Elijah Juckett

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
BornJune 8, 1760
Freetown, MA
DiedAugust 5, 1839 at age 79
Sharon, CT
Buried
Boland Burying Grounds, Sharon, CT[1]
AllegianceContinental Army
Service/branchUnited States Army
RankSergeant
Unit10th Massachusetts Regiment Infantry

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2012-03-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://records.ancestry.com/Elijah_Juckett_records.ashx?pid=16901249
  3. "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.
  4. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=42169
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2012-03-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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