_Joseph SKINNER _
_Haggai SKINNER ______|
| |_Martha KINNE ___
|
|--Haggai SKINNER
|
| _________________
|_Elizabeth WESTBROOK _|
|_________________
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Line 26258 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC Skinner
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Line 26260 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONT The Skinner family, so well known in this region, was founded in America
Line 26261 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC by Thomas Skinner who came from Colchester, England to Colchester,
Line 26262 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC Connecticut, in the reign of Charles I. From him the line is traced
Line 26263 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC through Ebenezer, Joseph (killed in the Indian war, 1755), and Haggai to
Line 26264 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC a second Haggai, who is buried here. His tombstone bears this wording, -
Line 26265 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONT
Line 26266 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONT "Haggia skinner, died June 28, 1844, aged 64 years, 5 months, and 7
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Line 26269 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONT He came to Canada with the Loyalists and settled just south of this Hill
Line 26270 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC on land still held by his descendants. Patent for 200 acres was issued
Line 26271 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC to him in 1799. In 1812-14, he was in Capt. Kerby's company of Lincoln
Line 26272 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC militia, fell into the hands of the enemy, and was imprisoned at
Line 26273 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC Greenbush for six months and returned to Canada by way of Lake Erie,
Line 26274 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC landing at Sugar Loaf on the night of the battle of Lundy's Lane. His
Line 26275 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC property had been over-run by rival armies many times furing the years of
Line 26276 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC war and during this fight the house was in the range of fire.
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Line 26278 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONT The Skinner family, was notable for its loyalty and military service. A
Line 26279 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC list of Loyalist refugees at Fort Niagara in 1784 includes the names of
Line 26280 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC Henry, Josiah and Timothy Skinner. Timothy was a claimant for indemnity
Line 26281 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC for property lost in the Revolution. One Job Skinner served in Butler's
Line 26282 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC famous regiment of Rangers. During the war of 1812-14 Joel Skinner,
Line 26283 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC brother to Haggai, was in the militia, as were also Benjamin, Colin,
Line 26284 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC Ebenezer, Job, John, Stephen and Timothy, members of another branch of
Line 26285 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC the family. Timothy was killed in the battle of Chippawa, July 5th,
Line 26286 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC 1814. One Timothy Skinner had taken land in Stamford as early as 1787,
Line 26287 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC and was assessor of the township in 1794. Benjamin Skinner was assessor
Line 26288 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC in 1793.
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Line 26290 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONT Of the sons of Haggai, several are buried here beside their father,
Line 26291 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC including Arad, who was out int he Rebellion of 1837, Haggai Jr., and
Line 26292 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONC Conrad, who were Union soldiers in the American civil war, Abram and John.
Line 26293 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONT
Line 26294 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: CONT (From The Petrie Collection - Niagara Falls Library - date and author
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