Captain Abijah Bangs-Continental Army-

Added by Elwin C. Nickerson- Captian Abijah Bangs- Additional military information: men raised to serve in the Continental Army from 2d Barnstable Co. regt., as returned by Capt. Abijah Bangs and Maj. Zenas Winslow; residence, Harwich; engaged for town of Harwich NAVAL Forces- French & Indian War- Ships Manifest Noted "Abijah Bangs"Benjamin Bangs as a hand on a whaling schooner of Harwich skippered by Judah Hopkins. Scotto Clarke, Elisha Clarke, and David Quansett were "ends men", Peres Bangs was "ship keeper", and Samuel Sears, Jr., Nathaniel Cahoon, John Cahoon, Abijah Bangs, Amos Lawrence, Micah Ralph, and John Sequattom were hands. The ship was on a successful whaling voyage to Canada River (now St. Lawrence River). In 1762 he enlisted in Captain Jabez Snow's company for service against the French on the frontier, serving a few days over 8 months.Indain War Served 0 Annapolis Royal. - "Fisherman Whaler" /ECN/