AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
NameThankful Francis 
Spouses
Birth26 Aug 1754, Norwich, New London, CT427
Death12 Apr 1824, Middletown, Rutland, VT428
Memoburied in Middletown Springs Cemetery
FatherRichard Haskins Sr (1720-1762)
MotherBeulah Wood (1721-1801)
Marriage4 Jun 1797, Middletown Springs, Rutland, VT431
ChildrenOrra (1798-?)
Notes for Benjamin L (Spouse 1)
He was a Surveyor of Highways on 16 August 1816.
He was among the first settlers of Middletown n 1774.
He was on the list of Freemen in 1783.231
It is told that while he was driving cattle toward his home, he was attacked by a pack of fourteen wolves but drove them off with only a club.
He was a member of the Congregational Church and because of his sobriety was known as Deacon Ben, although he never held that office., 432
He was among the first settlers of Middletown n 1774.
He was on the list of Freemen in 1783.231
It is told that while he was driving cattle toward his home, he was attacked by a pack of fourteen wolves but drove them off with only a club.
He was a member of the Congregational Church and because of his sobriety was known as Deacon Ben, although he never held that office., 432
Military notes for Benjamin L (Spouse 1)
Served in the Revolutionary War. He served in Captain Ebenezer Allen's company of Colonel Samuel Herrick's Vermont Rangers at the Battle of Bennington; in 1780 he served in Captain John Spafford's company; in 1781 he served under his brother-in-law, Captain Jacob Wood, in Colonel Lee's regiment.433,432