Lieut. Elias Haskell

1750 - 1824  (74 years)

• Name	Elias Haskell  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Lieut.
  Birth	24 Mar 1750	Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Oct 1824	Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts   [4]
  Person ID	I1059	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	12 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Ephraim Haskell,   b. 9 Feb 1712, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. Bef 25 Feb 1774, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Mehitable Tobey,   b. 23 Dec 1714, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  Intentions	5 Aug 1738	Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  Marriage	Aft 5 Aug 1738	Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mercy Tilson,   b. 14 Jan 1757, Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. 18 Dec 1822, Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts (Age 65 years)
  Intentions	26 Apr 1779	Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [5]
  Marriage	22 Jun 1779	Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [2]
  Alt. Marriage	22 Jun 1779	Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [5, 6, 7]
  Children	1. Colonel John Haskell,   b. 10 Jul 1781, Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts d. 16 Apr 1838, Thomaston, Knox, Maine (Age 56 years)   2. Elias Haskell, Jr.,   b. 10 Mar 1785, Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts d. 16 Jul 1802, ..., Hampshire, Massachusetts (Age 17 years)   3. William Haskell,   b. 10 Apr 1790, Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts d. 16 Jan 1879, Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts (Age 88 years)   4. Mercy Haskell,   b. 11 Feb 1793, Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts d. 29 Dec 1797 (Age 4 years)   5. Perez Tilson Haskell,   b. 28 May 1796, Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts d. 2 Apr 1887, Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts (Age 90 years)   6. Ira Haskell,   b. 7 Feb 1798, Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts d. 9 May 1867, Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Greenwich is not listed on modern maps and no longer exists. Greenwich and several other small farming communities were completely submerged by the development in 1938 of the Quabbin Reservoir in central Massachusetts. The reservoir was created to supply fresh water to Boston. The town was incorporated in 1749 and "dissolved" in 1938. _____ Elias, of Rochester, Corporal, served with Captain E. Clap's company of Minutemen, Colonel T. Cotton's regiment which marched in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775, service 7 days. He also served with Captain J. Parker's company of Colonel J. Cushing's regiment; entered service September 20, 1776 for 2 months at Rhode Island. Elias, of Rochester, was a corporal in Captain Joseph Parker's company, Colonel Ebenezer Sprout's regiment; service 15 days, mileage out and home (70 miles) allowed; the company marched to Fogland ferry, Rhode Island under command of 2d Lieutenant John Doty on the alarm of December 8, 1776. Elias, 1st Lieutenant, served with Captain A. Washburn's 13th company, 4th Plymouth company of Massachusetts Militia; list of officers chosen in said regiment 5 March 1776, as returned by Ebenezer Sprout and Ebenezer White, field officers; ordered in Council 9 May 1776 that said officers be commissioned, and approved that date. Reference The Haskell Family in the Armed Forces, Volume 2 Editor: Peter P. Haskell, 2004 Pages 50, 55, 65

  
  

• Sources

  [S43723] Vital Records of Rochester, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. [S27360] Genealogy of the descendants of Roger Haskell and Elizabeth Hardy, (compiled by Marion S. Anderson for the Haskell Family Association). [S26748] Family Bible record, William Haskell (1790-1879) and Abigail Haskell (1745-1843), (Haskell Journal, Issue 53, 2000, Page 11)). [S10591] Cemetery index, Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, (Find-a-Grave). [S43663] Vital Records of Halifax, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. [S43863] The Learning Company, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 42, Ed. 1, (Release date: September 1999), Tree #2346 (Reliability: 0). Date of Import: Feb 24, 2000 [S43664] Vital Records of Hamilton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850.