Benjamin Stackpole (1791 - 1864)

Born 13 Oct 1791 in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Candace (Norcross) Stackpole — married 1818 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1864 at age 72 in Saranac, Clinton, New York

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Biography

Benjamin Stackpole served in the War of 1812
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Benjamin served as a soldier under Gen. Wool in the War of 1812 and fought in the battle of Plattsburgh, afterwards settling there. He was a lumberman and farmer.

His first wife, marrying in 1816, was Phoebe Norcross, who died 17 March 1817 giving birth to their son

• Stephen, b. in 1817, d. 1889^{[1] [2]}

Benjamin then married her sister Candace, who had better luck with her pregnancies.

Benjamin and Candace had, most if not all in Plattsburgh:

• Phoebe, b. 6 Apr 1819, m. Joseph Roberts, a blacksmith and wheelwright who served in the Civil War. They had 12 children, of whom 5 survived infancy.
• Thomas, b. 23 Mar 1820, m. his cousin Sarah Stockpole and had several children, died insane in 1893.
• Elizabeth Ann , b. 8 Apr 1822, m. George Darrah, d. 1890
• William Warren, b. 13 Oct 1824 in Plattsburgh, m. in 1847 Laura Felton, who died the following year, then Climena Hodges in 1829, worked as an iron moulder, had at least 4 children, one of whom, Anna died in Saranac at age 6 in 1863.
• Frederick Halsey, b. 14 Oct 1826, m. Annis Strong, had 5 children, died 14 Jan 1895.
• John M. , b. 20 Jun 1828, died unmarried in Chataugay Lake, NY, 19 Feb 1891
• Lydia, b. 16 Oct 1831, m. James Pinkham of Saranac
• Margaret, b. 21 May 1834, m. Harnon Darrah of Peru, New York, d. 11 Feb 1895
• James, b. 9 May 1837, died unmarried.

Benjamin Stackpole died 14 Feb. 1864 in Saranac, New York. He was buried in the Independence Cemetery there. The stone says died 16 Feb 1864, ae 73 years.^[3] His widow Candace lived another 8 years.

Sources

1. ↑ Tombstone in Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #29643392
3. ↑ Independence Cemetery, Saranac, New York, transcriptions

• Leverett S. Stackpole, History and Genealogy of the Stackpole Family (N.p.: Journal Company, Lewiston, ME, 1920),