Uriah Hanks was the son of Benjamin Hanks and Mary White. During the Revolution, he made gunlocks, and is eligible to be claimed as a DAR or SAR patriot. He married Irene Case on March 20, 1755 in Mansfield, Connecticut and they had a large family. Uriah was said to be a large man, 6' 4" tall and to have born a resemblance to Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln's mother was a Hanks, but not closely related.
Their children were:
Benjamin, husband of Alice Hovey
Zilpah (twin)
Irene (twin), wife of Elisha Crane
Zilpha or Zilpah
Uriah, husband of Sarah Keeney and of Sarah Fitch Dorchester
Lurancia, wife of William Dexter
Philenia, wife of Elijah Lyman or Lyon
Libbeus
Alpheus, husband of Zerviah Freeman
Marilla, wife of Reuben Cross
Rodney, husband of Olive Freeman
NOTE: We do not know what Uriah Hanks looked like, but there is a portrait added to son Col. Benjamin Hanks' memorial.
Their children were:
Benjamin, husband of Alice Hovey
Zilpah (twin)
Irene (twin), wife of Elisha Crane
Zilpha or Zilpah
Uriah, husband of Sarah Keeney and of Sarah Fitch Dorchester
Lurancia, wife of William Dexter
Philenia, wife of Elijah Lyman or Lyon
Libbeus
Alpheus, husband of Zerviah Freeman
Marilla, wife of Reuben Cross
Rodney, husband of Olive Freeman
NOTE: We do not know what Uriah Hanks looked like, but there is a portrait added to son Col. Benjamin Hanks' memorial.
Uriah Hanks was the son of Benjamin Hanks and Mary White. During the Revolution, he made gunlocks, and is eligible to be claimed as a DAR or SAR patriot. He married Irene Case on March 20, 1755 in Mansfield, Connecticut and they had a large family. Uriah was said to be a large man, 6' 4" tall and to have born a resemblance to Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln's mother was a Hanks, but not closely related.
Their children were:
Benjamin, husband of Alice Hovey
Zilpah (twin)
Irene (twin), wife of Elisha Crane
Zilpha or Zilpah
Uriah, husband of Sarah Keeney and of Sarah Fitch Dorchester
Lurancia, wife of William Dexter
Philenia, wife of Elijah Lyman or Lyon
Libbeus
Alpheus, husband of Zerviah Freeman
Marilla, wife of Reuben Cross
Rodney, husband of Olive Freeman
NOTE: We do not know what Uriah Hanks looked like, but there is a portrait added to son Col. Benjamin Hanks' memorial.
Their children were:
Benjamin, husband of Alice Hovey
Zilpah (twin)
Irene (twin), wife of Elisha Crane
Zilpha or Zilpah
Uriah, husband of Sarah Keeney and of Sarah Fitch Dorchester
Lurancia, wife of William Dexter
Philenia, wife of Elijah Lyman or Lyon
Libbeus
Alpheus, husband of Zerviah Freeman
Marilla, wife of Reuben Cross
Rodney, husband of Olive Freeman
NOTE: We do not know what Uriah Hanks looked like, but there is a portrait added to son Col. Benjamin Hanks' memorial.
Inscription
The Grave of
URIAH HANKS
who died
July 4, 1809.
Aged 75 years.
Family Members
Parents
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