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AKERLEY, Obediah[1]

Male 1757 - 1843  (86 years)

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  • Name AKERLEY, Obediah  
    Birth 1757  Westchester County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Feb 1843  Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, CANADA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Ackerley, Obadiah
      Author: Cleadie Barnett / Date: 1 Oct 1999 12:00 PM
      Surnames: Ackerley
      Classification: Biography

      Obadiah Ackerley, b. ca. 1756, d. 27 Feb 1842 ae 86 yrs, at Saint John, NB, bur. in the Loyalist Cemetery, Saint John, NB, m. Catherine [...], b. ca. 1748, d. 18 Feb 1820 ae 72 yrs at Saint John, NB, bur. in the Loyalist Cemetery, Saint John, NB.

      Obediah was from Courtland Manor, NY; and served in the Westchester Loyalist during the Rev. War. He was in NY city during War and came to NB with the Loyalist, first at Westmorland Co, NB, and post 1786 at Hampstead, Queens Co, NB.

      Three brothers - Obadiah, James and Oliver, came as Loyalist. Their mother, Catherine [---] d. at Grimross, Queens Co., NB, at the home of her son Oliver, on 16 Dec 1824, aged 92 yrs 7 mos, leaving 155 descendants.

      1. Catherine, b. ca. 1783

      2. Samuel, chr. 24 Feb 1799, Hampstead

      3. Mary, chr. 24 Feb 1799, Hampstead

      4. John James, chr. 24 Feb 1799, Hampstead

      5. Anna, chr. 24 Feb 1799, Hampstead

      6. Charlotte, chr. 24 Feb 1799, Hampstead

      7. Obidiah, chr. 1 Feb 1801, Waterboro, bur 25 Apr 1806 ae 6 yrs, Gagetown
    Person ID I007316  Kyle and Related Families
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2011 

    Father AKERLEY, Obediah 
    Mother Catherine,   b. 1733   d. 18 Dec 1825, Grimross, Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, CANADA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Family ID F01431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine,   b. Abt 1758   d. 18 Feb 1820, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, CANADA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Children 
     1. AKERLEY, Charlotte  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     2. AKERLEY, Mary,   b. 23 Mar 1772, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1855, Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, CANADA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     3. AKERLEY, Samuel,   b. Abt 1779
     4. AKERLEY, Catherine,   b. Abt 1783
     5. AKERLEY, William,   b. Abt 1791   d. 27 Nov 1876 (Age 85 years)
     6. AKERLEY, John James,   b. 24 Feb 1794, Hampstead, Queens County, New Brunswick, CANADA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1872, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, CANADA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     7. AKERLEY, Anna M.,   c. 24 Feb 1799
     8. AKERLEY, Obediah,   c. 1 Feb 1801, Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, CANADA Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 25 Apr 1806, Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, CANADA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 5 years)
     9. AKERLEY, Mark
     10. AKERLEY, Needham
     11. AKERLEY, Henry
     12. AKERLEY, Edward
     13. AKERLEY, George
    Family ID F01474  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2011 

  • Sources 
    1. [S0269] FIRST FAMILIES AT THE PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF NEW BRUNSWICK.
      AKERLEY: Obediah Akerley or Ackerly born 1756 in New York, d. 27 Feb 1842 or 4 Mar 1843 in Saint John, NB, m. Catherine - b. 1758, died 18 Feb 1820 at Saint John: they came from Westchester County, NY to NB in 1783 as Loyalists and settled first in Hampstead Parish, Queens County, then moved to Saint John:

      Children are listed in an estimated order:
      1) Charlotte Akerley:
      2) Mary Akerley born 23 Mar 1772 in NY, d. 5 Oct 1855, m. 27 Apr 1797 in Gagetown, Queens County, Mordecai Ballantine Starkey of Saint John, b. 4 Jul 1757 in New Jersey,d. 3 Feb 1849, s/o Nathan Starkey and Edith Wilson: settled at Codys in Johnston Parish, Queens County and had eleven children:
      3) Samuel Akerley b. c1779, m. Mary - : went to Westchester County, NY:
      4) Catherine Akerley b. c1783, married 27 Mar 1804 at Gagetown, Solomon Wright: they had five children:
      5) William Akerley born c1791, d. 11 Nov 1876, m. 5 Feb 1806 in Hampstead Parish, Elizabeth Roberts b. 1793, d. 1865: they had nine children:
      6) John James Akerley b. 24 Feb 1794 in Hampstead Parish, d. 18 Dec 1872 at Fredericton, York County, married (1st) 2 Feb 1822 in St. Stephen, Charlotte County, Susannah Libby b. 1802, d. 21 Feb 1828 in Saint John: four children: m. (2nd) 18 Feb
      1841 in Saint John, Mary Smith born c1787, d. 7 May 1870:
      7) Anna M. Akerley bp. 24 Feb 1799, married (1st) 2 Oct 1817 in Saint John, Warren Bibber, m. (2nd) Peter Lawson:
      8) Obediah Akerley bp. 1 Feb 1801, buried 25 Apr 1806 in Gagetown, NB:
      9) Mark Akerley:
      10) Needham Akerley:
      11) Henry Akerley: settled at Indiantown, Saint John:
      12) Edward Akerley: settled at Edmundston, MA:
      13) George Akerley: settled at Washademoak, NB:

      Source: MC3047 Donald P. Wright fonds, file MS3H Letters; see Item #27b, 2 pages: see also MC1/Akerley #3, 97 pages: the order of the children differs: see also D.R. Jack?s Loyalist families of New Brunswick on microfilm F355, pages 4-6: Obediah came to NB with his brothers James Akerley and Oliver Ackerley in 1783 as Loyalists: see also MC80/2902 Sharon Dubeau?s New Brunswick Loyalists: a bicentennial tribute, 1 paragraph.


 

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