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.
Birth: 20 May 1732 Mendon / Worcester / MA Death: 03 Jul 1806 Brookline / Windham / Vermont
Qualifying Service Description:
Private, Capt Benj. Wallis's co., Colonel Arnold's regt., which marched on the alarm of Apr 19, 1775; service, 11 days
Corporal, Capt Edward Seagrove's co., Colonel Joseph Read's (20th) regt
muster roll dtd., Aug 1, 1775; enlisted May 15, 1775; service 2 mos. 22 days; also, company return dtd. Sep 25, 1775
order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money, dtd. Camp at Roxbury, Dec 29, 1775
Additional References:
SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
MA Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, Vol I, pg 972
NSSAR Nat'l. No. 178141 approved on Nov 8, 2010
There are biographic sketches recorded in the book, entitled: The Benson Family of Colonial MA" by Richard H Benson, published by Newberry Street Press, Boston, c 2003, pg 7-22, 28-31, 72-76, 143-47, and 277-281
Find-a-Grave: map coordinates have not been set for this cemetery
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