Display Patriot - P-116726 - Benjamin BLOSSOM

Benjamin BLOSSOM

SAR Patriot #: P-116726

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: MA      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A011475

Birth: 14 Nov 1746 Plympton / Plymouth / MA
Death: 12 Feb 1831 Pittsfield / Rutland / VT

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. 1775, he served as a Private in the company of Captain Thomas Loring
  2. 1775, he served in the company of Captain John Bradford, commanded by Colonel Theophilus Cotton
  3. 1778, served in the company of Captain Thomas Samson
  4. 1778, served in the company of Captain Thomas Turner, commanded by Colonel Bradford
  5. 1779, served in the company of Captain Wadsworth, Continental Army

Additional References:
  1. Rev War Pension file S38559
  2. Secretary of the CommonwealthMA Soldiers, and Sailors of the Rev War, Vol II, MA. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co, 1901, pg 213
  3. Cutter, RichardNew England Families, 1915, pg 768
  4. Blossom, Waler L.The Blossom Family, 1842, pg 66-74, 85

Spouse: Molly Ripley
Children: William Ripley; John; Zaccheus; Hannah;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1942-07-28 PA Unassigned Walter Lee Blossom (61414) John   
2004-04-20 VA 18641 Stuart Allan Haney (162620) William   
Location:
Pittsfield / Rutland / VT / USA
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Comments:
  • Upright stone, contemporary with the death of the Patriot.
  • Generic stake marker


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