Fifth Generation

458. Calvin ACKLEY⁵³⁵ was born about 1771 in Salisbury, Litchfield , Connecticut.^5,571 "Names & Sketches of the Pioneer Settlers of Madison Co. N.Y." has age at death as 76 based on that it would put birth as ca 1767 He was living between 1799 and 1840 in Hamilton, Madison , New York.^{229,259,260,535,572} He was living in 1800 in Bristol, Schoharie , New York.²²⁷ He was living in 1810 in Schoharie , New York.²⁵² He served in the military in 1811 in Madison , New York.⁴⁷¹ promoted to cornet He died on 31 Aug 1843.⁵⁷¹ an unknown source has date as 1849
"Names & Sketches of the Pioneer Settlers of Madison Co. N.Y." has age at death as 76 He was buried in Hamilton, Madison , New York.⁵⁷¹ He appeared in the census 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830 &1840 in New York. Settlements were made as early as 1796, by Reuben Foote; as early as 1797, by Ezra Fuller, George Bigsby, James Williams and Samuel Stower; and as early as 1799, by William Hatch, Calvin Ackley and the Nashes. Foote settled in the locality of East Hamilton, early known as Colchester, from the fact that the first settlers in that vicinity were from Colchester, Mass., among whom were Calvin Ackley, Ezra Fuller, Geo. Bigsby and Stephen and Daniel Brainard, the latter cousins. Ackley had a numerous family, four of whom are living in this town, Cyrus, on the homestead, Hiram and Edwin adjacent to it, and Beulah, widow of Samuel Hauson. Eli and Rodney Ackley, brothers of Calvin, were also early and prominent settlers there

The Brainards, Calvin Ackley, Ezra Fuller and Geo. Bigsby came in company from Colchester, and erected on the Stephen Brainard farm, now occupied by William O. Clark, a log cabin which stood near the barn on the Clark farm, and was occupied by the first four until they built houses of their own. They brought fire in a kettle from the Payne settlement, and went to that settlement and to John Wells', generally the latter, to get their baking done. Stephen Brainard, who was then the only one married, brought in his wife with an ox sled the following winter.

Calvin ACKLEY and Sally DUNHAM were married on 11 Nov 1802. Sally DUNHAM was born on 28 Oct 1788. She died on 20 Aug 1830. Calvin ACKLEY and Sally DUNHAM had the following children:

+1112	i.	Harriet ACKLEY.
+1113	ii.	Cyrus R ACKLEY.
+1114	iii.	Eliza ACKLEY.
1115	iv.	Emily ACKLEY was born on 31 Mar 1811.
+1116	v.	Beulah ACKLEY.
+1117	vi.	Hiram R ACKLEY.
+1118	vii.	Sally Mariah ACKLEY.
1119	viii.	Artalissa Meanda ACKLEY was born on 17 Sep 1820 in New York.479,480 She was living between 1850 and 1870 in Hamilton, Madison , New York.374,479,480 living 1860, 1870 with sister Harriet and her husband Loomis Fuller She died about 1872. She appeared in the census 1850, 1860 & 1870 in New York.
1120	ix.	Edwin Riley ACKLEY was born on 27 Jan 1823 in New York.479,480,551,573,574 Between 1850 and 1860 he was Farmer at Hamilton, Madison , New York.374,479 On 14 Jul 1870 he was a farm laborer at Hamilton, Madison , New York.480 He appeared in the following News Article from the The Journal and Republican on 22 Jul 1909 in Lowville, Lewis, New York —Edwin R. Ackley.of East Hamilton, is said to be the champion woodchuck hunter of Madison county,having killed 2,300 within the last nine years. He died about 1917. He appeared in the census 1850, 1860,1870,1880,1900 & 1910 in New York. listed as Edward in 1910 He was living 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880,1900 & 1910 in Hamilton, Madison , New York.479,535,551 living with brother Hiram in 1850, 1860 & 1870 & 1880 History of Chenango & Madison Co., NYU states Edwin lived adjacent to the homestead in East Hamilton living with Nephew Louis Tabor in 1900 living with Nephew Saul Excell in 1910 He was living 1880 & 1910 in Hamilton, Madison , New York.573 living with brother Hiram R Ackley 1880