Elijah Juckett

Elijah Juckett was an infantryman in the United States Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Juckett was born in Freetown, MA on June 8, 1760 to Peter Jacquet Jacket and Thankful Benson in the old Plymouth Colony. He enlisted as a private in the Continental Army on June 11, 1776, onlydays after his 16th birthday. As an infantrymen, Juckett served under Col. Benjamin Tupper in the 10th Massachusetts Regiment. His total enlistment wasmonthdays as a Private,months as a Sergeant for a total ofmonths on active duty. Eventually, Juckett moved to Sharon, CT where he died on August 5, 1839. Elijah Jucketts name is engraved on the Sharon Veterans Monument. He is buried at Boland Burying Ground in Sharon, Connecticut.

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