Elijah Juckett was an infantryman in the United States' Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Juckett was born in Freetown, MA on June 8, 1760, to Peter Jacquet Jacket and Thankful Benson in the "old Plymouth Colony."[2] He enlisted as a private in the Continental Army on June 11, 1776, only 3 days after his 16th birthday. As an infantrymen, Juckett served under Col. Benjamin Tupper in the 10th Massachusetts Regiment. His total enlistment was 1 month 18 days as a Private, 10 months as a Sergeant for a total of 24 months on active duty.[3] Eventually, Juckett moved to Sharon, CT where he died on August 5, 1839. Elijah Juckett's name is engraved on the Sharon Veterans Monument. [4] He is buried at Boland Burying Ground in Sharon, Connecticut.[5]
Elijah Juckett | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 8, 1760 Freetown, MA |
| Died | August 5, 1839 at age 79 Sharon, CT |
| Buried | Boland Burying Grounds, Sharon, CT[1] |
| Allegiance | Continental Army |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 10th Massachusetts Regiment Infantry |
References edit
- ^ "Boland Burying Ground Sharon CT Headstones". Archived from the original on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ http://records.ancestry.com/Elijah_Juckett_records.ashx?pid=16901249 [user-generated source]
- ^ "Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War: A compilation from the archives, prepared and published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth in accordance with chapter 100, resolves of 1891". 1901.
- ^ "Sharon Veterans Monument, a War Memorial".
- ^ "Boland Burying Ground Sharon CT Headstones". Archived from the original on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2012-03-05.