Benjamin Haskell b. Abt 1759 Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 14 Nov 1824: Our Family History

Abt 1759 - 1824 (65 years)

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Name	Benjamin Haskell [1, 2]
Birth	Abt 1759	Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts [1, 3]
Gender	Male
Death	14 Nov 1824 [1, 4, 5]
Person ID	I137	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
Last Modified	26 Jul 2024

Father	Josiah Haskell, b. 17 Jan 1731, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. Aft 11 Feb 1805 (Age 74 years)
Mother	Margaret Westcoat, b. 7 Feb 1734, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	16 Aug 1753	Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts [1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Alt. Marriage	16 Aug 1753	Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts [11]
Family ID	F185	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Reynolds, b. 1770 d. Bef 1816 (Age 45 years)

Intentions 10 Jun 1784 Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts [1]

Marriage Aft 10 Jun 1784 Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts [1, 8]

Children

	1. William Haskell
	2. Solomon Haskell, b. 1783 d. 6 Jun 1823 (Age 40 years)
	3. Hannah Haskell, b. Abt 1788 d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Benjamin Haskell, b. 13 May 1790, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 25 Apr 1868, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 77 years)
	5. Roger Haskell, b. Abt 30 Jul 1791, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 13 Apr 1868, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 76 years)
	6. Phoebe Haskell, b. Abt 1793 d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Joseph Haskell, b. Abt 1797 d. 1855 (Age 58 years)
	8. Betsey Haskell, b. Abt 1801 d. Yes, date unknown
	9. ... Haskell, b. Abt 1806 d. Yes, date unknown
	10. Charity Haskell, b. Abt 1807 d. 29 Dec 1880, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 73 years)
	11. John Michael Haskell, b. Abt 1809, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 18 Jun 1896, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 87 years)

Family ID F159 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 8 Jun 2017

Notes

Benjamin, of Freetown, was a private in Major's company, Colonel Thomas Marshall's regiment; Continental Army pay accounts for service from June 3, 1777, to May 11, 1780; residence Freetown, credited to town of Freetown.

He also served in Captain Amasa Soper's (4th) company, Colonel Marshall's (10th) regiment; return of men who were in camp on or before August 15, 1777, and who had not been absent subsequently except on furlough; also, same company and regiment, muster roll for January 1779, dated West Point; enlisted June 3, 1777, enlistment 3 years.

He also served in Captain Joseph Norton's (Freetown) company, Colonel John Hathaway's regiment; enlisted August 2, 1780, discharged Aug. 7, 1780, service, 6 days; company marched to Rhode Island on an alarm.

Reference
The Haskell Family in the Armed Forces, Volume 2
Editor: Peter P. Haskell, 2004
Page 63
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Revolutionary War Pension File 32807
Applied April 13, 1818
Enlisted 1775, served 8 months under Captain Rounswell, Colonel Putnam.
Enlisted February or March 1776 for 1 year under Captain Seagrave .
Enlisted June or July 1777 for 3 years under Captain Amasa Soper, Colonel Thomas Marshall.
In 1820, he cites wife Betsey, age 50, and daughter Charity, age 8.
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Sources

[S27360] Genealogy of the descendants of Roger Haskell and Elizabeth Hardy, (compiled by Marion S. Anderson for the Haskell Family Association).
[S35200] Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Volume 3, 1980, (General Society of Mayflower Descendants 1980).
[S11404] Ira J. Haskell, Chronicles of the Haskell Family, (Ellis Printing Company, Lynn Mass 1943; Reprint Goodspeed's Book Shop, Boston Mass. 1976).
[S35198] Mayflower Families in Progress: George Soule, (3rd Edition 1999).
[S27606] Index to Selected Final Pension Payment Vouchers, compiled 1818 - 1864, (NARA Record Group 217).
[S43691] Vital Records of Middleborough, Massachusetts, (compiled by George Bowman, in The Mayflower Descendant, vol 1, 1899).
[S27404] Haskell Journal, Issue 14, 1987, page 3, (The History of One Group of Descendants of Josiah and Sarah (Brayley) Haskell from Massachusetts to Utah.).
[S43656] Vital Records of Freetown, Massachusetts, 1686 through 1890.
[S51333] Ivan Y. Haskell of Payson, Utah, privately published abt 1995, 432pp, 400 Years with Haskells, (Digitized copy abailable on FamilySearch.org).
[S35199] Originally compiled by John E. Soule and Milton E. Terry, Revised by Louise Walsh Troop, Mayflower Families in Progress: George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendandants through Four Generations, (Seventh edition, General Society of Maflower Descendants, 2015).
[S27353] Genealogy of Roger Haskell of Salem, Massachusetts to November 1925, (Compiled by George L. Randall for the Haskell Family Association. 1926.).