Individual Details

Samuel Call

(6 Jun 1698 - 12 Jun 1747)

Events

Birth	6 Jun 1698	Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Christen	12 Jun 1698	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Marriage	10 Nov 1721	Franklin, Vermont, United States - Abigail Sprague
Burial	Jun 1747	Louisbourg, Acadia, New France
Death	12 Jun 1747	Louisbourg, Acadia, New France
Occupation		heel maker - Malden, Massachusetts and Charleston and Oxford, Massachusetts
Life sketch		Samuel Call Birth: Jun. 6, 1698, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Death: 1747 Spouse Abigail Sprague 4/21/1702 to 1721 Parents: John Call (1658 - 1713) Martha Lowden Call (1659 - 1729) Spouse: Abigail Sprague Call (1702 - ____)* Children: John Call (1739 - 1808)* Joseph Call (1741 - 1821)* Burial: Unknown Created by: Ralph Brown Record added: Mar 12, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 86634449 Soldier Samuel was a soldier in Colonel Ruggle's regiment in the expedition to Fort William Henry in 1757. He was a heelmaker by trade. His wife, Abigail, was a daughter of Captain Nathaniel Green. -Genealogical History of the Call Family in the United States, by Simeon T. Call, 1908, p. 9. The following are from Eleanor Call Neeley "The following account is from Eleanor Call Neeley’s book “Call Family Call family genealogy FHL US/CAN Film 1036285 Item 7, "According to family history, Samuel Call was the father of two sons named Joseph born 1725 & 1742. "Genealogical History of the Call Family in the United States", Simon T. Call, lists only one Joseph, born in 1725. Cyril Call said his father was born in 1742 and this corresponds with the age of his mother, Mary Sanderson. Simon T. Call claims that Ebenezer Call (#9) was a cousin of Joseph. Our family list him as a brother. Both of these brothers married the Sanderson sisters, Mary & Elizabeth. !Birthplace Charlestown, Mass. from family records. One resourse says "Charlestown Gen. & Estates, Mass. C15 Vol 1. Handybook lists towns in Mass.- Charlton, Worchester, Mass. !Book; Genealogical History of the Call Family in the United States" published 1908 gives 1 source. !Joseph born in 1725 and one Joseph who was born in 1742, is felt to be brothers. One source felt that they might be cousins. Database: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) November 8, 2005 11:27 AM Name: Samuel CALL Volume: 24 Page Number: 164 Reference: Records of the Church of Christ at Cambridge. Ed. by Stephen Paschall Sharples. Boston, 1906. (579p.):47 Genealogical Sketch of the des. Of Thom. Green[e] of Malden, Ms. By Sam. S. Green. Boston, 1858. (80p.):171, 381 Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 14 Jan 1935, 9519 Trowbridge ge: in Amer. By Francis Bacon Trowbridge. New Haven, Ct. 1908. (848p.):272 History of Woodstock, Ct. Gen. Of Woodstock fams. By Clarence Winthrop Bowen. Norwood, Ms. 1930-43. (8v.) V.1 is the hist. And the other 7 v. are gens. Each v. paged and indexed separately.):2: 348; 3:11, 141, 225 Samuel Call The Inter-Colonial Wars Page 355, Lists man from this area, Sheffield, Feb. 6, 1760 “Capt. Jeremiah Learned’s company includes the following, Jeremiah Learned, captain; Jonathon Holman of Sutton, lieutenant; William Lamb, etc…….. Other Oxford men known to have been in the service were: Israel witney, in Cape Breton expedition, 1745; Jonas Gleason. Cape Breton expedition, January 1752; William Campbell, in Louisburg expediton, 1758; Naphtali Streeter, 1759; Richard Rogers, 1760; Edmond Barton, Samuel Call (Jacob and Josiah Towne, sons of Jonathan Towne, were at Description The Records of Oxford, Massachussetts, 1630, Including Chapters of Nipmuck, Huguenot and English History from the Earliest Date, 1630; With Manners and Fashions of the Time. Mary de Witt Freeland, (1894) Bibliography Freeland, M.D.W. (1894). The Records of Oxford, Mass., Including Chapters of Nipmuck, Huguenot and English History from the Earliest Date, 1630; With Manners and Fashions of the Time. Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons. From the Quintin Publications Collection. Biography: Samuel and Abigail moved to Oxford, Massachusetts. where their last three children were born. Samuel was at the Battle of Quebec in 1759. In 1761 records of Leicester show that Samuel applied with others for "exemption from the tax for the ministers of the town," because of the persuasion called "ana-Baptists." His son Samuel married Mehitable Green, whose father was a very prominent man of the family of Rhode Island Greens. Ref.: Records by Cora Call Whitley on Massachusetts trip and Media Research by Helen Jones Soper. Media Research listed Calls who served the American cause in War of Independence as follows: David, Moses, Silas, Stephen, Philip and Daniel Call of New Hampshire; Aaron, Amos, Benjamin, Cato, Jabez, James, John, John Jr., Jonathan, Samuel, William, Obadiah and Josiah Call of Massachusetts. There is a note in the original book "See Sprague History" next to Abigail Sprague's name. I believe this refers to "The Spragues of Malden Massachusetts" BRIAN CALL Samuel Call (1698 - c.1747) Birthdate: June 6, 1698 Birthplace: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Death: Died 1747 in Charlestown,Suffolk,Massachusetts,USA Managed by: Pamela Derby Last Updated: July 19, 2011 View Complete Profile view all 24 Immediate Family Abigail Sprague wife Abigail Call daughter Joseph Call son Samuel Call son James Call son Mary Call daughter Martha Call daughter Nathan Call son Deacon John Call son Joseph Call son Benjamin Call son John Call Jr father About Samuel Call Samuel and Abigail moved to Oxford, massachusetts, where their last three children were born. Samuel was at Quebec in 1759. In 1761 records of Leicester show that Samuel applied with others for "exemption from the tax for the ministers of the town" view all 25 Samuel Call's Timeline 1698 June 6, 1698 Birth of Samuel Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts June 6, 1698 christened on 6/6/1698 Charlton,Worcester,MA June 6, 1698 christened on 6/6/1698 Charlton,Worcester,MA 1721 1721 Age 22 Marriage of Samuel to Abigail Call Franklin,VT 1722 April 11, 1722 Age 23 Birth of Abigail Call Charlestown,Suffolk,MS 1723 December 17, 1723 Age 25 Birth of Samuel Call Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts 1725 February 11, 1725 Age 26 Birth of Joseph Call Charlestown,Suffolk,Mass 1728 September 2, 1728 Age 30 Birth of James Call Or Malden 1730 October 16, 1730 Age 32 Birth of Mary Call Oxford,Worchester,MS 1734 April 9, 1734 Age 35 Birth of Martha Call Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA FamilySearch showed this additional information: Endowment - Date: 6 Feb 1901 Place: SLAKE BIRTH: Also shown as Born Charleston, Massachesets British Colony. DEATH: Also shown as Died Charleston, Middlesex, Massachesets British Colony. DEATH: Also shown as Died Bef 1748 BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Charleston, Middlesex, Massachesets British Colony.

Families

Spouse	Abigail Sprague (1702 - 1768)
Child	Deacon John Call Sr. (1739 - 1808)

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