Abijah Haskell

1753 - 1791  (38 years)

• Name	Abijah Haskell  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	18 Aug 1753	Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Nov 1791	Fort Recovery, Mercer, Ohio   [3]
  Burial	Fort Recovery Monument Park, Fort Recovery, Mercer, Ohio   [3]
  Person ID	I8828	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Jeremiah Haskell,   b. 23 Oct 1714, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts d. 20 Jun 1786, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Thankful Kendall Beaman,   b. 1 Jan 1716, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 30 Mar 1788, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 72 years)
  Intentions	19 Mar 1740	Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts   [1]
  Marriage	14 May 1741	Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Alt. Marriage	14 May 1741  [6]
  Family ID	F2392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abijah, of Leominster, was a Fifer, in Captain John Joslin's company of Minutemen, Colonel John Whitcomb's regiment, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge, service 4 days, reported enlisted into the army. Also, served in Captain David Wilder's company, Colonel Asa Whitcomb's regiment; muster roll dated August 1, 1775, enlisted April 26, 1775, service 3 months and 13 days; also, company receipt for wages for Sept. 1775, dated Camp at Prospect Hill; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Camp at Prospect Hill, Dec. 7, 1775. Also served as a private, Captain Fortunatus Eagar's company, Colonel Josiah Whitney's regiment; marched Dec. 17, 1776, returned March 27, 1777, service 3 months and 10 days; travel home 14 days (280 miles) also allowed. Company marched to reinforce army in the Jerseys under General Washington. Roll dated Lancaster and endorsed marched to New York. Reference The Haskell Family in the Armed Forces, Volume 2 Editor: Peter P. Haskell, 2004 Page 61 _____ Abijah and his brother Andrew died in Ohio in a battle with Indians in 1791. A description of the battle is included under notes for Andrew.

  
  

• Sources

  [S43676] Vital Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts to the year 1850. [S27363] Genealogy of the descendants of William Haskell and Mary Tybott, (compiled by Marion S. Anderson for the Haskell Family Association). [S61064] Cemetery index, Fort Recovery Monument Park, Fort Recovery, Mercer, Ohio, (Find-a-Grave). [S27290] Family records and notes courtesy of Wendy Palmer, (for the Haskell Family Association). [S27806] LDS - Family Search Pedigree Resource File, (Family History Center Files, Church of Latter Day Saints). [S27805] LDS - Ancestral File, (Family History Center Files, Church of Latter Day Saints).