Benjamin Haskell

1790 - 1868  (77 years)

• Name	Benjamin Haskell  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	13 May 1790	Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Apr 1868	Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts   [6, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I7235	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Haskell,   b. Abt 1759, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 14 Nov 1824 (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Reynolds,   b. 1770   d. Bef 1816 (Age 45 years)
  Intentions	10 Jun 1784	Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts   [8]
  Marriage	Aft 10 Jun 1784	Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts   [8, 10]
  Family ID	F159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Jones,   b. Abt 3 Feb 1796, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 3 Dec 1880, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1816	Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts   [8, 9, 10]
  Children	1. John Wright Haskell,   b. 10 Dec 1817, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elizah J. Haskell,   b. 12 May 1820, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 19 Nov 1896, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 76 years)   3. Elizabeth Haskell,   b. 19 Feb 1822, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   4. Maria W. Haskell,   b. 27 Feb 1825, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 16 Jun 1904, Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)   5. Benjamin Francis Haskell, Sr.,   b. 27 Feb 1825, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 21 Mar 1901, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 76 years)   6. Eliza N. Haskell,   b. 1831, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   7. Charles Jones Haskell,   b. 1838, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 11 Sep 1896, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 58 years)   8. Sarah Haskell,   b. 27 Dec 1838, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   9. Mercy A. Haskell,   b. Abt 1840, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts d. Feb 1898 (Age 58 years)   10. Frederick Plummer Haskell,   b. Feb 1843, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   11. Mira Eaton Haskell,   b. 3 Jul 1845, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 4 Oct 1846, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F5198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2020

  
  

• Notes

  War of 1812 pension file Widow application# 36583, cert # 27250 Bounty Land warrants 10540-16-12 Enlisted March 11, 1813 Discharged March 28, 1815 Residence 1856, Freetown, Mass. Residence of widow, 1879, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island Marriage of Benjamin Haskell and Sarah Jones, June 6, 1816 Death of Benjamin, June 16, 1816 Death of Sarah, about September 1880 Served in Captain Norris' regiment Discharged from Captain Townsend's company, from which he was discharged for wounds. Per his testement, Benjamin was wounded during the Battle of Bridgewater.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11404] Ira J. Haskell, Chronicles of the Haskell Family, (Ellis Printing Company, Lynn Mass 1943; Reprint Goodspeed's Book Shop, Boston Mass. 1976). [S35200] Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Volume 3, 1980, (General Society of Mayflower Descendants 1980). [S34978] Marriage record, Rhode Island, Charles Jones Haskell and Ann Eliza Smith. [S19627] 1850 census, Massachusetts, Bristol county. [S48964] 1860 census, Massachusetts, Bristol county. [S21661] Death record, Massachusetts, Benjamin Haskell. [S51713] Find-a-Grave, Pvt Benjamin Haskell BIRTH 13 May 1790 Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 25 Apr 1868 (aged 77) Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Unknown MEMORIAL ID 125572806 · View Source (Reliability: 3). [S27360] Genealogy of the descendants of Roger Haskell and Elizabeth Hardy, (compiled by Marion S. Anderson for the Haskell Family Association). [S43772] War of 1812 pension file, widow, Benjamin Haskell and Sarah Jones. [S43656] Vital Records of Freetown, Massachusetts, 1686 through 1890.