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 | |
| Military Service | 28 Jul 1779 [6] | |
| Revolutionary Army under Capt Daniel Sullivan; Corporal | ||
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Military Poster-Revolutionary War |
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| Census | 1790 | Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA [2] |
| DAR/SAR | Daughters of the American Revolution # A107158; Sons of the American Revolution P-295536 [3, 6, 7] | |
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Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution |
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| Military Service | 1812 [1, 6] | |
| War of 1812, Captured at the Battle of Norwood's Cove | ||
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Poster-War of 1812 |
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War-Battle of Norwood's Cove (1812) |
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| 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] |
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Burial-SPURLING Benjamin Benjamin Spurling - Spurling Revolutionary War Cemetery, Cranberry Isles ME ~ During the War of 1812 was 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!" + … |
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| Person ID | I22700 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | Thomas Spurling, b. Abt 1720, New Hampshire, USA d. Abt 1809, Madbury, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA (Age 89 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Bridget Bunker, b. 1740, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA d. 1809, Madbury, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA (Age 69 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F2534 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Frances '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 [8] |
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| Family ID | F8947 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ancestors | | ~d Gott-M (SAR) Gott Ancestor - Sons of the American Revolution |
| Arms Icons & Insignia | | Military Poster-Revolutionary War |
| Poster-War of 1812 | |
| Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution | |
| Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution |
| Biographies and Histories | | Bio-SPURLING Benjamin Stories of Banjamin Spurling, first permanent settler of Great Cranberry Island in 1762. Banjamin was a Corporal during the Revolutionary War. |
| Burials | | Burial-SPURLING Benjamin Benjamin Spurling - Spurling Revolutionary War Cemetery, Cranberry Isles ME ~ During the War of 1812 was 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!" + … |
| Wars & Battles | | War-Battle of Norwood's Cove (1812) |
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