52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2019 WEEK 42 SAMUEL HASKELL SR. OF HARVARD, MA.

My 6x great grandfather Samuel Haskell  Sr.was born on 13Sep 1715, in Gloucester, Ma .He married Sybil Willard on 10May, 1744, in Harvard, Ma

Samuel was a prominent citizen. He owned a farm and for a time was a storekeeper and then innkeeper. He was a town selectman and had a seat in the front row in the Harvard Meeting House. Most notably he was a Captain in the town militia and during the French & Indian War.He led his company in the attempt to relieve Fort William Henry in New York from a siege by the French in August 1757 but the fort surrendered before help could arrive.

Samuel and his wife Sybil's children were all born in Harvard:
Elizabeth, 14Mar 1745
Samuel, 16Feb 1746
Lemuell, 22Feb 1747
William, 20Jul 1751
Sybil, 7Jul  1755
Oliver, 5Sep 1757
Joseph, 23Oct 1759
Ame, 25Dec 1761
Sarah, 14Apr 1768

I'm descended from Samuel Jr.

Samuel died  intestate on 13Octr 1771, in Harvard, at age  56. In his probate file he isdescribed as "Samuel Haskell, gentleman".Given the  fact that his estate was valued at over 2200 pounds,that seems like an apt description.