Henry Lovelace Acton was born on 11 Jan 1755 in Piscataway, Prince George's County, Maryland Colony. He passed away on 10 Jul 1842 in in Hendrysburg, Belmont, Ohio, USA.[1]
Henry Acton, a Revolutionary War soldier, is buried in the Acton Private cemetery Kirkwood twp, Belmont County Ohio. No birth or death dates listed
Henry was recruited in Maryland by Ensign Horatio Clagett to serve in the "Flying Camp" militia. He served honorably for 9 months, and drew a small pension ($30 per month) for his service for about 6 years before his death.
BURIAL
Acton Cemetery
Hendrysburg, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
Sources
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Sep 18, 2021), "Record of ACTON, HENRY", Ancestor # A000345.
Kinard, June, ed. Maryland, Colonial Census, 1776 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Taken from Maryland Colonial Census, 1776 held by the Maryland State Archives. 19:58, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
Name: Henry Jr. Acton
Parish: Prince George Parish
County: Prince George
State: Maryland
Maryland Revolutionary War Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. 19:45, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
Name: Henry Acton (the widow applied for pension)
Birth Date: 1755
Rank: Pvt.
Establishment: Flying Camp
Comment: Militia
Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 02 March 2020), memorial page for Henry Acton (11 Jan 1755–10 Jul 1842), Find A Grave: Memorial #11411541, citing Acton Cemetery, Hendrysburg, Belmont County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Pat Sproat (contributor 46785251).
Acknowledgements
Acton-701 was created by Davis Simpson through the import of Bill Baker.ged on Sep 15, 2016.
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