Display Patriot - P-106365 - Jacob BACON

Jacob BACON

SAR Patriot #: P-106365

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State of Service: MA      Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service

Birth: 06 May 1740 Middletown / Middlesex / CT
Death: 27 Dec 1819 Williamstown / Berkshire / MA

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Took Oath of Fidelity in 1779
  2. Private in the Company of Captain David Wheeler commanded by Colonel Asa Barnes. The Company marched from Lanesborough to Saratoga on the Alarm in 1781

Additional References:
  1. SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
  2. Secretary of the Commonwealth, MA Soldiers and Sailors of the Rev War, MA. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co, 1901, pg 412
  3. Connecticut Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Non-Military Service in the Rev War 1774-1784, Volume 157

Spouse: Ruth Wilcox
Children: Joel;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
2010-06-11 AZ 39218 Darwin Solon Bacon (177215) Joel   
2012-05-23 AZ 48080 Alan Fay Bacon (183664) Joel   
2012-05-23 AZ 48081 Brian Darwin Bacon (183665) Joel   
Burial:
Westlawn Cemetery (C-0374387)
Location:
Williamstown / Berkshire / MA / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
1627188
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
104241141
Marker Type:
no stake marker
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Upright stone that is contemporary with the death of the patriot
  • Photo provided with permission from P Welch, Find-a-Grave member#48054934


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
  • GPS Coordinates: 42.7148660, -73.2154010
  • From Albany International Airport NY: Take NY-7 E and NY-2 E to Thornliebank Rd in Williamstown. Continue on Thornliebank Rd. Drive to Main St, turn right, .3 miles


Author: Mark Andrew Davis

Jacob Bacon was born on 6 May 1740 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, the son f Nathaniell and Jane Bacon.

He was married in about 1767 at Lanesborough, Massachusetts to Ruth Wilcox. According to the records at Lanesborough, Massachusetts, the couple had the following children:

  • Jerusha was born on 2 March 1768 and she married Almond Harrison.
  • Stephen was born on 12 March 1770 and married Mehitable Russell.
  • Joel was born on 25 January 1772 and married Polly Wheaton.
  • Esther was born on 6 December 1774 and she married Preserved Wheeler.

He was married a second time to Lois Parker on 6 February 1784 at Lanesborough. Their children recorded at Lanesborough were:

  • Elixly or Electa was born on 5 May 1788 and she married John Boyd.
  • Lory was born on 17 May 1790.

During the American Revolution, Jacob took the Oath of Fidelity to his new Country and State in 1779. He also served as a Private in the Company of Captain David Wheeler under the command of Colonel Asa Barnes. During his service, the Company marched from Lanesborough to Saratoga on the Alarm in 1781.

The Patriot died on 27 December 1819 in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and was buried at Westlawn Cemetery.

 

Sources:

  1. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1901, page 412.
  2. Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, Village of Williamstown.
  3. Village of Lanesborough, Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).

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