Display Patriot - P-108052 - Absalom BALLOU

Absalom BALLOU

SAR Patriot #: P-108052

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: RI      Qualifying Service: Lieutenant

Birth: 16 Apr 1752 Cumberland / / RI
Death: 04 Jan 1837 Cumberland / / RI

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Private, Captain James Williams, Colonel Daniel Hitchcock, 1775
  2. Sergeant, Captain Reuben Ballou, 1776
  3. Ensign, Cumberland 3rd Company, Colonel Chad Brown, 1777
  4. Ensign, Captain Amos Whipple, Colonel Chad Brown, 1777
  5. Lieutenant, Captain Amos Whipple, Colonel John Mathewson, 1778

Additional References:
  1. RW Widow's Pension W20676
  2. Civil and Military Lists of RI, 1647-1800, pg 331, 349 & 366
  3. SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004

Spouse: Anna Jenks/Jenckes
Children: Ann Susan; Amos J; Olney; John A; Avilda; Amey; Hartford; Jeremiah J;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
2001-04-16 CT 9105 Gregory Evan Thompson (155502) Ann   
Location:
Cumberland / Providence / RI / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:

Grave Plot #:
Unknown
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
Marker Type:
Marble Stone in poor condition
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

This Cemetery is sometimes also called the " Mendon Road Cemetery"



Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
  • The Cemetery is located on Mendon Road in Cumberland, RI between Scott Road and Angell Road.
  • As you walk in the main entrance, continue about 50 feet, and he and his wife are all buried in a row with most of his children.



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