Display Patriot - P-103322 - Roger AMIDON/AMMIDOWN

Roger AMIDON/AMMIDOWN

SAR Patriot #: P-103322

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.

State of Service: MA Qualifying Service: Private

DAR #: A002306

Birth: 12 May 1747 Oxford / Worcester / MA
Death: 31 May 1825 Rowe / Franklin / MA

Qualifying Service Description:

Pvt., Capt Wallis, Col Arnold, MA

Additional References:

MA Soldiers and Sailors of the Rev War, Vol 1, pg 213
American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Vol, 3, pg 491

Spouse: (1) Elizabeth Shepherd Rider; (2) Ruth Eddy
Children: Ralph; Solomon; Eunice;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child
1980-01-10	MI	Unassigned	Ervan L. Amidon USAF (Ret.) (116468)	Ralph
2009-05-12	TX	34768	Lawrence Eugene Nicodemus (173877)	Ralph
2013-07-30	AZ	54314	Paul John Goin (188007)	Ralph
2024-06-07	CA	112005	James Eugene Amidon (230180)

Burial:

Westridge Cemetery_(C-0053508)

Location:

Charlton / Worcester / MA / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

91855

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

21521848

Marker Type:

upright, aged, legible

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

From Charlton go south on Main street to W. Ridge Cemetery Rd and turn right (west).
Behind the Charleton Public Library
Parking is available at the baseball diamond

Photo: 1 of 2

Photo: 2 of 2

Author: Mark Andrew Davis

Roger Amidon was born on 12 May 1747 at Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, a son of Roger Amidown and Elizabeth.

During the American Revolution, Roger Amidon served as a private in the company of Captain Benjamin Willis under the command of Colonel Arnold. The company marched on the Alarm of 19 April 1775 for 13 days.

Amidon’s published his intent to marry Elizabeth Rider on 14 April 1766, at Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She was previously married to Joseph Rider. Her family name is not known. They were the parents of John, Rachel, Sarah “Sally,” Ralph, Luce “Lucy,” Solomon, and Eunice.

Elizabeth Amidon died on 27 January 1819, aged 81, at Rowe, Massachusetts.

Roger Amidon married Ruth Eddy, on 9 February 1820, at Whitingham, Vermont. They were the parents of Edmund Eddy and Luther Wilson.

Roger Amidon died on 31 May 1825. Probate proceedings name his last residence as Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Sources:

Massachusetts Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001: Oxford, Worcester County, Book A, page 137.
American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Vol. 3, page 491.
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1901, Vol. 1, page 213.
Vital Records of Douglas, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Massachusetts. Worcester: Systematic History Fund, 1906.

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