Captain Abijah Luce

1791 - 1875  (84 years)

• Name	Abijah Luce
  Prefix	Captain
  Birth	5 May 1791	Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Aug 1875	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan   [1]
  Person ID	I32652	Scudder
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2009

  
  

  Family	Nancy Norton,   b. 5 Oct 1789, Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts d. 1834/5, Rhode Island (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	14 Mar 1813	Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts   [1]
  Children	1. Luce,   b. Nov 1814, Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts d. 14 Nov, Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts   2. Harriett B. Luce,   b. 1819, Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts d. 18 Jun 1837, Bristol county, Rhode Island (Age 18 years)   3. Lucretia Norton Luce,   b. 18 Aug 1820, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts d. 18 Apr 1887, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan (Age 66 years)   4. Nancy N. Luce,   b. 1825, Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts d. 5 Feb 1843, Bristol county, Rhode Island (Age 18 years)   5. Hiram C. Luce,   b. 29 Feb 1828, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts d. 14 Jun 1896, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan (Age 68 years)   6. Julia Franklin Luce,   b. 1834/5, Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts d. 7 Jan 1902, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F11561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  In April 1871, Abijah filed for a pension for service during the War of 1812. In his claim he stated, "we organized as a volunteer group for the defence of the coast.....we called ourselves the 'Sea Fencibles'.....I had been captured on my way home from Lisbon Portugal." He was unable to provide proof of his service, so his claim was denied. He was engaged in West Indian and South American trade. He was mentioned in the US Marine Directory of 1851 as sailing the barque "Harvest Moon" between New York and Montevedio, Uruguay, in the wool trade.

  
  

• Sources

  [S938] Abijah Luce and Family: Martha's Vineyard to RI to MI.