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This cemetery is at the intersection of Corey Road and Back River Road. The gate is on Back River Road
Author: Al Pinkham
Ichabod Pinkham was a fifth generation decendant of Richard Pyncomb of Dover, New Hampshire. Richard was a settler of Dover, New Hampshire, in 1630 and was the captain of a blockhouse there. Ichabod moved from Dover to Townsend, Massachusetts, in 1751 with his father, Benjamin. Ichabod Pinkham married Mercy Catlin in 1767 and they had 10 children: five boys and five girls. The Pinkhams were successful seafarers and business men in Boothbay. At his death, his estate was valued in excess of $5000.00. He was a strong patriot and served on the Committee of Safety for Townsend and assigned with one other, as protectors of powder and ammunition. He served as a Private in the Seacoast Defense detachment in Captain McFarland’s Company; Colonel Jones' Regiment in 1776, and rose to the rank of Captain. Ichabod was activated many times when British forces threatened the Mid-coast of Maine.
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