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• Birth	20 Feb 1732/1733	Great Meadows, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine
  Gender	Male
  DEAT	28 Mar 1776	Long Island, Blue Hill Bay, Hancock County, Maine
  Census 1800	Hampden, Blue Hill, Hancock County, Maine
  Died	31 Mar 1776	Long Island, Blue Hill Bay, Hancock County, Maine
  	Cause: froze to death
  Person ID	I11000	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2004 00:00:00
  Father	Shubael HINCKLEY, b. 15 Mar 1708/1709, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Mother	Mary SMITH, b. 13 Jul 1707, Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F5110	Group Sheet
  Family	Susannah BROWN, b. 7 Sep 1732, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine
  Married	16 Sep 1754	Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine
  Children	1. Isaiah HINCKLEY, b. 21 Apr 1765, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine   2. Elizabeth HINCKLEY, b. 16 Aug 1768, Blue Hill, Hancock County, Maine   3. Ebenezer HINCKLEY, b. 10 Apr 1761, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine   4. Susannah HINCKLEY, b. 7 Feb 1758, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine   5. Nehemiah HINCKLEY, Sr.., b. 13 Oct 1762, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine   6. Hepzibah HINCKLEY, b. 23 Jul 1755, Blue Hill, Hancock County, Maine   7. Hepzibah HINCKLEY, b. 28 Feb 1771, Blue Hill, Hancock County, Maine
  Family ID	F5143	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Residence: AFT 1763 Blue Hill, Hancock, ME U. S. A. Note: He was one of the first settlers in Blue Hill, and owned land on"the Neck." Event: Military AFT 1757 ME U. S. A. Note: He served in the French and Indian Wars and also in theRevolutionary War. In the latter, he was a lieutenant in Capt. EleazerCrabtree's company, engaging 8 Aug 1775 and serving to 31 Dec 1775; thiscompany was stationed on the seacoast at Frenchman's Bay. Event: the owner of a saw mill, in partnership with James Candage, Sr.Misc Long Island, Blue Hill Bay, Hancock, ME U. S. A. Event: a descendant of William ("Mayflower Pilgrim") Brewster Misc Event: froze to death Death Cause !NOTES: According to Charles N Sinnett's book, "Ancestor Samuel Hinckley and Descendants," (his sources being the "History of Barnstable, Mass," as well as from Hinckley descedants) on p. 27 he states: He was found frozen to death on Long Island, Blue Hill Bay, Maine, where he and Joseph Candage Sr. built and owned a sawmill. In 1757 he was a soldier in the French and Indian Wars. In 1766, he was a soldier in the French and Indian Wars. In 1766 he removed to Blue Hill Maine and was a pioneer settler there, residing on Bluehill Neck. On record states, 'he was frozen to death while returning from a meeting of Army officers.' {Reference:Carson-Higgins-Feldman-Provost Tree +, Author: Steph Carson Feldman} !FAMILY: From p. 369 of old Book 1 of the Brunswick Vital Records, births of Ebenezar & Susanna Hinkly's children: Hipzibah, Susanna, Ebenezar, Nehemiah. [Sinnett then lists three more children: Isaiah 21 Apr 1765 Brunswick m. Annie Horton; Betsy 18 Aug 1768 Bluehill m. Joseph Parker; and Hepsibeth 29 Feb 1771 Bluehill m. John Thomas. Note: MILITARY: DAR Patriot Index, Lt. Ebenezer b. 2-10-1733 d. 3-31-1776 m. Susan Brown Great-great-great-great grandson of Elder William Brewster of theMayflower settlers who founded Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. 1800 census shows 4 boys under 10 years old, 1 boy from 10 to 16 yearsold, 1 girl under 10 years old, 1 girl between 10 and 16 years old, 1girl between 25 and 45 years old, and 1 female and male adult over 45years old.