Benjamin Spurling, Sr

1752 - 1836  (84 years)

• Name	Benjamin Spurling  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	19 Sep 1752	Madbury, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	Abt 1776  [6]
  	Revolutionary Army under Capt Daniel Sullivan; Corporal
  		Revolutionary War
  Census	1790	Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA   [2]
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution # A107158; Sons of the American Revolution P-295535  [3, 6, 7]
  		Seal-DAR
  		Seal-SAR
  _MILT	1812  [6]
  	War of 1812, Captured at the Battle of Norwood's Cove
  		Battle of Norwood's Cove
  		War of 1812
  Military POW	Aug 1814	Norwood's Cove, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA   [6]
  	Captured by the British at Norwood's Cove and was held prisoner in the bottom of one of their boats "Never mind me, Rob, " he shouted, "I'm an old man; but give it to those dashed Britishers as hard as you can!"
  FSID	KLYW-138
  Death	30 Dec 1836	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 3, 5]
  Burial	Spurling Revolutionary War Cemetery, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1]
  		Cemetery-Spurling Revolutionary War (Cranberry Isles ME)
  		Grave-SPURLING Benjamin
  Person ID	I23124	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Spurling,   b. Abt 1720   d. Abt 1809, Madbury, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bridget Bunker
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fanny Gubtail,   b. 3 Jan 1760, Berwick, York, Maine, USA d. 12 Feb 1824, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1779	Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, USA
  Children	1. Benjamin Spurling,   b. 2 Dec 1787   d. 29 Oct 1803 (Age 15 years)  [natural]   2. Esther Spurling,   b. 11 Dec 1784, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 11 Jan 1785, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 0 years)  [natural]   3. Captain Samuel Spurling,   b. 4 Dec 1795, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 20 Oct 1837, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 41 years)  [natural]   4. Thomas Spurling,   b. 16 Feb 1786   d. 12 Sep 1831 (Age 45 years)  [natural]   5. Enoch Spurling,   b. 2 Oct 1789   d. 26 Oct 1839 (Age 50 years)  [natural]   6. William Spurling,   b. 20 Feb 1793   d. Jul 1833 (Age 40 years)  [natural]   7. Dolly Spurling,   b. 18 Jan 1797   d. 8 Feb 1878 (Age 81 years)  [natural]   8. Abigail M Spurling,   b. 2 Sep 1799   d. 12 Nov 1858 (Age 59 years)  [natural]   9. Robert Spurling,   b. 13 Sep 1782, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 22 Mar 1844, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 61 years)  [natural]   10. Fanny Guptail Spurling,   b. 19 Oct 1797, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 19 May 1849, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 51 years)  [natural]   11. Sarah 'Sally' Spurling,   b. 23 Dec 1780, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 5 Sep 1863, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 82 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F8914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Sep 1752 - Madbury, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Marriage - 1779 - Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - 1790 - Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA Death - 30 Dec 1836 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Burial - - Spurling Revolutionary War Cemetery, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms and Icons

  Revolutionary War

  
  

• Sources

  [S34] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Benjamin Spurling - Birth: 19 Sep 1752 Madbury, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA - Death: 30 Dec 1836 (aged 84). Burial: Spurling Revolutionary War Cemetery, Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine, USA - Memorial ID: 135988789 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135988789/benjamin-spurling [S212] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1790; Census Place: Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; Series: M637; Roll: 2; Page: 83; Image: 61; Family History Library Film: 0568142. 1790 United States Federal Census [S425] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Volume: 317. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [S110] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 353.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MSL. [S3340] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;). [S2181] DAR: Benjamin Sperling, SPERLING, BENJAMIN Ancestor #: A107158 http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A107158. SPERLING, BENJAMIN Ancestor #: A107158 Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank: CORPORAL Birth: 9-19-1752 PORTSMOUTH NEW HAMPSHIRE Death: 12-30-1836 MT DESERT HANCOCK CO MAINE Service Description: 1) CAPT DANIEL SULLIVAN http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A107158 Seal-DAR [S2182] SAR: Benjamin Spurling, http://patriot.sar.org/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=Grave%20Registry&-loadframes. Citation SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ., 2002) plus data to 2004 http://patriot.sar.org/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=Grave%20Registry&-loadframes Seal-SAR