Charles, s. Caleb and Abiah (Saville), Oct. 30, 1793. PR559 http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B408.shtml
  10. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 - Gloucester marriages: Charles [2d. PR559], s. Caleb and Abiah [(Saville). PR559], Sept. 7, 1796.http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B409.shtml
  11. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 - Gloucester marriages: Eliza, d. Caleb and Abiah [(Saville). PR559], Dec. 22, 1799 [bp. July 3. CR3] http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B411.shtml
  12. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 - Gloucester marriages: Sally, d. Caleb and Abiah (Saville), Nov. 15, 1800. PR559 http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B419.shtml
  13. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 - Gloucester marriages: Hepsey, d. Caleb and Abiah [(Saville). PR559], Nov. 21, 1802. http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B414.shtml
  14. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 - Gloucester marriages: Adeline, d. Caleb and Abiah [(Saville). PR559], Apr. 4, 1806.
  15. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 - Gloucester marriages: Theodore, s. Caleb and Abiah [(Saville). PR559], Jan. 24, 1808.http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B421.shtml
  16. ↑ DAR: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 1 Jan 2021), "Record of Caleb Lane Jr", Ancestor # A068556.
  17. ↑ Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War: Volume 12
  18. ↑ Pension: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files Pension S.29961 https://www.fold3.com/image/25087012
  19. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N72B-65T : 6 April 2020), Caleb Land, 05 Apr 1850; citing Gloucester, Massachusetts, v 48 p 106, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,813.




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