Elijah Juckett was an infantryman in the

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during the Revolutionary War. Juckett was born in Freetown, MA on June 8, 1760, to Peter Jacquet Jacket and Thankful Benson in the "old

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." He enlisted as a private in the

on June 11, 1776, only 3 days after his 16th birthday. As an infantrymen, Juckett served under Col.

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in the

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. His total enlistment was 1 month 18 days as a Private, 10 months as a Sergeant for a total of 24 months on active duty. Eventually, Juckett moved to Sharon, CT where he died on August 5, 1839. Elijah Juckett's name is engraved on the Sharon Veterans Monument. He is buried at Boland Burying Ground in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Juckett, Elijah 1760 births 1839 deaths Sharon, Connecticut People from colonial Connecticut People of Connecticut in the American Revolution